Abner Biberman
Actor
Biography
Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter.
Ruthless-looking, he was in demand to portray a wide variety of heavies and foreign nationalities during the Golden Years of Hollywood. He later developed a successful career as a prolific director of episodic TV, spanning wide genres from Gilligan’s Island to Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series).
Biberman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, later moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained early acting experience as a student at the Tome School for Boys prep school. He also attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Filmography
His Girl Friday
as Louie 1940
Winchester '73
as Latigo Means 1950
The Roaring Twenties
as Henchman 1939
Viva Zapata!
as Captain (uncredited) 1952
Gunga Din
as Chota 1939
Another Thin Man
as 'Dum-Dum' 1939
The Leopard Man
as Charlie How-Come 1943
Back to Bataan
as Japanese Captain 1945
Each Dawn I Die
as Shake Edwards (uncredited) 1939
Elephant Walk
as Dr. Pereira 1954
Captain Kidd
as Theodore Blades (uncredited) 1945
Knock on Wood
as Maurice Papinek 1954
The Monster and the Girl
as Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited) 1941
The Rains Came
as John, the Baptist 1939
Bombardier
as Japanese Sergeant 1943
Dragon Seed
as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited) 1944
Submarine Alert
as Commander Toyo 1943