Abner Biberman
Acting

Abner Biberman

Born 1 April 1909 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Died 20 June 1977

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.

Known for

The Twilight Zone
His Girl Friday
Winchester '73
The Roaring Twenties
Gilligan's Island
Gunga Din
Hawaii Five-O
The Outer Limits
Another Thin Man
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Leopard Man
Gunsmoke
Too Many Thieves
Flood Tide
The Night Runner
Behind the High Wall
The Price of Fear
Gun for a Coward
Running Wild
The Looters
Elephant Walk
The Golden Mistress
Knock on Wood
Roaring City
Winchester '73
Strange Conquest
Betrayal from the East
Back to Bataan
Salome, Where She Danced
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Two-Man Submarine
The Leopard Man
Submarine Alert
Behind the Rising Sun
Bombardier
Whispering Ghosts
Broadway
Beyond the Blue Horizon
King of the Mounties
Devil Pays Off
Singapore Woman
The Gay Vagabond
South of Tahiti
This Woman Is Mine
His Girl Friday
South of Pago Pago
Enemy Agent
The Marines Fly High
Zanzibar
South to Karanga
Girl from Havana
Ski Patrol
Gunga Din
The Roaring Twenties
Panama Patrol
Another Thin Man
Lady of the Tropics
The Rains Came
Balalaika
The Magnificent Fraud
Panama Lady
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Soak the Rich
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