About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1909-04-01
Place of birth:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website:
N/A

Abner Biberman

Overview

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

Acting
1974 Kodiak Actor 69
Fair
1954 The Golden Mistress Actor Carl Dexter 59
Average
1954 Elephant Walk Actor Dr. Pereira 58
Average
1954 Knock on Wood Actor Maurice Papinek 59
Average
1952 Viva Zapata! Actor Captain (uncredited) 61
Fair
1951 Roaring City Actor Eddie Paige 59
Average
1950 Winchester '73 Actor Latigo Means 64
Fair
1946 Strange Conquest Actor Molugi N/A
N/A
1945 Captain Kidd Actor Theodore Blades (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Back to Bataan Actor Japanese Captain 59
Average
1945 Betrayal from the East Actor Yamato 59
Average
1945 Salome, Where She Danced Actor Dr. Ling 58
Average
1944 Dragon Seed Actor Capt. Yasuda (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Two-Man Submarine Actor Gabe Fabian 59
Average
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Actor Maita 58
Average
1943 Behind the Rising Sun Actor Inspector 59
Average
1943 Submarine Alert Actor Commander Toyo 58
Average
1943 The Leopard Man Actor Charlie How-Come 59
Average
1943 Bombardier Actor Japanese Sergeant 58
Average
1942 King of the Mounties Actor Adm. Yamata N/A
N/A
1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon Actor La'oa N/A
N/A
1942 Whispering Ghosts Actor Mack Wolf 59
Average
1942 Broadway Actor Trado 59
Average
1941 Devil Pays Off Actor Carlos Castillo-Martinez 58
Average
1941 South of Tahiti Actor Tahawa 59
Average
1941 This Woman Is Mine Actor Lamazie 58
Average
1941 Singapore Woman Actor Singa 59
Average
1941 The Gay Vagabond Actor Ratmar N/A
N/A
1941 The Monster and the Girl Actor Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Girl from Havana Actor Captain Lazear 59
Average
1940 South to Karanga Actor Manek Sen N/A
N/A
1940 South of Pago Pago Actor Ferro 58
Average
1940 Ski Patrol Actor Russian Field Commander 58
Average
1940 Enemy Agent Actor Baronoff 59
Average
1940 Zanzibar Actor Aba N/A
N/A
1940 The Marines Fly High Actor Gomez 59
Average
1940 His Girl Friday Actor Louie 68
Fair
1939 Balalaika Actor Leo Proplinski 58
Average
1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Actor Attendee at Dance 58
Average
1939 Another Thin Man Actor 'Dum-Dum' 61
Fair
1939 The Roaring Twenties Actor Henchman 64
Fair
1939 The Rains Came Actor John, the Baptist 58
Average
1939 Each Dawn I Die Actor Shake Edwards (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Lady of the Tropics Actor Wardrobe Buyer 59
Average
1939 The Magnificent Fraud Actor Ruiz N/A
N/A
1939 Panama Lady Actor Elisha 58
Average
1939 Panama Patrol Actor Arlie Johnson 58
Average
1939 Gunga Din Actor Chota 60
Fair
1936 Soak the Rich Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1966 Too Many Thieves Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Flood Tide Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 The Night Runner Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Gun for a Coward Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Behind the High Wall Directing Director 58
Average
1956 The Price of Fear Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Running Wild Directing Director 58
Average
1955 The Looters Directing Director 58
Average
1954 The Golden Mistress Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1954 The Golden Mistress Writing Writer 59
Average