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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-04-01

Day of Death

1977-06-20 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Abner Warren Biberman

Abner Biberman

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.

Known For

Acting

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Louie

Gunga Din

1939

Gunga Din

as

Chota

The Leopard Man

1943

The Leopard Man

as

Charlie How-Come

Winchester '73

1950

Winchester '73

as

Latigo Means

Elephant Walk

1954

Elephant Walk

as

Dr. Pereira

The Roaring Twenties

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as

Henchman

Submarine Alert

1943

Submarine Alert

as

Commander Toyo

Back to Bataan

1945

Back to Bataan

as

Japanese Captain

The Monster and the Girl

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as

Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

Viva Zapata!

1952

Viva Zapata!

as

Captain (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts

1942

Whispering Ghosts

as

Mack Wolf

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Trado

Dragon Seed

1944

Dragon Seed

as

Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)

Devil Pays Off

1941

Devil Pays Off

as

Carlos Castillo-Martinez

Panama Patrol

1939

Panama Patrol

as

Arlie Johnson

Two-Man Submarine

1944

Two-Man Submarine

as

Gabe Fabian

The Golden Mistress

1954

The Golden Mistress

as

Carl Dexter

Singapore Woman

1941

Singapore Woman

as

Singa

Another Thin Man

1939

Another Thin Man

as

'Dum-Dum'

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as

Shake Edwards (uncredited)

Lady of the Tropics

1939

Lady of the Tropics

as

Wardrobe Buyer

The Rains Came

1939

The Rains Came

as

John, the Baptist

Balalaika

1939

Balalaika

as

Leo Proplinski

The Gay Vagabond

1941

The Gay Vagabond

as

Ratmar

Knock on Wood

1954

Knock on Wood

as

Maurice Papinek

Roaring City

1951

Roaring City

as

Eddie Paige

Enemy Agent

1940

Enemy Agent

as

Baronoff

South of Tahiti

1941

South of Tahiti

as

Tahawa

This Woman Is Mine

1941

This Woman Is Mine

as

Lamazie

King of the Mounties

1942

King of the Mounties

as

Adm. Yamata

Strange Conquest

1946

Strange Conquest

as

Molugi

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

Behind the Rising Sun

as

Inspector

Bombardier

1943

Bombardier

as

Japanese Sergeant

Panama Lady

1939

Panama Lady

as

Elisha

Captain Kidd

1945

Captain Kidd

as

Theodore Blades (uncredited)

Zanzibar

1940

Zanzibar

as

Aba

South to Karanga

1940

South to Karanga

as

Manek Sen

Girl from Havana

1940

Girl from Havana

as

Captain Lazear

Ski Patrol

1940

Ski Patrol

as

Russian Field Commander

Production

Crew

Directing