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Abner Biberman

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Abner Biberman

Apr 1, 1909 – Jun 20, 197790 titles 56 movies · 34 TV
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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.

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Abner Warren Biberman

Born

Apr 1, 1909 – Jun 20, 1977

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

52

Acting credits

41

Directing

1

Writing

0

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1936 1 title(s)

1939 11 title(s)

1940 8 title(s)

1941 6 title(s)

1942 4 title(s)

1943 4 title(s)

1944 3 title(s)

1945 4 title(s)

1946 1 title(s)

1950 1 title(s)

1951 1 title(s)

1952 1 title(s)

1954 3 title(s)

1955 3 title(s)

1956 4 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1958 5 title(s)

1959 2 title(s)

1960 3 title(s)

1961 1 title(s)

1962 4 title(s)

1963 3 title(s)

1964 3 title(s)

1965 4 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

1968 2 title(s)

1969 1 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)