🎬Abner Biberman

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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	The Night Runner (1957)	Director / Writer		4
2	Behind the High Wall (1956)	Director / Writer		7
3	The Price of Fear (1956)	Director / Writer		5
4	Knock on Wood (1954)	Maurice Papinek		6
5	Elephant Walk (1954)	Dr. Pereira	-	-
6	Viva Zapata! (1952)	Captain (uncredited)		5.5
7	Winchester '73 (1950)	Latigo Means		7.5
8	The Leopard Man (1943)	Charlie How-Come		8
9	The Monster and the Girl (1941)	Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)	-	-
10	His Girl Friday (1940)	Louie		7.4
11	Gunga Din (1939)	Chota		6.7
12	The Roaring Twenties (1939)	Henchman		6
13	Each Dawn I Die (1939)	Shake Edwards (uncredited)		5.5
14	The Rains Came (1939)	John, the Baptist		3
15	Another Thin Man (1939)	'Dum-Dum'		9