Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
Born in Milwaukee, Abner Biberman migrated to Philadelphia, where after a he launched his acting career at the Hedgerow Theatre. Biberman wrote magazine articles and taught acting classes while establishing himself as both an actor and director on Broadway. His shifty eyes and disreputable appearance enabled Biberman to play villains of all nations: an Italian gangster in His Girl Friday (1940) an East Indian fanatic in Gunga Din (1939), a hostile Native American in any number of films. From the mid-1940s onward, Biberman was drama coach at Universal Pictures, which led to his first film directorial assignment, The Looters (1955). While Abner Biberman's theatrical films were mostly routine melodramas, his TV work embraced such prestige programs as The Twilight Zone, Ben Casey and Ironside. Abner Biberman was the husband of actress Joanna Barnes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Abner Biberman:
- His Girl Friday with Cary Grant , Rosalind Russell , Ralph Bellamy , Gene Lockhart , Helen Mack , Porter Hall , John Qualen , Ernest Truex , Cliff Edwards , Clarence Kolb , Roscoe Karns , Frank Jenks , Regis Toomey , Frank Orth , Alma Kruger , Billy Gilbert , Pat West , Edwin Maxwell , Irving Bacon , Wade Boteler , Edmund Cobb , Ralph Dunn , Earl Dwire , Pat Flaherty , Marion Martin
- Winchester '73 with James Stewart , Shelley Winters , Dan Duryea , Charles Drake , Rock Hudson , Millard Mitchell , Tony Curtis , John McIntire , Jay C. Flippen , John Alexander , Steve Brodie , James Millican , James Best , Edmund Cobb , Steven Darrell , John Doucette , Ethan Laidlaw , Ted Mapes , Bud Osborne , Chuck Roberson , Forrest Taylor , Ray Teal , Guy Wilkerson , Chief Yowlachie
- The Rains Came with Myrna Loy , Tyrone Power , George Brent , Brenda Joyce , Nigel Bruce , Maria Ouspenskaya , Joseph Schildkraut , Mary Nash , Jane Darwell , Marjorie Rambeau , Henry Travers , H.B. Warner , Laura Hope Crewes , Harry Hayden , Herbert Evans , William Edmunds , Fern Emmett , Sam Harris , Leyland Hodgson , Frank Lackteen , George Regas , C. Montague Shaw
- The Keys of the Kingdom with Gregory Peck , Thomas Mitchell , Vincent Price , Roddy McDowall , Edmund Gwenn , Cedric Hardwicke , Peggy Ann Garner , James Gleason , Anne Revere , Ruth Nelson , Benson Fong , Leonard Strong , Arthur Shields , Edith Barrett , Sara Allgood , Richard Loo , Ruth Ford , Dennis Hoey , Ethel Griffies , Terence Kilburn , Lumsden Hare , Philip Ahn , Ruth Clifford
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Jeffrey Lynn , Gladys George , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Elizabeth Risdon , Edward Keane , Joseph Sawyer , Joseph Crehan , George Meeker , John Hamilton , Eddy Chandler , Max Wagner , Eddie Acuff , Murray Alper , Raymond Bailey , Wade Boteler , Harry C. Bradley , Al Bridge , Ann Codee , Joe Devlin , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Sam Harris , John Harron , Al Hill , Milton Kibbee , Arthur Loft , Philip Morris , Jack Norton , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , Emory Parnell , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Dick Wessel , Frank Wilcox , Norman Willis
- Each Dawn I Die with James Cagney , George Raft , Jane Bryan , George Bancroft , Victor Jory , Maxie Rosenbloom , Stanley Ridges , Alan Baxter , Willard Robertson , Emma Dunn , Paul C. Hurst , Thurston Hall , Charles Trowbridge , Harry Cording , Granville Bates , Eddy Chandler , William B. Davidson , John Dilson , Earl Dwire , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Chuck Hamilton , John Harron , Louis Jean Heydt , Al Hill , Robert Emmett Homans , Selmer Jackson , Wilfred Lucas , Walter Miller , Bob Perry , Dick Rich , John Ridgely , Cliff Saum , Elliott Sullivan , Emmett Vogan , Maris Wrixon
- Dragon Seed with Katharine Hepburn , Walter Huston , Aline MacMahon , Akim Tamiroff , Turhan Bey , J. Carrol Naish , Hurd Hatfield , Agnes Moorehead , Henry Travers , Frances Rafferty , Jacqueline DeWit , Paul E. Burns , Philip Ahn , Lionel Barrymore , Benson Fong , Al Hill , Keye Luke , Leonard Mudie , Jay Novello , Leonard Strong , Philip vanZandt
Abner Biberman Trivia
When was Abner Biberman born?
Abner Biberman date of birth: April 1, 1909
Who did Abner Biberman play in Submarine Alert?
Abner Biberman was Cmdr. Toyo in Submarine Alert
What role did Abner Biberman play in Panama Patrol?
Abner Biberman played Arlie Johnson in Panama Patrol
Who did Abner Biberman portray in Elephant Walk?
Abner Biberman was Dr. Pereira in Elephant Walk
What role did Abner Biberman play in Gunga Din?
Abner Biberman played Chota in Gunga Din
Who did Abner Biberman play in Captain Kidd?
Abner Biberman was Blades in Captain Kidd
Who did Abner Biberman portray in The Bridge of San Luis Rey?
Abner Biberman was Malta in The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Who did Abner Biberman play in Back to Bataan?
Abner Biberman was Japanese Captain at Schoolhouse in Back to Bataan
Who did Abner Biberman portray in His Girl Friday?
Abner Biberman was Diamond Louie in His Girl Friday
Who did Abner Biberman play in Winchester '73?
Abner Biberman was Latigo Means in Winchester '73
Who did Abner Biberman portray in The Rains Came?
Abner Biberman was John the Baptist in The Rains Came
Who did Abner Biberman portray in The Keys of the Kingdom?
Abner Biberman was Bandit Captain in The Keys of the Kingdom
What role did Abner Biberman play in The Roaring Twenties?
Abner Biberman played Henchman in The Roaring Twenties
Who did Abner Biberman play in Each Dawn I Die?
Abner Biberman was Shake Edwards in Each Dawn I Die
What role did Abner Biberman portray in Dragon Seed?
Abner Biberman played Capt. Yasuda in Dragon Seed
