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name: "Abner Biberman"
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roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "1 April 1909"
died: "20 June 1977"
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# Abner Biberman

Actor and director. Born 1 April 1909 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 20 June 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 1 April 1909, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 20 June 1977
- **Active:** 1940–1963
- **Also known as:** Abner Warren Biberman
- **Works often with:** Anthony Wilson, Christian Nyby, Don Medford, Ida Lupino, James Sheldon, Ralph Senensky

## Biography

Abner Warren Biberman (1 April 1909 – 20 June 1977) was an American actor, director and screenwriter. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he attended the University of Pennsylvania and gained early stage experience with the Group Theatre in New York before moving to Hollywood in 1938.

He appeared in character roles in more than 100 films, often as heavies or in foreign-nationality parts. His credits include *Gunga Din* (1939), *His Girl Friday* (1940) as Louie, *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), *Winchester '73* (1950) and *Viva Zapata!* (1952). He also worked as an acting coach at Universal Pictures.

From the mid-1950s Biberman directed feature films such as *The Golden Mistress* (1954) and turned to television, directing episodes of series including *The Twilight Zone*, *Gilligan's Island*, *The Virginian*, *Ironside* and *Hawaii Five-O*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *His Girl Friday* (1940), Fi1m 90, as Louie — [page](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md)

## Also known for

- *Winchester '73* (1950), Latigo Means
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), Henchman
- *Gilligan's Island* (1964), Director
- *Viva Zapata!* (1952), Captain (uncredited)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Chota
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Director
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), Director
- *Another Thin Man* (1939), 'Dum-Dum'

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