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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 23, 1930
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Alan Oppenheimer
Biography
Alan Oppenheimer is an American actor born on April 23, 1930, in New York City. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. Oppenheimer became known as a versatile character actor, appearing in a wide range of TV shows with roles including a Nazi on "Hogan's Heroes," an Israeli secret agent and double-agent scientist on "Get Smart," and the second actor to portray Dr. Rudy Wells in "The Six Million Dollar Man." He also played Mickey Malph, Ralph Malph's father, on "Happy Days" and had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "Mama's Family."
In addition to his live-action work, Oppenheimer established a prolific career as a voice actor from the 1970s onwards. He is renowned for voicing many prominent characters in animated series, including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon," and roles in "The Transformers," "Ghostbusters," and other series.
Oppenheimer also appeared in films such as the cult sci-fi classic "Westworld" (1973) and took part in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was even nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown."
He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. Over his long career, Alan Oppenheimer has contributed extensively to television, film, stage, and voice acting, becoming a recognized and respected figure in the entertainment industry
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Booey / Boater #1 (voice) |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Moss Man (voice) |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice) |
| 2006 | 'Til Death | Mr. Wallach |
| 2003 | Clifford's Puppy Days | |
| 2001 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Father Time |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Mr. Blodgett |
| 2000 | Navy Bear | |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge Nelson |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Nezu Ambassador |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Mr. Booth |
| 1995 | Ned & Stacey | Spencer Haywood |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Gary Stein |
| 1994 | Phantom 2040 | |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice) |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Judge |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice) |
| 1993 | Home Free | Ben Brookstone |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Leonard Gould |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Captain Keogh |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Auctioneer (voice) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Merlin |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings | |
| 1991 | Where's Wally? | (voice) |
| 1990 | The Wizard of Oz | |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice) |
| 1989 | Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers | Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice) |
| 1989 | Coach | Dr. Alshire |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Earl Skinner |
| 1989 | X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | The Blob (voice) |
| 1989 | Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers | Captain Kernel (voice) |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Eugene Kinsella |
| 1988 | Superman | Jonathan Kent (voice) |
| 1988 | Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters | Morris Grout (voice) |
| 1988 | Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters | Goolem (voice) |
| 1988 | Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters | Goolem / Morris Grout (voice) |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Koroth |
| 1987 | DuckTales | |
| 1987 | BraveStarr | Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede |
| 1987 | Bionic Six | Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice) |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Sam Rosenthal |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Mr. Foodie |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Dr. Polidorius (voice) |
| 1987 | DuckTales | Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice) |
| 1986 | Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos | Kimo (voice) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Stephen Weeks |
| 1986 | Rambo: The Force of Freedom | |
| 1986 | Ghostbusters | Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead |
| 1986 | Matlock | Dr. Linder |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Noah Townsend |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere | |
| 1985 | Wuzzles | Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice) |
| 1985 | She-Ra: Princess of Power | Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | King Belshazzar (voice) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Raymond Auerbach |
| 1984 | Night Court | Dr. Fine |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? | |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | |
| 1984 | The Transformers | |
| 1984 | Night Court | Judge Crockett |
| 1983 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice) |
| 1983 | Mama's Family | |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | General Duncton |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Joe Lewis |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Ira Rosenthal |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | |
| 1981 | The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | |
| 1981 | Blackstar | |
| 1981 | Foul Play | |
| 1981 | Trollkins | |
| 1980 | The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | |
| 1979 | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | |
| 1979 | Eischied | Captain Finnerty |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Cyrus St. Cyr |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Mr. Percy |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Mr. Husai |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition | George Simonson |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | (voice) |
| 1979 | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1977 | Soap | Mr. Kirby |
| 1977 | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Sidney Merciless |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Simon Cappell |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1976 | Gemini Man | |
| 1975 | The Ghost Busters | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1975 | Fraidy Cat | Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice) |
| 1975 | Big Eddie | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | William Deats |
| 1974 | Happy Days | |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1974 | Hong Kong Phooey | |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | |
| 1974 | Valley of the Dinosaurs | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Dr. Rudy Wells |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Rudy Wells |
| 1973 | Chase | |
| 1973 | Lotsa Luck | Monroe |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason | Spencer Phillips |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising | George |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | |
| 1971 | Nichols | Averrel |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Wink Burgess |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Mr. Atwater |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Sy Freeman |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Dwight McDevitt |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Captain Blodgett |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Dr. Harry Danfield |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Herb Hinkley |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Bernie Fryer |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides | |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Dr. Parker |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Harvey |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Bob Ross |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Phil Norval |
| 1968 | The Outsider | Pete |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Sweets |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | He & She | Murray Mouse |
| 1967 | Mannix | John Cordell |
| 1967 | Mannix | Dr. Hal Lusk |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ludovic Krols |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Freitag |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1965 | I Spy | Benkovsky |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Wilhelm |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Colonel Sitzer |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Congressman Farragut |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Gordon Frisch |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Ruskin |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Ernesto Salinas |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Darius Dalrymple |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |