Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman (born April 1, 1909 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA , † June 20, 1977 in San Diego , California ) was an American actor , director and screenwriter . He has also been mentioned as Joel Judge in some films .
life and career
He worked on Broadway in the 1930s before moving to Hollywood at the end of the decade. The small, exotic-looking Biberman was first seen as an actor in supporting roles in films such as The Roaring Twenties , His Girl for Special Cases and The Laughing Bomb . Biberman was often used in rogue roles, for example as a gangster or during the war years as a Japanese in propaganda films . Biberman is said to have helped Tony Curtis deal with the fight scenes on his first action film. He is also said to have cast actors for films from the 1950s. He later established himself as a director of series classics, such as Smoking Colts and 77 Sunset Strip , as well as several B-films . He also wrote a script for the film "Revenge on Haiti" ( The Golden Mistress ).
Filmography
As an actor
- 1939: Uprising in Sidi Hakim ( Gunga Din )
- 1939: dread at every dawn ( Each Dawn I Die )
- 1939: Night Over India ( The Rains Came )
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties ( The Roaring Twenties )
- 1939: Thin Man, 3rd Case ( Another Thin Man )
- 1939: Balalaika
- 1940: South of Pago Pago
- 1940: His Girl Friday ( His Girl Friday )
- 1941: This Woman Is Mine
- 1941: The Devil Pays Off
- 1942: Mabok, the horror of the jungle ( Beyond the Blue Horizon )
- 1942: Little Toyko, USA
- 1943: The Leopard Man
- 1944: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- 1945: Steel storm ( Back to Bataan )
- 1945: Under the black flag ( Captain Kidd )
- 1950: Winchester '73
- 1952: Viva Zapata!
- 1954: The Laughing Bomb ( Knock On Wood )
- 1954: Revenge on Haiti ( The Golden Mistress )
- 1955: Elephants path ( Elephant Walk )
- 1956: Merciless ( The Price of Fear )
- 1970/1973: The Boss (TV series, two episodes)
As a director
- 1954: Revenge on Haiti ( The Golden Mistress )
- 1955: Looters on Pikes Peak ( The Looters )
- 1956: Merciless ( The Price of Fear )
- 1956: Bloody behind bars ( Behind the High Wall )
- 1957: Shoot or Die! ( Gun for a Coward )
- 1957: Maverick (TV series, two episodes)
- 1962–1964: Incredible Stories (TV series, four episodes)
- 1963–1965: Mr. Novak (TV series, ten episodes)
- 1966–1971: The People of Shiloh Ranch (TV series, 25 episodes)
- 1967: Diamond Raid (Too Many Thieves)
- 1968/1969: Hawaii Five-Zero (TV series, five episodes)
- 1968–1970: The Boss (TV series, eight episodes)
Web links
- Abner Biberman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Abner Biberman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data by Abner Biberman in: John Willis' Screen World , Volume 29, John A. Willis, Crown, 1978, page 231
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biberman, Abner |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Judge, Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1977 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California |