Abner Biberman

Actor · Born 1 April 1909 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Died 20 June 1977 · 2 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

2 of Abner Biberman’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 1 on Cineasterna, 1 on Prime Video and 1 on SVT Play. Highest rated available: His Girl Friday (1940) ★ 7.8.

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.

Acting

• His Girl Friday (1940)

Directing

• Ironside (1967)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• The Twilight Zone (1959)
• Winchester '73 (1950)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)
• Gilligan's Island (1964)
• Viva Zapata! (1952)
• Gunga Din (1939)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• The Outer Limits (1963)
• Another Thin Man (1939)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
• The Leopard Man (1943)
• Gunsmoke (1955)