Name
Alan Oppenheimer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-04-23 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has appeared in or provided voiceover performances for notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), Westworld (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), 9 (2009), Foxcatcher (2014) and Toy Story 4 (2019).
Oppenheimer studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. He 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." Oppenheimer also appeared in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown."
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.
Known For
The NeverEnding Story
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While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary l...
Relase Date : 6 Apr, 1984
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Foxcatcher
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The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimil...
Relase Date : 14 Nov, 2014
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is ha...
Relase Date : 17 Sep, 2008
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1973 Westworld as Chief Supervisor
- 1987 Blondie & Dagwood as Julius C. Dithers (voice)
- 2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- 1978 How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
- 1984 The NeverEnding Story as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
- 1977 Tail Gunner Joe as Eisenhower Publicist
- 1989 Fat Man and Little Boy as (voice)
- 1966 Gammera the Invincible as Dr. Contrare
- 1990 Shadow Strikers as Dr. Viper (voice)
- 1976 Freaky Friday as Mr Joffert
- 1975 The Hindenburg as Albert Breslau
- 1993 Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight as Dr. Knox
- 1983 The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1976 Helter Skelter as Aaron Stovitz
- 1994 Trancers 4: Jack of Swords as Farr
- 1994 Trancers 5: Sudden Deth as Farr
- 1988 BraveStarr: The Legend as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
- 1985 The Pound Puppies as Barkerville (voice)
- 1985 He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword as Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
- 1985 He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
- 1978 The Ghost of Flight 401 as Barton
- 1972 The Groundstar Conspiracy as General Hackett
- 1980 Take It to the Limit as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Hans Engelslepen
- 1986 The Nativity as Wise Man (voice)
- 1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Jerry Gersler
- 1976 The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
- 1971 Inside O.U.T. as Edgar Winston
- 1997 Culture as Editor
- 1970 Three for Tahiti as Cecil Barrett
- 1978 Record City as Blindman
- 1991 Child of Darkness, Child of Light as George Beavier
- 1970 Little Big Man as Major
- 1988 Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf as Mummy (voice)
- 1991 Music Machine as Growdy (voice)
- 2009 9 as Scientist (voice)
- 1982 Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Arthur Lazar
- 1968 Star! as Andre Charlot
- 1991 Absolute Strangers as Stevenson
- 1980 Private Benjamin as Rabbi
- 2016 The Curse of the Three Terrors as Skeletor
- 1976 Riding with Death as Dr. Arthur Hale
- 1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner as Insurance Man
- 1979 You Can't Take it With You as FBI Man
- 1991 Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter as Arthur Lyons
- 1982 The Smurfs Springtime Special as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1985 The Execution as Max Langbein
- 1984 The Smurfic Games as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1983 My Smurfy Valentine as (voice)
- 1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Everett Bauer
- 1967 In the Heat of the Night as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
- 2024 Life After the NeverEnding Story as Self
- 1986 Strong Medicine as Dr. Noah Townsend
- 1969 The Maltese Bippy as Adolph Springer
- 1982 The Smurfs Christmas Special as (voice)
- 1987 The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
- 1983 Memorial Day as Stallings
- 1992 Jonah as Jonah (voice)
- 1989 Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout as Julius Dithers (voice)
- 1975 Win, Place or Steal as Lt. Mannite
- 1986 Skeletor's Revenge as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
- 1974 Murder Works Overtime as Canavan
- 1978 Peeping Times as Miles Rathbourne
- 2014 Foxcatcher as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
- 1974 Cyrano as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
- 2019 Toy Story 4 as Old Timer (voice)
- 2019 Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? as Old Timer (voice)
- 1979 A Pleasure Doing Business as Marvin
- 2007 The Making of God of War II as Prometheus
- 1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Springfield
- 2017 Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Voice Actor
- 1982 Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase as Oil Can Harry (voice)
- 1988 Moving as Mr. Cadell
- 1981 Macbeth as Duncan
- 1994 Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
- 1978 To Kill a Cop as Capt. Finnerty
- 1974 Death Sentence as Lubell
- 1973 What Are Best Friends For? as Dr. Otto Ludwig
- 1973 Daddy's Girl as Bennett
- 1983 The Smurfs Halloween Special
- 1986 Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
- 1975 The Bionic Woman as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1968 Uptight as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
- 1986 Daniel and the Lion's Den as King Belshazzar (voice)
- 1974 Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
- 2014 Toy Masters as Self
- 1981 Romeo and Smurfette as Vanity Smurf (Voice)
- 2025 Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair as Farr
- 2008 The Secret Life of Bees as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1967 Gunn as Whiteside
- 2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon as Self
- 1983 Close Ties as Watson
- 1985 Mr. Belvedere ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Ruskin
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Raymond Auerbach
- 1976 Alice ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Fine
- 1986 Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos ( 5 episodes ) as Kimo (voice)
- 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant ( 65 episodes ) as Merlin (voice)
- 1983 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ( 130 episodes ) as Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice)
- 1975 The Ghost Busters ( 15 episodes )
- 1969 My World and Welcome to It ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Who's the Boss? ( 2 episodes )
- 1968 Here's Lucy ( 1 episode ) as Herb Hinkley
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Koroth
- 1984 Challenge of the GoBots ( 5 episodes )
- 1987 DuckTales ( 2 episodes )
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Stephen Weeks
- 2006 'Til Death ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Wallach
- 1989 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers ( 5 episodes ) as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Ludovic Krols
- 1985 Wuzzles ( 13 episodes ) as Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)
- 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ( 1 episode ) as Nezu Ambassador
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Gary Stein
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Bernie Fryer
- 1966 That Girl ( 4 episodes )
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as General Duncton
- 1983 Mama's Family ( 3 episodes )
- 1994 Phantom 2040 ( 2 episodes )
- 1989 Coach ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Alshire
- 2003 Clifford's Puppy Days ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Murphy Brown ( 6 episodes ) as Eugene Kinsella
- 1986 Rambo: The Force of Freedom ( 65 episodes )
- 1974 Happy Days ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 2 episodes ) as Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice)
- 1969 The Bill Cosby Show ( 0 episode )
- 1989 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Earl Skinner
- 1997 The Practice ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Nelson
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 2 episodes ) as Freitag
- 1984 The Transformers ( 4 episodes )
- 1964 Bewitched ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Gimme a Break! ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Soap ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Kirby
- 1965 Get Smart ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Madre
- 1965 I Spy ( 0 episode ) as Benkovsky
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Edmund Gray
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Gilmore Girls ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Blodgett
- 1987 BraveStarr ( 65 episodes ) as Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
- 1966 Felony Squad ( 2 episodes )
- 1974 Harry O ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Temperatures Rising ( 2 episodes ) as George
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Bionic Six ( 65 episodes ) as Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)
- 1967 The High Chaparral ( 1 episode ) as Sweets
- 1981 The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! ( 2 episodes )
- 1990 The Wizard of Oz ( 13 episodes )
- 1974 Hong Kong Phooey ( 31 episodes )
- 1975 S.W.A.T. ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Blackstar ( 13 episodes )
- 1988 Superman ( 26 episodes ) as Jonathan Kent (voice)
- 1968 Lancer ( 1 episode )
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Petrocelli ( 1 episode ) as Assistant D.A. Joe Davis
- 1968 Here Come the Brides ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Valley of the Dinosaurs ( 16 episodes )
- 1967 Judd, for the Defense ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Fraidy Cat ( 12 episodes ) as Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)
- 1979 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ( 35 episodes )
- 1979 Flash Gordon ( 32 episodes ) as Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
- 1976 Gemini Man ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Foul Play ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Eischied ( 13 episodes ) as Captain Finnerty
- 1993 Home Free ( 11 episodes ) as Ben Brookstone
- 1973 Chase ( 1 episode )
- 2001 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( 1 episode ) as Father Time
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Leonard Gould
- 1977 Shake, Rattle and Roll ( 13 episodes ) as Sidney Merciless
- 1975 Big Eddie ( 10 episodes )
- 1992 Batman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Auctioneer (voice)
- 1981 Trollkins ( 26 episodes )
- 2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation ( 2 episodes ) as Moss Man (voice)
- 1973 Lotsa Luck ( 1 episode ) as Monroe
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Wink Burgess
- 1991 Silk Stalkings ( 1 episode )
- 1989 X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men ( 1 episode ) as The Blob (voice)
- 1986 Ghostbusters ( 65 episodes ) as Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode ) as Cyrus St. Cyr
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 6 episodes ) as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1967 He & She ( 2 episodes ) as Murray Mouse
- 1987 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles ( 2 episodes ) as Sam Rosenthal
- 1971 Nichols ( 1 episode ) as Averrel
- 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Percy
- 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Husai
- 1987 Married... with Children ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Foodie
- 1989 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers ( 1 episode ) as Captain Kernel (voice)
- 1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors ( 6 episodes ) as Simon Cappell
- 1969 The Courtship of Eddie's Father ( 2 episodes ) as Sy Freeman
- 2000 Navy Bear ( 1 episode )
- 1968 Here's Lucy ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Parker
- 1979 Blind Ambition ( 4 episodes ) as George Simonson
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1 episode ) as Rudy Wells
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Joe Lewis
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Harvey
- 1988 Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Morris Grout (voice)
- 1988 Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Goolem / Morris Grout (voice)
- 1988 Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters ( 2 episodes ) as Goolem (voice)
- 1991 Where's Wally? ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Wilhelm
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Judge Crockett
- 1990 TaleSpin ( 1 episode ) as Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)
- 1985 She-Ra: Princess of Power ( 93 episodes ) as Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer
- 2010 Adventure Time ( 1 episode ) as Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice)
- 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Polidorius (voice)
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1 episode ) as Captain Keogh
- 1965 Hogan's Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Sitzer
- 1969 The Bill Cosby Show ( 1 episode ) as Dwight McDevitt
- 1986 Matlock ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Linder
- 1987 DuckTales ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)
- 2022 We Baby Bears ( 1 episode ) as Booey / Boater #1 (voice)
- 1975 Barney Miller ( 1 episode ) as William Deats
- 1986 Strong Medicine ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Noah Townsend
- 1965 I Dream of Jeannie ( 1 episode ) as Congressman Farragut
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1995 Caroline in the City ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Booth
- 1979 The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle ( 96 episodes ) as Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice)
- 1985 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible ( 1 episode ) as King Belshazzar (voice)
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Ernesto Salinas
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Darius Dalrymple
- 1995 Ned & Stacey ( 1 episode ) as Spencer Haywood
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Bob Ross
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Frisch
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as John Cordell
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Captain Blodgett
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Phil Norval
- 1969 Medical Center ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Harry Danfield
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 2 episodes ) as Ira Rosenthal
- 1973 The New Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Spencer Phillips
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Atwater
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Hal Lusk
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 1 episode ) as Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)
- 1968 The Outsider ( 1 episode ) as Pete
- 1980 Thundarr the Barbarian ( 1 episode ) as Mindok the Mind Menace (voice)
- 1980 Thundarr the Barbarian ( 1 episode ) as Morag (voice)
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Lorenzo Bernard
- 1965 Get Smart ( 1 episode ) as Agent 498
- 1978 To Kill a Cop ( 2 episodes ) as Capt. Finnerty
- 1992 Fish Police ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1976 What's Happening!! ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Sloan
- 1982 Hotel ( 3 episodes ) as Dr. Seigler
- 2019 Forky Asks a Question ( 1 episode ) as Old Timer (voice)
