Portrait of Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Acting

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.

Born: April 23, 1930

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)

2022
We Baby Bears

as Booey / Boater #1 (voice)

2019
2019
Toy Story 4

as Old Timer (voice)

2015
2014
Foxcatcher

as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)

2014
Toy Masters

as Himself

2010
Adventure Time

as Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice)

2009
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2009
9

as Scientist (voice)

2008
2006
'Til Death

as Mr. Wallach

2000
Gilmore Girls

as Mr. Blodgett

1997
Culture

as Editor

1997
The Practice

as Judge Nelson

1995
1995
Ned & Stacey

as Spencer Haywood

1995
Star Trek: Voyager

as Nezu Ambassador

1994
Fantastic Four

as Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice)

1994
Fantastic Four

as Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Gary Stein

1994
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Leonard Gould

1993
Home Free

as Ben Brookstone

1993
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Auctioneer (voice)

1992
Jonah

as Jonah (voice)

1991
Where's Wally?

as (voice)

1991
Absolute Strangers

as Stevenson

1991
Music Machine

as Growdy (voice)

1990
TaleSpin

as Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)

1990
Shadow Strikers

as Dr. Viper (voice)

1989
1989
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men

as The Blob (voice)

1989
Quantum Leap

as Earl Skinner

1989
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)

1989
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

as Captain Kernel (voice)

1989
Coach

as Dr. Alshire

1988
Murphy Brown

as Eugene Kinsella

1988
Superman

as Jonathan Kent (voice)

1988
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters

as Morris Grout (voice)

1988
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters

as Goolem / Morris Grout (voice)

1988
BraveStarr: The Legend

as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)

1988
Moving

as Mr. Cadell

1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Dr. Polidorius (voice)

1987
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)

1987
DuckTales

as Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)

1987
BraveStarr

as Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede

1987
Blondie & Dagwood

as Julius C. Dithers (voice)

1987
Bionic Six

as Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)

1987
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as Sam Rosenthal

1986
L.A. Law

as Judge Stephen Weeks

1986
Ghostbusters

as Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead

1986
Strong Medicine

as Dr. Noah Townsend

1986
Matlock

as Dr. Linder

1986
The Nativity

as Wise Man (voice)

1986
The Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather

as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)

1986
Strong Medicine

as Dr. Noah Townsend

1986
Skeletor's Revenge

as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)

1985
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special

as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)

1985
The Pound Puppies

as Barkerville (voice)

1985
Wuzzles

as Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)

1985
She-Ra: Princess of Power

as Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer

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
The Execution

as Max Langbein

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Raymond Auerbach

1984
The Smurfic Games

as Vanity Smurf (voice)

1984
The NeverEnding Story

as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)

1984
Night Court

as Dr. Fine

1984
Night Court

as Judge Crockett

1983
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas

as Vanity Smurf (voice)

1983
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

as Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice)

1983
1982
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Ira Rosenthal

1982
Knight Rider

as General Duncton

1982
Knight Rider

as Joe Lewis

1982
The Smurfs Springtime Special

as Vanity Smurf (voice)

1982
1981
Romeo and Smurfette

as Vanity Smurf (Voice)

1981
Macbeth

as Duncan

1980
1980
Take It to the Limit

as Narrator (voice)

1979
Hart to Hart

as Cyrus St. Cyr

1979
Eischied

as Captain Finnerty

1979
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle

as Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice)

1979
Blind Ambition

as George Simonson

1978
1978
To Kill a Cop

as Capt. Finnerty

1978
Record City

as Blindman

1978
Peeping Times

as Miles Rathbourne

1977
Soap

as Mr. Kirby

1977
Shake, Rattle and Roll

as Sidney Merciless

1977
Tail Gunner Joe

as Eisenhower Publicist

1976
Freaky Friday

as Mr Joffert

1976
1976
1976
Helter Skelter

as Aaron Stovitz

1976
Riding with Death

as Dr. Arthur Hale

1975
The Hindenburg

as Albert Breslau

1975
1975
Fraidy Cat

as Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)

1975
The Bionic Woman

as Dr. Rudy Wells

1975
Win, Place or Steal

as Lt. Mannite

1975
Barney Miller

as William Deats

1974
1974
1974
Cyrano

as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)

1974
1973
What Are Best Friends For?

as Dr. Otto Ludwig

1973
The New Perry Mason

as Spencer Phillips

1973
Lotsa Luck

as Monroe

1973
Westworld

as Chief Supervisor

1973
1972
The Groundstar Conspiracy

as General Hackett

1971
Nichols

as Averrel

1971
Inside O.U.T.

as Edgar Winston

1970
1970
The Partridge Family

as Wink Burgess

1970
The Partridge Family

as Mr. Atwater

1969
Love, American Style

as Captain Blodgett

1969
Medical Center

as Dr. Harry Danfield

1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Dwight McDevitt

1969
The Maltese Bippy

as Adolph Springer

1968
Uptight

as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)

1968
The Mod Squad

as Bob Ross

1968
The Mod Squad

as Phil Norval

1968
1968
Here's Lucy

as Herb Hinkley

1968
Here's Lucy

as Dr. Parker

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Bernie Fryer

1968
1968
Star!

as Andre Charlot

1967
Mannix

as John Cordell

1967
Mannix

as Dr. Hal Lusk

1967
1967
He & She

as Murray Mouse

1967
In the Heat of the Night

as Ted Appleton (uncredited)

1966
Gammera the Invincible

as Dr. Contrare

1965
The F.B.I.

as Ludovic Krols

1965
The F.B.I.

as Gordon Frisch

1965
I Dream of Jeannie

as Congressman Farragut

1965
Hogan's Heroes

as Freitag

1965
Hogan's Heroes

as Wilhelm

1965
Hogan's Heroes

as Colonel Sitzer

1965
I Spy

as Benkovsky

1960
1959
The Untouchables

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

1959
Bonanza

as Ernesto Salinas

1959
Bonanza

as Darius Dalrymple