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Arthur Batanides
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Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience.
One of his more recognizable television roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly, Violent Road, The Leech Woman, Man-Trap, The Maltese Bippy, Evil Roy Slade and Brannigan. He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Pol…
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Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience. One of his more recognizable television roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly, Violent Road, The Leech Woman, Man-Trap, The Maltese Bippy, Evil Roy Slade and Brannigan. He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Police Academy film series, and the sixth installment (City Under Siege) was his final acting appearance. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Arthur Batanides's Filmography
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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Mr. Kirkland
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Mr. Kirkland
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Mr. Kirkland
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Old Man Kirkland
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as Police Detective
Brannigan
as Angell
The Green Hornet
as Shugo
Evil Roy Slade
as Lee
The Cat Ate the Parakeet
as Marty
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Flint
The Feminist and the Fuzz
as Joe
The Maltese Bippy
as Tony
Man-Trap
as Cortez
Spartacus
as Legionnaire (uncredited)
The Leech Woman
as Jerry Lando
Cry Tough
as Alvears
The Killers of Mussolini
as Vito
Violent Road
as Ben
No Poster
The Thundering Wave
as Archer
A Sound of Different Drummers
as Watkins
The Unearthly
as Danny Green
The Last Tycoon
as Van Dyke
The Ten Commandments
as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)