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Alan Oppenheimer
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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 dou…
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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.
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Alan Oppenheimer's Filmography
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Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
as Farr
Life After the NeverEnding Story
as Self
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
as Old Timer (voice)
Toy Story 4
as Old Timer (voice)
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Voice Actor
The Curse of the Three Terrors
as Skeletor
Foxcatcher
as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
Toy Masters
as Self
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
9
as Scientist (voice)
The Secret Life of Bees
as Additional Voices (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Hans Engelslepen
The Making of God of War II
as Prometheus
Culture
as Editor
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
as Farr
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
as Farr
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
as Dr. Knox
Jonah
as Jonah (voice)
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
as George Beavier
Absolute Strangers
as Stevenson
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Arthur Lyons
Music Machine
as Growdy (voice)
Shadow Strikers
as Dr. Viper (voice)
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
as Julius Dithers (voice)
Fat Man and Little Boy
as (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
as Mummy (voice)
BraveStarr: The Legend
as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
Moving
as Mr. Cadell
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
Blondie & Dagwood
as Julius C. Dithers (voice)
The Nativity
as Wise Man (voice)
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
No Poster
Daniel and the Lion's Den
as King Belshazzar (voice)
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Noah Townsend
Skeletor's Revenge
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
The Pound Puppies
as Barkerville (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
as Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Jerry Gersler
The Execution
as Max Langbein
The Smurfic Games
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
The NeverEnding Story
as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Memorial Day
as Stallings
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs Halloween Special
No Poster
Close Ties
as Watson
My Smurfy Valentine
as (voice)
The Smurfs Christmas Special
as (voice)
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
as Oil Can Harry (voice)
The Smurfs Springtime Special
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
as Arthur Lazar
Romeo and Smurfette
as Vanity Smurf (Voice)
Macbeth
as Duncan
Private Benjamin
as Rabbi
Take It to the Limit
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
A Pleasure Doing Business
as Marvin
You Can't Take it With You
as FBI Man
To Kill a Cop
as Capt. Finnerty
No Poster
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
The Ghost of Flight 401
as Barton
Record City
as Blindman
Peeping Times
as Miles Rathbourne
Tail Gunner Joe
as Eisenhower Publicist
Freaky Friday
as Mr Joffert
The Gentleman Tramp
as Narrator
Helter Skelter
as Aaron Stovitz
Riding with Death
as Dr. Arthur Hale
The Hindenburg
as Albert Breslau
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Springfield
The Bionic Woman
as Dr. Rudy Wells
Win, Place or Steal
as Lt. Mannite
Death Sentence
as Lubell
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Murder Works Overtime
as Canavan
Cyrano
as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
What Are Best Friends For?
as Dr. Otto Ludwig
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as Dr. Rudy Wells
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells
Westworld
as Chief Supervisor
No Poster
Daddy's Girl
as Bennett
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Insurance Man
The Groundstar Conspiracy
as General Hackett
Inside O.U.T.
as Edgar Winston
Little Big Man
as Major
Three for Tahiti
as Cecil Barrett
The Maltese Bippy
as Adolph Springer
Uptight
as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Star!
as Andre Charlot
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Everett Bauer
In the Heat of the Night
as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Gunn
as Whiteside
Gammera the Invincible
as Dr. Contrare