
Alan Oppenheimer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 23, 1930 (age 96)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography

Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
Movie · as Farr

Life After the NeverEnding Story
Movie · as Self

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Movie · as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)

We Baby Bears
TV · as Booey / Boater #1 (voice) · 1 ep

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
TV · as Moss Man (voice) · 2 eps

Toy Story 4
Movie · as Old Timer (voice)

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Movie · as Old Timer (voice)

Forky Asks a Question
TV · as Old Timer (voice) · 1 ep

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Movie · as Self - Voice Actor

The Curse of the Three Terrors
Movie · as Skeletor

Foxcatcher
Movie · as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)

Toy Masters
Movie · as Self

Adventure Time
TV · as Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice) · 1 ep

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Movie · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

9
Movie · as Scientist (voice)

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Movie · as Hans Engelslepen

The Secret Life of Bees
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Movie · as Self

The Making of God of War II
Movie · as Prometheus

'Til Death
TV · as Mr. Wallach · 1 ep

Clifford's Puppy Days
TV · 1 ep

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
TV · as Father Time · 1 ep

Gilmore Girls
TV · as Mr. Blodgett · 1 ep
Navy Bear
TV · 1 ep

Culture
Movie · as Editor

The Practice
TV · as Judge Nelson · 2 eps

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Nezu Ambassador · 1 ep

Caroline in the City
TV · as Mr. Booth · 1 ep

Ned & Stacey
TV · as Spencer Haywood · 1 ep

Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Movie · as Farr

Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
Movie · as Farr

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Movie · as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Gary Stein, Judge · 1 ep

Phantom 2040
TV · 2 eps

Fantastic Four
TV · as Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice), Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice) · 2 eps

Chicago Hope
TV · as Edmund Gray · 1 ep

Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
Movie · as Dr. Knox

Home Free
TV · as Ben Brookstone · 11 eps

Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Dr. Leonard Gould · 1 ep

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Captain Keogh · 1 ep

Jonah
Movie · as Jonah (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Auctioneer (voice) · 1 ep

Fish Police
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

Child of Darkness, Child of Light
Movie · as George Beavier

Music Machine
Movie · as Growdy (voice)

Absolute Strangers
Movie · as Stevenson

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Movie · as Arthur Lyons

The Legend of Prince Valiant
TV · as Merlin (voice) · 65 eps

Silk Stalkings
TV · 1 ep

Where's Wally?
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

Shadow Strikers
Movie · as Dr. Viper (voice)

The Wizard of Oz
TV · 13 eps

TaleSpin
TV · as Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice) · 1 ep

Fat Man and Little Boy
Movie · as (voice)

Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
Movie · as Julius Dithers (voice)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
TV · as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice), Captain Kernel (voice) · 5 eps

Coach
TV · as Dr. Alshire · 1 ep

Quantum Leap
TV · as Earl Skinner · 1 ep

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
TV · as The Blob (voice) · 1 ep

BraveStarr: The Legend
Movie · as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Movie · as Mummy (voice)

Moving
Movie · as Mr. Cadell

Murphy Brown
TV · as Eugene Kinsella · 6 eps

Superman
TV · as Jonathan Kent (voice) · 26 eps

Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
TV · as Morris Grout (voice), Goolem (voice), Goolem / Morris Grout (voice) · 1 ep

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 13 eps

Blondie & Dagwood
Movie · as Julius C. Dithers (voice)

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Movie · as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Koroth · 1 ep

DuckTales
TV · as Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice) · 2 eps

BraveStarr
TV · as Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede · 65 eps

Bionic Six
TV · as Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice) · 65 eps

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
TV · as Sam Rosenthal · 2 eps

Married... with Children
TV · as Mr. Foodie · 1 ep

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV · as Dr. Polidorius (voice) · 1 ep

The Nativity
Movie · as Wise Man (voice)

Strong Medicine
Movie · as Dr. Noah Townsend

Skeletor's Revenge
Movie · as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)

Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
Movie · as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
Daniel and the Lion's Den
Movie · as King Belshazzar (voice)

Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
TV · as Kimo (voice) · 5 eps

L.A. Law
TV · as Stephen Weeks · 1 ep

Rambo: The Force of Freedom
TV · as Col. Samuel Trautman (voice) · 65 eps

Ghostbusters
TV · as Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead · 65 eps

Matlock
TV · as Dr. Linder · 1 ep

Strong Medicine
TV · as Dr. Noah Townsend · 2 eps

The Pound Puppies
Movie · as Barkerville (voice)

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
Movie · as Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)

He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Movie · as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Movie · as Jerry Gersler

The Execution
Movie · as Max Langbein

Mr. Belvedere
TV · 1 ep

Wuzzles
TV · as Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice) · 13 eps

She-Ra: Princess of Power
TV · as Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer · 93 eps

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
TV · as King Belshazzar (voice) · 1 ep

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
TV · as Mirror Demon (voice) · 1 ep

The NeverEnding Story
Movie · as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)

The Smurfic Games
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Dr. Raymond Auerbach · 2 eps

Night Court
TV · as Dr. Fine, Judge Crockett · 1 ep

Who's the Boss?
TV · 2 eps

Challenge of the GoBots
TV · 5 eps

The Transformers
TV · 4 eps

The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)

My Smurfy Valentine
Movie · as (voice)
Memorial Day
Movie · as Stallings

The Smurfs Halloween Special
Movie
Close Ties
Movie · as Watson

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
TV · as Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice) · 130 eps

Mama's Family
TV · 3 eps

Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Movie · as Arthur Lazar

The Smurfs Springtime Special
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs Christmas Special
Movie · as (voice)

Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
Movie · as Oil Can Harry (voice)

Knight Rider
TV · as General Duncton, Joe Lewis · 1 ep

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Ira Rosenthal · 2 eps

Hotel
TV · as Dr. Seigler · 3 eps

Macbeth
Movie · as Duncan

Romeo and Smurfette
Movie · as Vanity Smurf (Voice)

Gimme a Break!
TV · 1 ep

The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
TV · 2 eps

Blackstar
TV · 13 eps

Foul Play
TV · 1 ep

Trollkins
TV · 26 eps

Take It to the Limit
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Private Benjamin
Movie · as Rabbi

Thundarr the Barbarian
TV · as Mindok the Mind Menace (voice), Morag (voice) · 1 ep

You Can't Take it With You
Movie · as FBI Man
A Pleasure Doing Business
Movie · as Marvin

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
TV · 35 eps

Flash Gordon
TV · as Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice) · 32 eps

Eischied
TV · as Captain Finnerty · 13 eps

Hart to Hart
TV · as Cyrus St. Cyr · 1 ep

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
TV · as Mr. Percy, Mr. Husai, (voice) · 1 ep

Blind Ambition
TV · as George Simonson · 4 eps

The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
TV · as Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice) · 96 eps
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Movie

The Ghost of Flight 401
Movie · as Barton

Record City
Movie · as Blindman

Peeping Times
Movie · as Miles Rathbourne

To Kill a Cop
Movie · as Capt. Finnerty

Vega$
TV · 1 ep

To Kill a Cop
TV · as Capt. Finnerty · 2 eps

Tail Gunner Joe
Movie · as Eisenhower Publicist

Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep

Soap
TV · as Mr. Kirby · 1 ep

Shake, Rattle and Roll
TV · as Sidney Merciless · 13 eps

Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV · as Simon Cappell · 6 eps

Freaky Friday
Movie · as Mr Joffert

Helter Skelter
Movie · as Aaron Stovitz

The Gentleman Tramp
Movie · as Narrator

Riding with Death
Movie · as Dr. Arthur Hale

Alice
TV · 1 ep

Gemini Man
TV · 1 ep

What's Happening!!
TV · as Mr. Sloan · 1 ep

The Hindenburg
Movie · as Albert Breslau

Win, Place or Steal
Movie · as Lt. Mannite

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Movie · as Springfield

The Bionic Woman
Movie · as Dr. Rudy Wells

The Ghost Busters
TV · 15 eps

S.W.A.T.
TV · 1 ep

Fraidy Cat
TV · as Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice) · 12 eps
Big Eddie
TV · 10 eps

Barney Miller
TV · as William Deats · 1 ep

Murder Works Overtime
Movie · as Canavan

Cyrano
Movie · as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)

Death Sentence
Movie · as Lubell

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Movie

Happy Days
TV · 1 ep

Harry O
TV · 1 ep

Hong Kong Phooey
TV · 31 eps

Petrocelli
TV · as Assistant D.A. Joe Davis · 1 ep

Valley of the Dinosaurs
TV · 16 eps

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Dr. Rudy Wells · 6 eps

Westworld
Movie · as Chief Supervisor

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Movie · as Dr. Rudy Wells

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
Movie · as Dr. Rudy Wells

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Insurance Man

What Are Best Friends For?
Movie · as Dr. Otto Ludwig
Daddy's Girl
Movie · as Bennett

Chase
TV · 1 ep

Lotsa Luck
TV · as Monroe · 1 ep

The New Perry Mason
TV · as Spencer Phillips · 1 ep

The Groundstar Conspiracy
Movie · as General Hackett

Temperatures Rising
TV · as George · 2 eps

ABC Afterschool Special
TV · 1 ep

Inside O.U.T.
Movie · as Edgar Winston

Nichols
TV · as Averrel · 1 ep

Three for Tahiti
Movie · as Cecil Barrett

Little Big Man
Movie · as Major

McCloud
TV · as Mervin Simmons

The Partridge Family
TV · as Wink Burgess, Mr. Atwater, Lorenzo Bernard · 1 ep

The Maltese Bippy
Movie · as Adolph Springer

My World and Welcome to It
TV · 1 ep

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Bernie Fryer · 1 ep

The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Dwight McDevitt

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · as Sy Freeman · 2 eps

Love, American Style
TV · as Captain Blodgett · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · as Dr. Harry Danfield · 2 eps

Star!
Movie · as Andre Charlot

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Movie · as Everett Bauer

Uptight
Movie · as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Here's Lucy
TV · as Herb Hinkley, Dr. Parker · 1 ep

Lancer
TV · 1 ep

Here Come the Brides
TV · 1 ep

The Name of the Game
TV · as Harvey · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · as Bob Ross, Phil Norval · 1 ep

The Outsider
TV · as Pete · 1 ep

In the Heat of the Night
Movie · as Ted Appleton (uncredited)

Gunn
Movie · as Whiteside

Ironside
TV · 1 ep

The High Chaparral
TV · as Sweets · 1 ep

Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep

He & She
TV · as Murray Mouse · 2 eps

Mannix
TV · as John Cordell, Dr. Hal Lusk · 1 ep

Gammera the Invincible
Movie · as Dr. Contrare

That Girl
TV · 4 eps

Felony Squad
TV · 2 eps

The F.B.I.
TV · as Ludovic Krols, Gordon Frisch · 1 ep

Hogan's Heroes
TV · as Freitag, Wilhelm, Colonel Sitzer · 2 eps

Get Smart
TV · as Dr. Madre, Agent 498 · 1 ep

I Spy
TV · as Benkovsky

I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Congressman Farragut · 1 ep

Bewitched
TV · 1 ep

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Mr. Ruskin · 1 ep

Bonanza
TV · as Ernesto Salinas, Darius Dalrymple · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) · 1 ep

