1930-04-23 New York City, New York, USA
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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Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair | Farr | 2025-12-26 |
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Life After the NeverEnding Story | Self | 2024-05-29 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | He-Man / Skeletor (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Toy Story 4 | Old Timer (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? | Old Timer (voice) | 2019-11-29 |
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Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Self - Voice Actor | 2017-09-09 |
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The Curse of the Three Terrors | Skeletor | 2016-07-20 |
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Fall of Grayskull | Narrator | 2015-09-11 |
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Toy Masters | Himself | 2014-08-16 |
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Foxcatcher | Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice) | 2014-11-14 |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
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9 | Scientist (voice) | 2009-08-19 |
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Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Hans Engelslepen | 2008-01-12 |
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The Secret Life of Bees | Additional Voices (voice) | 2008-09-17 |
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The Making of God of War II | Prometheus | 2007-03-13 |
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Culture | Editor | 1997-10-01 |
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Trancers 4: Jack of Swords | Farr | 1994-02-02 |
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Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home | Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice) | 1994-05-27 |
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Trancers 5: Sudden Deth | Farr | 1994-09-10 |
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Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight | Dr. Knox | 1993-06-01 |
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Jonah | Jonah (voice) | 1992-01-01 |
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Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Arthur Lyons | 1991-02-10 |
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Music Machine | Growdy (voice) | 1991-01-02 |
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Absolute Strangers | Stevenson | 1991-04-14 |
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Child of Darkness, Child of Light | George Beavier | 1991-05-01 |
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Shadow Strikers | Dr. Viper (voice) | 1990-02-01 |
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Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout | Julius Dithers (voice) | 1989-11-01 |
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Fat Man and Little Boy | (voice) | 1989-10-20 |
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BraveStarr: The Legend | Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice) | 1988-03-18 |
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Moving | Mr. Cadell | 1988-03-04 |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf | Mummy (voice) | 1988-11-13 |
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The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy | Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice) | 1987-12-13 |
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Blondie & Dagwood | Julius C. Dithers (voice) | 1987-05-15 |
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Skeletor's Revenge | Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
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The Nativity | Wise Man (voice) | 1986-01-19 |
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Strong Medicine | Dr. Noah Townsend | 1986-01-01 |
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Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather | Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice) | 1986-01-06 |
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Daniel and the Lion's Den | King Belshazzar (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
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The Pound Puppies | Barkerville (voice) | 1985-10-26 |
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He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special | Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice) | 1985-12-25 |
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He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword | Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice) | 1985-03-22 |
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Jerry Gersler | 1985-01-21 |
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The Execution | Max Langbein | 1985-01-14 |
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Die unendliche Geschichte | Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice) | 1984-04-06 |
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The Smurfic Games | Vanity Smurf (voice) | 1984-05-20 |
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My Smurfy Valentine | (voice) | 1983-02-13 |
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The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas | Vanity Smurf (voice) | 1983-11-12 |
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Memorial Day | Stallings | 1983-11-23 |
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The Smurfs Halloween Special | 1983-11-05 | |
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Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase | Oil Can Harry (voice) | 1982-12-10 |
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The Smurfs Christmas Special | (voice) | 1982-12-13 |
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Divorce Wars: A Love Story | Arthur Lazar | 1982-03-01 |
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The Smurfs Springtime Special | Vanity Smurf (voice) | 1982-04-07 |
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Macbeth | Duncan | 1981-01-01 |
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Romeo and Smurfette | Vanity Smurf (Voice) | 1981-10-10 |
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Take It to the Limit | Narrator (voice) | 1980-03-01 |
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Private Benjamin | Rabbi | 1980-10-06 |
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A Pleasure Doing Business | Marvin | 1979-08-31 |
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You Can't Take it With You | FBI Man | 1979-05-16 |
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To Kill a Cop | Capt. Finnerty | 1978-04-10 |
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Record City | Blindman | 1978-02-08 |
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The Ghost of Flight 401 | Barton | 1978-02-18 |
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Peeping Times | Miles Rathbourne | 1978-01-25 |
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How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness | 1978-02-22 | |
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Tail Gunner Joe | Eisenhower Publicist | 1977-02-06 |
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The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | 1976-10-10 |
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Helter Skelter | Aaron Stovitz | 1976-04-01 |
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Riding with Death | Dr. Arthur Hale | 1976-01-01 |
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Freaky Friday | Mr Joffert | 1976-12-17 |
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The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Springfield | 1975-10-27 |
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The Hindenburg | Albert Breslau | 1975-12-25 |
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Win, Place or Steal | Lt. Mannite | 1975-02-01 |
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The Bionic Woman | Dr. Rudy Wells | 1975-03-16 |
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Death Sentence | Lubell | 1974-10-02 |
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Cyrano | First Cadet / de Brigny (voice) | 1974-03-06 |
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita | 1974-06-11 | |
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Murder Works Overtime | Canavan | 1974-04-01 |
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What Are Best Friends For? | Dr. Otto Ludwig | 1973-12-18 |
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Daddy's Girl | Bennett | 1973-06-19 |
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War | Dr. Rudy Wells | 1973-10-20 |
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Westworld | Chief Supervisor | 1973-08-15 |
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The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Dr. Rudy Wells | 1973-11-17 |
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The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Insurance Man | 1973-03-01 |
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The Groundstar Conspiracy | General Hackett | 1972-06-12 |
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Inside O.U.T. | Edgar Winston | 1971-03-22 |
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Three for Tahiti | Cecil Barrett | 1970-08-19 |
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Little Big Man | Major | 1970-12-23 |
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The Maltese Bippy | Adolph Springer | 1969-06-18 |
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life | Everett Bauer | 1968-01-17 |
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Uptight | Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited) | 1968-12-28 |
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Star! | Andre Charlot | 1968-07-18 |
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Gunn | Whiteside | 1967-06-28 |
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In the Heat of the Night | Ted Appleton (uncredited) | 1967-08-02 |
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Gammera the Invincible | Dr. Contrare | 1966-12-15 |
