Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer (95)

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.

On Movies

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
  • Toy Story 4
  • Fall of Grayskull
  • Foxcatcher
  • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
  • 9
  • Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
  • Culture
  • Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
  • Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
  • Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
  • Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
  • Jonah
  • Child of Darkness, Child of Light
  • Absolute Strangers
  • Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
  • Music Machine
  • Shadow Strikers
  • Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
  • Fat Man and Little Boy
  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
  • BraveStarr: The Legend
  • Moving
  • The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
  • Blondie & Dagwood
  • The Nativity
  • The Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
  • Strong Medicine
  • Skeletor's Revenge
  • Daniel and the Lion's Den
  • He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
  • The Pound Puppies
  • He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
  • My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
  • The Execution
  • The Smurfic Games
  • The NeverEnding Story
  • Memorial Day
  • The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
  • The Smurfs Halloween Special
  • My Smurfy Valentine
  • The Smurfs Christmas Special
  • Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
  • The Smurfs Springtime Special
  • Divorce Wars: A Love Story
  • Macbeth
  • Private Benjamin
  • A Pleasure Doing Business
  • You Can't Take it With You
  • To Kill a Cop
  • How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
  • The Ghost of Flight 401
  • Record City
  • Peeping Times
  • Tail Gunner Joe
  • Freaky Friday
  • Helter Skelter
  • Riding with Death
  • The Hindenburg
  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan
  • The Bionic Woman
  • Win, Place or Steal
  • Death Sentence
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
  • Murder Works Overtime
  • Cyrano
  • What Are Best Friends For?
  • The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
  • The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
  • Westworld
  • Daddy's Girl
  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner
  • The Groundstar Conspiracy
  • Inside O.U.T.
  • Little Big Man
  • Three For Tahiti
  • The Maltese Bippy
  • Uptight
  • Star!
  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
  • In the Heat of the Night
  • Gammera the Invincible

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