Alan Oppenheimer
91 movies · 130 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 23, 1930 (age 96)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alan Louis Oppenheimer
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."
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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: movies and TV shows
Acting (221)
- 2025
- 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019 Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
as Old Timer (voice)
- 2019
- 2019 Toy Story 4
as Old Timer (voice)
- 2016 The Curse of the Three Terrors
as Skeletor
- 2014 Foxcatcher
as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
- 2010
- 2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- 2009 9
as Scientist (voice)
- 2008 The Secret Life of Bees
as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Hans Engelslepen
- 2007 The Making of God of War II
as Prometheus
- 2006
- 2003
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 1997 Culture
as Editor
- 1997
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 Fantastic Four · TV
as Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice) / Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice) · 3 episodes
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
as Farr
- 1994 Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
as Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
- 1994 Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
as Farr
- 1993
- 1993 Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
as Dr. Knox
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Jonah
as Jonah (voice)
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 Child of Darkness, Child of Light
as George Beavier
- 1991 Absolute Strangers
as Stevenson
- 1991 Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Arthur Lyons
- 1991 Music Machine
as Growdy (voice)
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 Shadow Strikers
as Dr. Viper (voice)
- 1989 Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
as Julius Dithers (voice)
- 1989 Fat Man and Little Boy
as (voice)
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers · TV
as Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice) / Captain Kernel (voice) · 6 episodes
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
as Mummy (voice)
- 1988
- 1988 Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters · TV
as Morris Grout (voice) / Goolem (voice) / Goolem / Morris Grout (voice) · 4 episodes
- 1988 BraveStarr: The Legend
as Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
- 1988 Moving
as Mr. Cadell
- 1987
- 1987 The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
as Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 Blondie & Dagwood
as Julius C. Dithers (voice)
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Ghostbusters · TV
as Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead · 65 episodes
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 The Nativity
as Wise Man (voice)
- 1986 Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
as Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
- 1986 Strong Medicine
as Dr. Noah Townsend
- 1986 Skeletor's Revenge
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
- 1986 Daniel and the Lion's Den
as King Belshazzar (voice)
- 1985 He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
- 1985 The Pound Puppies
as Barkerville (voice)
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
as Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
- 1985
- 1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
as Jerry Gersler
- 1985 The Execution
as Max Langbein
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 The Smurfic Games
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1984 The NeverEnding Story
as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
- 1984
- 1983 Memorial Day
as Stallings
- 1983 The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1983
- 1983 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe · TV
as Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice) · 130 episodes
- 1983 Close Ties
as Watson
- 1983 My Smurfy Valentine
as (voice)
- 1983
- 1982 The Smurfs Christmas Special
as (voice)
- 1982 Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
as Oil Can Harry (voice)
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 The Smurfs Springtime Special
as Vanity Smurf (voice)
- 1982 Divorce Wars: A Love Story
as Arthur Lazar
- 1981
- 1981 Romeo and Smurfette
as Vanity Smurf (Voice)
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981 Macbeth
as Duncan
- 1980 Private Benjamin
as Rabbi
- 1980
- 1980 Take It to the Limit
as Narrator (voice)
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle · TV
as Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice) · 96 episodes
- 1979 A Pleasure Doing Business
as Marvin
- 1979
- 1979 You Can't Take it With You
as FBI Man
- 1978
- 1978 To Kill a Cop
as Capt. Finnerty
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 The Ghost of Flight 401
as Barton
- 1978 Record City
as Blindman
- 1978 Peeping Times
as Miles Rathbourne
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 Tail Gunner Joe
as Eisenhower Publicist
- 1976 Freaky Friday
as Mr Joffert
- 1976 The Gentleman Tramp
as Narrator
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Helter Skelter
as Aaron Stovitz
- 1976 Riding with Death
as Dr. Arthur Hale
- 1975 The Hindenburg
as Albert Breslau
- 1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Springfield
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 The Bionic Woman
as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1975
- 1975 Win, Place or Steal
as Lt. Mannite
- 1975
- 1974 Death Sentence
as Lubell
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Murder Works Overtime
as Canavan
- 1974 Cyrano
as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 What Are Best Friends For?
as Dr. Otto Ludwig
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Westworld
as Chief Supervisor
- 1973 Daddy's Girl
as Bennett
- 1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Insurance Man
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Groundstar Conspiracy
as General Hackett
- 1971
- 1971 Inside O.U.T.
as Edgar Winston
- 1970 Little Big Man
as Major
- 1970
- 1970 Three for Tahiti
as Cecil Barrett
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Maltese Bippy
as Adolph Springer
- 1969
- 1968 Uptight
as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
+ 21 more credits
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2024
- 2017
- 2014
- 2008