Alan Oppenheimer profile
Actor profile

Alan Oppenheimer

23rd April 1930 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

90 Movies 151 TV Shows 249 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Foxcatcher poster
Foxcatcher 14th November 2014 as Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
9 poster
9 19th August 2009 as Scientist (voice)
Jonah poster
Jonah 1st January 1992 as Jonah (voice)
Moving poster
Moving 4th March 1988 as Mr. Cadell
Skeletor's Revenge poster
Skeletor's Revenge 1st January 1986 as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
Cyrano poster
Cyrano 6th March 1974 as First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
Uptight poster
Uptight 28th December 1968 as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Star! poster
Star! 18th July 1968 as Andre Charlot
Gunn poster
Gunn 28th June 1967 as Whiteside
Fantastic Four poster
Fantastic Four 24th September 1994 as Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice)
Fantastic Four poster
Fantastic Four 24th September 1994 as Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)
Fish Police poster
Fish Police 28th February 1992 as Additional Voices (voice)
TaleSpin poster
TaleSpin 9th September 1990 as Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)
Coach poster
Coach 28th February 1989 as Dr. Alshire
Superman poster
Superman 17th September 1988 as Jonathan Kent (voice)
DuckTales poster
DuckTales 18th September 1987 as Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)
BraveStarr poster
BraveStarr 14th September 1987 as Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
Bionic Six poster
Bionic Six 19th April 1987 as Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Stephen Weeks
Ghostbusters poster
Ghostbusters 8th September 1986 as Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
Wuzzles poster
Wuzzles 14th September 1985 as Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)
Hotel poster
Hotel 21st August 1982 as Dr. Seigler
Eischied poster
Eischied 21st September 1979 as Captain Finnerty
Flash Gordon poster
Flash Gordon 8th September 1979 as Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
Soap poster
Soap 13th September 1977 as Mr. Kirby
Fraidy Cat poster
Fraidy Cat 6th September 1975 as Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)
Nichols poster
Nichols 16th September 1971 as Averrel
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as John Cordell
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Dr. Hal Lusk
He & She poster
He & She 6th September 1967 as Murray Mouse
I Spy poster
I Spy 15th September 1965 as Benkovsky
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Ernesto Salinas
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Darius Dalrymple