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David Opatoshu

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Overview

Date of Death:
30 April 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Father was Joseph Opatoshu, a prominent Yiddish novelist & short-story writer... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. more
Alternate Names:
David Opatosky

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Stat" .... Sidney Wolff (1 episode, 1991)
        - Fantasy (1991) TV episode .... Sidney Wolff
  2. "Gabriel's Fire" .... Max Goldstein (1 episode, 1991)
        - A Prayer for the Goldsteins (1991) TV episode .... Max Goldstein

  3. "Alien Nation" .... Paul Revere (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Night of the Screams (1989) TV episode .... Paul Revere
  4. Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) (TV) .... Judge Julius Hoffman
  5. Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... Ambassador Sajid Moktasanni
  6. "Falcon Crest" .... Alexander Nicolau (1 episode, 1985)
        - Acid Tests (1985) TV episode .... Alexander Nicolau
  7. "Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Gus Rossman (1 episode, 1984)
        - D-Day (1984) TV episode .... Gus Rossman
  8. "The Paper Chase" .... Professor Grey (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
        - Limits (1984) TV episode .... Professor Grey
  9. "Hotel" .... Jacob Ben-Goz (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Charades (1983) TV episode .... Jacob Ben-Goz
  10. Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV) (voice) .... Thun
  11. Forced Vengeance (1982) .... Sam Paschal
  12. 40 Days of Musa Dagh (1982) .... Henry Morgenthau, Sr.
  13. "Masada" (1981) TV mini-series .... Shimon
    ... aka The Antagonists (UK)
  14. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... Llamajuna (2 episodes, 1981)
        - Time of the Hawk: Part 1 (1981) TV episode .... Llamajuna
        - Time of the Hawk: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Llamajuna
  15. Beyond Evil (1980) .... Doctor Solomon
  16. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Harry Weintraub (1 episode, 1980)
        - Strike! (1980) TV episode .... Harry Weintraub

  17. "The Secret Empire" (1979) TV series .... Hator (unknown episodes, 1979)
    ... aka Cliffhangers: The Secret Empire (USA: series title)
  18. "Quincy M.E." .... Boutiere (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - By the Death of a Child (1979) TV episode .... Boutiere
  19. Americathon (1979) .... Abdul Muhammad
  20. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" .... Hasdrugar (1 episode, 1979)
        - Sodom and Gomorrah (1979) TV episode .... Hasdrugar
  21. "Salvage 1" .... Max Jacoby (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Bugatti Treasure (1979) TV episode .... Max Jacoby
  22. "B.J. and the Bear" (1 episode)
        - The Disappearing Floor (????) TV episode
  23. "Fantasy Island" .... Abdul Kameel (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Best Seller/Tomb (1978) TV episode .... Abdul Kameel
  24. Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) .... Bender
    ... aka Dog Soldiers (Philippines: English title)
  25. Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978) (TV) .... Flo's Father
  26. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Taylor Nash (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Taylor Nash
  27. "Police Woman" .... Morrie Hirsch / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
        - The Young and the Fair (1978) TV episode .... Victor
        - Generation of Evil (1976) TV episode .... Morrie Hirsch
  28. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Professor Desmond (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
        - The Disappearing Floor (1977) TV episode .... Professor Desmond
  29. "The Bionic Woman" .... Mr. Satari (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Satari
        - Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... Mr. Satari
  30. Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) .... Menachem Begin
  31. "Executive Suite" .... Dr. Gould (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Re: The Sounds of Silence (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Gould
        - Re: Power Play (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Gould
  32. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976) (TV) .... Grinev
  33. "Kojak" .... Dr. Anton Valentine (1 episode, 1976)
        - Both Sides of the Law (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Anton Valentine
  34. "The Blue Knight" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Snitch's Karma (1976) TV episode
  35. "S.W.A.T." (2 episodes, 1976)
        - The Running Man: Part 2 (1976) TV episode
        - The Running Man: Part 1 (1976) TV episode
  36. "Harry O" .... Sam Mirakian (1 episode, 1976)
        - Past Imperfect (1976) TV episode .... Sam Mirakian
  37. Conspiracy of Terror (1975) (TV) .... Arthur Horowitz
  38. "The Invisible Man" .... Capas (1 episode, 1975)
        - Sight Unseen (1975) TV episode .... Capas
  39. "Medical Center" .... Dr. Arthur Komer / ... (4 episodes, 1970-1975)
        - The Price of a Child (1975) TV episode .... Emir
        - A Life at Stake (1973) TV episode .... Goldstein
        - The Corrupted (1971) TV episode .... Oscar Havlicek
        - The Rebel in White (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Arthur Komer
  40. Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973) (TV) .... Rabbi Isaac Herzog
  41. "The F.B.I." .... Crist / ... (4 episodes, 1966-1972)
        - The Gopher (1972) TV episode .... Edgar Robson
        - Pressure Point (1970) TV episode .... Crist
        - Homecoming (1968) TV episode .... Martin Bergstrom
        - Vendetta (1966) TV episode .... Wilhelm von Fossburg
  42. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Joseph Beemer, Jeweler (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) TV episode .... Joseph Beemer, Jeweler
  43. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Li Wing / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - A Matter of Mutual Concern (1971) TV episode .... Li Wing
        - Face of the Dragon (1969) TV episode .... Shen Yu-Lan
  44. Romance of a Horsethief (1971) .... Schloime Kradnik
    ... aka Roman d'un voleur de chevaux, Le (France)
  45. Incident in San Francisco (1971) (TV) .... Herschel Roman
  46. Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)
  47. "Daniel Boone" .... Professor Philip Cobb / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - The Homecoming (1970) TV episode .... Tamenund
        - Secret Code (1967) TV episode .... Professor Philip Cobb
  48. "Mission: Impossible" .... Ahmed Vassier / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - Terror (1970) TV episode .... Ahmed Vassier
        - Fool's Gold (1969) TV episode .... Premier Roshkoff
        - The Trial (1967) TV episode .... Deputy Premiere Anton Kudnov
  49. "The Name of the Game" .... Anartha / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - The Takeover (1970) TV episode .... Anartha
        - The Ordeal (1968) TV episode .... Arthur Serokin

  50. D.A.: Murder One (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Rudolph Grainger
    ... aka Murder One
  51. "Ironside" (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - L'Chayim (1969) TV episode
  52. "It Takes a Thief" .... General Feng (1 episode, 1969)
        - Payoff in the Piazza (1969) TV episode .... General Feng
  53. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) .... Edward Rosenblum
  54. "The Mod Squad" .... Mr. Butorac (1 episode, 1969)
        - Captain Greer, Call Surgery (1969) TV episode .... Mr. Butorac
  55. "Mannix" .... Mr. Lardelli (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Pittance of Faith (1969) TV episode .... Mr. Lardelli
  56. The Smugglers (1968) (TV) .... Alfredo Faggio
  57. The Fixer (1968) .... Latke
  58. Dybbuk, Ha- (1968) .... Zadik
    ... aka The Dybbuk
  59. "Felony Squad" .... Carl Luther (2 episodes, 1967)
        - An Arrangement with Death: Part 2 (1967) TV episode .... Carl Luther
        - An Arrangement with Death: Part 1 (1967) TV episode .... Carl Luther
  60. Enter Laughing (1967) .... Mr. Morris Kolowitz
  61. "Star Trek" .... Anan 7 (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
        - A Taste of Armageddon (1967) TV episode .... Anan 7
  62. "Mr. Terrific" .... Psychiatrist (1 episode, 1967)
        - I Can't Fly (1967) TV episode .... Psychiatrist
  63. "Maya" .... Mirrcan (1 episode, 1967)
        - Mirrcan's Magic Circus (1967) TV episode .... Mirrcan
  64. "I Spy" .... Rudy Zugman (1 episode, 1967)
        - Tonia (1967) TV episode .... Rudy Zugman
  65. "The Time Tunnel" .... Shopkeeper (1 episode, 1966)
        - Reign of Terror (1966) TV episode .... Shopkeeper
  66. The Defector (1966) .... Orlovsky
    ... aka Espion, L' (France)
  67. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) .... Augustus Vinero
  68. Torn Curtain (1966) .... Mr. Jacobi
  69. Sands of Beersheba (1966) .... Daoud
    ... aka Mordei ha'or (Israel: Hebrew title)
    ... aka Rebel Against the Light
  70. "Daktari" .... Ramzi Hassan (1 episode, 1966)
        - Crisis at the Compound (1966) TV episode .... Ramzi Hassan
  71. "McHale's Navy" .... Count Cesare Spinetti (1 episode, 1966)
        - Binghamton at 20 Paces (1966) TV episode .... Count Cesare Spinetti
  72. "Honey West" .... Kelso King (1 episode, 1966)
        - King of the Mountain (1966) TV episode .... Kelso King
  73. "The Loner" .... Hyman Rabinovitch (1 episode, 1965)
        - Westward, the Shoemaker (1965) TV episode .... Hyman Rabinovitch
  74. "Dr. Kildare" .... Fred Kirsh (7 episodes, 1965)
        - Aftermath (1965) TV episode .... Fred Kirsh
        - Hour of Decision (1965) TV episode .... Fred Kirsh
        - A Little Child Shall Lead (1965) TV episode .... Fred Kirsh
        - Welcome Home, Dear Anna (1965) TV episode .... Fred Kirsh
        - Wives and Losers (1965) TV episode .... Fred Kirsh
          (2 more)
  75. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Mr. Kavon (2 episodes, 1965)
        - Alexander the Greater Affair: Part Two (1965) TV episode .... Mr. Kavon
        - Alexander the Greater Affair: Part One (1965) TV episode .... Mr. Kavon
  76. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Katy's New Job (1965) TV episode
  77. "Perry Mason" .... Gustave Heller (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Case of the Feather Cloak (1965) TV episode .... Gustave Heller
  78. "The Defenders" .... Leo Rolf (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Unwritten Law (1965) TV episode .... Leo Rolf
  79. "Profiles in Courage" .... Professor Goldman (1 episode, 1965)
        - Robert A. Taft (1965) TV episode .... Professor Goldman
  80. "Tom, Dick and Mary" .... Mr. Taghoe (1 episode, 1964)
        - Hail! Dick the King (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Taghoe
  81. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Dr. Karl Reisner (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Price of Doom (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Karl Reisner
  82. "Brenner" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Vigilantes (1964) TV episode
  83. "The Outer Limits" .... Ralph Cashman (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Feasibility Study (1964) TV episode .... Ralph Cashman
  84. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Anton Dworak (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Two Is the Number (1964) TV episode .... Anton Dworak
  85. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Mr. Dulong (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Magic Shop (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Dulong
  86. The Cardinal (1963) (uncredited) .... Mr. Rampell
  87. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... General Crayton (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Triumph of Gerald Q. Wert (1963) TV episode .... General Crayton
  88. "The Nurses" .... Edward Pryor (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - The Saturday Evening of Time (1963) TV episode .... Edward Pryor
  89. "The Twilight Zone" .... Dorn (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Valley of the Shadow (1963) TV episode .... Dorn
  90. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Andreas Vrim (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Potentate (1962) TV episode .... Andreas Vrim
  91. Guns of Darkness (1962) .... President Rivera
  92. The Best of Enemies (1962) .... Bernasconi
    ... aka Due nemici, I (Italy)
  93. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Cooney / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - Strange Miracle (1962) TV episode .... Pedro Sicueros
        - On the Nose (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Cooney
  94. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
        - He Who Gets Slapped (1961) TV episode
  95. Re di Poggioreale, Il (1961) .... Natalucci
    ... aka Black City (International: English title: dubbed version)
  96. Cimarron (1960) .... Sol Levy (shopkeeper)
    ... aka Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
  97. Exodus (1960) .... Akiva Ben Canaan
  98. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Gerald Perkins (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - Earthquake (1960) TV episode .... Gerald Perkins

  99. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Paul Broussard (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Bamboo Curtain (1959) TV episode .... Paul Broussard
  100. "Sunday Showcase" .... Sidney Fineman (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) TV episode .... Sidney Fineman
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) TV episode .... Sidney Fineman
  101. "Five Fingers" .... Gorog (1 episode, 1959)
        - Station Break (1959) TV episode .... Gorog
  102. "The Ann Sothern Show" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Square Peg (1959) TV episode
  103. "Behind Closed Doors" .... Vilmos Kranitz (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Meeting (1959) TV episode .... Vilmos Kranitz
  104. Party Girl (1958) .... Lou Forbes, Farrell's Assistant
  105. "Frontier Justice" .... Dave Purcell (1 episode, 1958)
        - Wire (1958) TV episode .... Dave Purcell
  106. "Decision" .... Sam Mitschener (1 episode, 1958)
        - Man Against Crime (1958) TV episode .... Sam Mitschener
  107. Where Is Thy Brother? (1958) (TV) .... Father
  108. "The Court of Last Resort" .... Allen Cutler (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Allen Cutler Case (1958) TV episode .... Allen Cutler
  109. "General Electric Theater" .... Moe (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - No Hiding Place (1958) TV episode .... Moe
  110. "The Walter Winchell File" .... Triple A (1 episode, 1958)
        - Silent City (1958) TV episode .... Triple A
  111. The Brothers Karamazov (1958) .... Capt. Snegiryov
    ... aka The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
  112. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Dave Purcell (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Wire (1958) TV episode .... Dave Purcell
  113. "Playhouse 90" .... Ellis (2 episodes, 1957)
        - A Sound of Different Drummers (1957) TV episode .... Ellis
        - The Fabulous Irishman (1957) TV episode
  114. "Studio One" .... Big Uncle / ... (4 episodes, 1950-1957)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Rice Sprout Song (1957) TV episode .... Big Uncle
        - The Hollywood Complex (1957) TV episode .... Sam
        - Side Street (1954) TV episode
        - Riviera (1950) TV episode
  115. "Producers' Showcase" (2 episodes, 1957)
        - Mayerling (1957) TV episode
        - Episode #3.6 (1957) TV episode
  116. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Mr. Torres / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Wetback Run (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Torres
        - Six O'Clock Call (1955) TV episode .... Simon Wechsler
  117. Crowded Paradise (1956)
  118. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Morris Finkle (1 episode, 1956)
        - Finkle's Comet (1956) TV episode .... Morris Finkle
  119. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Boss / ... (5 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - One Mummy Too Many (1955) TV episode
        - A Business Proposition (1955) TV episode
        - The Man in the Middle of the Ocean (1954) TV episode .... Colie
        - The Mother (1954) TV episode .... Boss
        - The Big Deal (1953) TV episode .... Joe Manx
  120. "Inner Sanctum" .... Barney (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nobody Laughs at Lou (1954) TV episode .... Barney
  121. "Danger" (2 episodes, 1951-1954)
        - Live and Let Live (1954) TV episode
        - Mr. John Nobody (1951) TV episode
  122. "Bonino" (1953) TV series .... Walter Rogers (1953)
  123. Ennemi public no 1, L' (1953) .... Slim le Tueur
    ... aka Ennemi public numéro un, L'
    ... aka Nemico pubblico numero uno, Il (Italy)
    ... aka Public Enemy Number One
    ... aka The Most Wanted Man (USA)
    ... aka The Most Wanted Man in the World
  124. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... George (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Holiday Song (1952) TV episode .... George
  125. The Goldbergs (1950) .... Mr. Dutton
    ... aka Molly

  126. Thieves' Highway (1949) (uncredited) .... Frenchy, thug in cap
  127. Any Number Can Play (1949) (uncredited) .... Bartender
  128. Illegal Entry (1949) (uncredited) .... Al - Gang Member/Card Player
  129. The Naked City (1948) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Dave Miller

  130. The Light Ahead (1939) .... Fishke (the lame)
    ... aka Fishka der Krimmer (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Fishke der Krumer
    ... aka Fishke the Crippple
    ... aka Klatsche, Die
    ... aka Klyatshe, Di (USA: Yiddish title: alternative title)
    ... aka The Dobbin
Writer:
  1. Romance of a Horsethief (1971) (screenplay)
    ... aka Roman d'un voleur de chevaux, Le (France)

  2. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Rival Dummy (1949) TV episode (adaptation)
Archive Footage:
  1. One Spy Too Many (1966) .... Mr. Kavon


Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1964, he starred in the pilot for a proposed secret agent series with a sci-fi twist called "13th Gate." It co-starred Carl Held. more
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