Alan Oppenheimer
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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Movies (95)
Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
2025 · Farr
Life After the NeverEnding Story
2024 · Self
Chip y Dale: Al rescate
2022 · He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
Forky pregunta: ¿Qué es el tiempo?
2019 · Old Timer (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019 · Old Timer (voice)
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017 · Self - Voice Actor
The Curse of the Three Terrors
2016 · Skeletor
Foxcatcher
2014 · Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
Toy Masters
2014 · Self
Superman/Batman: Enemigos Públicos
2009 · Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Nueve
2009 · Scientist (voice)
Sabor a miel
2008 · Additional Voices (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Self
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008 · Hans Engelslepen
The Making of God of War II
2007 · Prometheus
Culture
1997 · Editor
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
1994 · Farr
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994 · Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
1994 · Farr
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
1993 · Dr. Knox
Jonah
1992 · Jonah (voice)
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
1991 · George Beavier
Absolute Strangers
1991 · Stevenson
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991 · Arthur Lyons
Music Machine
1991 · Growdy (voice)
Shadow Strikers
1990 · Dr. Viper (voice)
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
1989 · Julius Dithers (voice)
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
1988 · Mummy (voice)
BraveStarr: The Legend
1988 · Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
Moving
1988 · Mr. Cadell
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987 · Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
Blondie & Dagwood
1987 · Julius C. Dithers (voice)
The Nativity
1986 · Wise Man (voice)
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
1986 · Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
Strong Medicine
1986 · Dr. Noah Townsend
Skeletor's Revenge
1986 · Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986 · King Belshazzar (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
1985 · Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
The Pound Puppies
1985 · Barkerville (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
1985 · Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985 · Jerry Gersler
The Execution
1985 · Max Langbein
The Smurfic Games
1984 · Vanity Smurf (voice)
The NeverEnding Story
1984 · Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Memorial Day
1983 · Stallings
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
1983 · Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs Halloween Special
1983
Close Ties
1983 · Watson
My Smurfy Valentine
1983 · (voice)
The Smurfs Christmas Special
1982 · (voice)
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
1982 · Oil Can Harry (voice)
The Smurfs Springtime Special
1982 · Vanity Smurf (voice)
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982 · Arthur Lazar
Romeo and Smurfette
1981 · Vanity Smurf (Voice)
Macbeth
1981 · Duncan
Private Benjamin
1980 · Rabbi
Take It to the Limit
1980 · Narrator (voice)
A Pleasure Doing Business
1979 · Marvin
You Can't Take it With You
1979 · FBI Man
To Kill a Cop
1978 · Capt. Finnerty
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978 · Barton
Record City
1978 · Blindman
Peeping Times
1978 · Miles Rathbourne
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 · Eisenhower Publicist
Freaky Friday
1976 · Mr Joffert
The Gentleman Tramp
1976 · Narrator
Helter Skelter
1976 · Aaron Stovitz
Riding with Death
1976 · Dr. Arthur Hale
The Hindenburg
1975 · Albert Breslau
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975 · Springfield
The Bionic Woman
1975 · Dr. Rudy Wells
Win, Place or Steal
1975 · Lt. Mannite
Death Sentence
1974 · Lubell
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
Murder Works Overtime
1974 · Canavan
Cyrano
1974 · First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
What Are Best Friends For?
1973 · Dr. Otto Ludwig
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973 · Dr. Rudy Wells
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973 · Dr. Rudy Wells
Westworld
1973 · Chief Supervisor
Daddy's Girl
1973 · Bennett
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973 · Insurance Man
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972 · General Hackett
Inside O.U.T.
1971 · Edgar Winston
Little Big Man
1970 · Major
Three for Tahiti
1970 · Cecil Barrett
The Maltese Bippy
1969 · Adolph Springer
Uptight
1968 · Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Star!
1968 · Andre Charlot
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968 · Everett Bauer
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Gunn
1967 · Whiteside
Gammera the Invincible
1966 · Dr. Contrare
TV shows (132)
Escandalositos
2022 · Booey / Boater #1 (voice)
Amos del Universo: Revelación
2021 · Moss Man (voice)
Forky Asks a Question
2019 · Old Timer (voice)
Hora de Aventura
2010 · Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice)
'Til Death
2006 · Mr. Wallach
Clifford de cachorrito
2003
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001 · Father Time
Gilmore Girls
2000 · Mr. Blodgett
Navy Bear
2000
The Practice
1997 · Judge Nelson
Caroline in the City
1995 · Mr. Booth
Ned & Stacey
1995 · Spencer Haywood
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Nezu Ambassador
Fantastic Four
1994 · Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice), Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Gary Stein, Judge
Phantom 2040
1994
Chicago Hope
1994 · Edmund Gray
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Dr. Leonard Gould
Home Free
1993 · Ben Brookstone
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Captain Keogh
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Auctioneer (voice)
Fish Police
1992 · Additional Voices (voice)
Silk Stalkings
1991
Where's Wally?
1991 · (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 · Merlin (voice)
TaleSpin
1990 · Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)
The Wizard of Oz
1990
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
1989 · The Blob (voice)
Quantum Leap
1989 · Earl Skinner
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989 · Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice), Captain Kernel (voice)
Coach
1989 · Dr. Alshire
Murphy Brown
1988 · Eugene Kinsella
Superman
1988 · Jonathan Kent (voice)
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
1988 · Morris Grout (voice), Goolem (voice), Goolem / Morris Grout (voice)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988 · Additional Voices (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987 · Dr. Polidorius (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Koroth
DuckTales
1987 · Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)
BraveStarr
1987 · Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
Bionic Six
1987 · Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)
Married... with Children
1987 · Mr. Foodie
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · Sam Rosenthal
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
1986 · Kimo (voice)
L.A. Law
1986 · Stephen Weeks
Ghostbusters
1986 · Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
Strong Medicine
1986 · Dr. Noah Townsend
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986 · Col. Samuel Trautman (voice)
Matlock
1986 · Dr. Linder
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1985 · King Belshazzar (voice)
Wuzzles
1985 · Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)
She-Ra: Princess of Power
1985 · Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985 · Mirror Demon (voice)
Mr. Belvedere
1985
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
The Transformers
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Dr. Raymond Auerbach
Who's the Boss?
1984
Night Court
1984 · Dr. Fine, Judge Crockett
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1983 · Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice)
Mama's Family
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Ira Rosenthal
Knight Rider
1982 · General Duncton, Joe Lewis
Hotel
1982 · Dr. Seigler
Gimme a Break!
1981
Blackstar
1981
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
1981
Trollkins
1981
Foul Play
1981
Thundarr the Barbarian
1980 · Mindok the Mind Menace (voice), Morag (voice)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Hart to Hart
1979 · Cyrus St. Cyr
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · Mr. Percy, Mr. Husai, (voice)
Eischied
1979 · Captain Finnerty
Flash Gordon
1979 · Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
1979 · Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice)
Blind Ambition
1979 · George Simonson
Vega$
1978
To Kill a Cop
1978 · Capt. Finnerty
Lou Grant
1977
Soap
1977 · Mr. Kirby
Shake, Rattle and Roll
1977 · Sidney Merciless
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977 · Simon Cappell
Alice
1976
What's Happening!!
1976 · Mr. Sloan
Gemini Man
1976
The Ghost Busters
1975
Fraidy Cat
1975 · Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)
Big Eddie
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Barney Miller
1975 · William Deats
Harry O
1974
Petrocelli
1974 · Assistant D.A. Joe Davis
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
Valley of the Dinosaurs
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Dr. Rudy Wells, Rudy Wells
Happy Days
1974
The New Perry Mason
1973 · Spencer Phillips
Chase
1973
Lotsa Luck
1973 · Monroe
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972 · George
Nichols
1971 · Averrel
The Partridge Family
1970 · Wink Burgess, Mr. Atwater, Lorenzo Bernard
McCloud
1970 · Mervin Simmons
Love, American Style
1969 · Captain Blodgett
Medical Center
1969 · Dr. Harry Danfield
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · Sy Freeman
My World and Welcome to It
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Dwight McDevitt
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Bernie Fryer
Here Come the Brides
1968
Lancer
1968
The Mod Squad
1968 · Bob Ross, Phil Norval
Here's Lucy
1968 · Herb Hinkley, Dr. Parker
The Name of the Game
1968 · Harvey
The Outsider
1968 · Pete
Mannix
1967 · John Cordell, Dr. Hal Lusk
The High Chaparral
1967 · Sweets
Judd, for the Defense
1967
He & She
1967 · Murray Mouse
Ironside
1967
Felony Squad
1966
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
1965 · Ludovic Krols, Gordon Frisch
Get Smart
1965 · Dr. Madre, Agent 498
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Congressman Farragut
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Freitag, Wilhelm, Colonel Sitzer
I Spy
1965 · Benkovsky
Bewitched
1964
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Mr. Ruskin
The Untouchables
1959 · Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959 · Ernesto Salinas, Darius Dalrymple