Alan Oppenheimer

Acting

Born Apr 23, 1930

From 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.

Alan Oppenheimer

Known For

Toy Story 4

9

The NeverEnding Story

Westworld

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Foxcatcher

In the Heat of the Night

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Little Big Man

The Secret Life of Bees

Filmography — Acting

Toy Story 4

9

The NeverEnding Story

Westworld

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Foxcatcher

In the Heat of the Night

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Little Big Man

The Secret Life of Bees

Private Benjamin

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf

Moving

Fat Man and Little Boy

Freaky Friday

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

Helter Skelter

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Death Sentence

The Ghost of Flight 401

The Hindenburg

Star!

Record City

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

To Kill a Cop

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Peeping Times

Tail Gunner Joe

Gunn

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?

Absolute Strangers

Child of Darkness, Child of Light

Gammera the Invincible

The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas

The Smurfs Springtime Special

My Smurfy Valentine

Uptight

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase

The Execution

The Smurfs Christmas Special

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

Trancers 4: Jack of Swords

He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special

You Can't Take it With You

The Groundstar Conspiracy

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

Life After the NeverEnding Story

Strong Medicine

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

Riding with Death

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

The Smurfs Halloween Special

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Jonah

The Smurfic Games

Daniel and the Lion's Den

Trancers 5: Sudden Deth

Cyrano

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

The Nativity

Culture

Win, Place or Steal

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

Toy Masters