Alan Oppenheimer
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Gilmore Girls
Mr. Blodgett
2000
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Koroth
1987
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Raymond Auerbach
1984
Series
Bonanza
Ernesto Salinas
1959
Series
Bonanza
Darius Dalrymple
1959
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Ruskin
1960
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Nezu Ambassador
1995
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Leonard Gould
1993
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Captain Keogh
1993
Series
Married... with Children
Mr. Foodie
1987
Series
Adventure Time
Darren the Ancient Sleeper/Sun (voice)
2010
Series
Mannix
John Cordell
1967
Series
Mannix
Dr. Hal Lusk
1967
Series
Bewitched
1964
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Bernie Fryer
1968
Series
Chicago Hope
Edmund Gray
1994
Series
The Practice
Judge Nelson
1997
Series
Coach
Dr. Alshire
1989
Series
Knight Rider
General Duncton
1982
Series
Knight Rider
Joe Lewis
1982
Series
Love, American Style
Captain Blodgett
1969
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Auctioneer (voice)
1992
Series
Quantum Leap
Earl Skinner
1989
Series
L.A. Law
Stephen Weeks
1986
Series
Hogan's Heroes
Freitag
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
Wilhelm
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
Colonel Sitzer
1965
Series
Get Smart
Dr. Madre
1965
Series
Get Smart
Agent 498
1965
Series
Night Court
Dr. Fine
1984
Series
Night Court
Judge Crockett
1984
Series
Touched by an Angel
Gary Stein
1994
Series
Touched by an Angel
Judge
1994
Series
Happy Days
1974
Series
St. Elsewhere
Ira Rosenthal
1982
Series
Matlock
Dr. Linder
1986
Series
The Untouchables
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
1974
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Rudy Wells
1974
Series
Hotel
Dr. Seigler
1982
Series
Barney Miller
William Deats
1975
Series
Hart to Hart
Cyrus St. Cyr
1979
Series
Alice
1976
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Congressman Farragut
1965
Series
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Father Time
2001
Series
The F.B.I.
Ludovic Krols
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Gordon Frisch
1965
Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dr. Polidorius (voice)
1987
Series
Medical Center
Dr. Harry Danfield
1969
Series
DuckTales
1987
Series
DuckTales
Colonel Beauregard DuBark (voice)
1987
Series
The Transformers
1984
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Skeletor / Battle Cat / Cringer / Man-at-Arms / Mer-Man / Buzz-Off (voice)
1983
Series
Silk Stalkings
1991
Series
We Baby Bears
Booey / Boater #1 (voice)
2022
Series
Who's the Boss?
1984
Series
The High Chaparral
Sweets
1967
Series
The Name of the Game
Harvey
1968
Series
Murphy Brown
Eugene Kinsella
1988
Series
TaleSpin
Principal Ed Pomeroy (voice)
1990
Film
Toy Story 4
Old Timer (voice)
2019
Series
Caroline in the City
Mr. Booth
1995
Series
Here's Lucy
Herb Hinkley
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Dr. Parker
1968
Series
That Girl
1966
Series
Vega$
1978
Series
Soap
Mr. Kirby
1977
Series
McCloud
1970
Series
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Plato / Aldrin Klordane (voice)
1989
Series
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Captain Kernel (voice)
1989
Series
The Partridge Family
Wink Burgess
1970
Series
The Partridge Family
Mr. Atwater
1970
Series
The Partridge Family
Lorenzo Bernard
1970
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
The Mod Squad
Bob Ross
1968
Series
The Mod Squad
Phil Norval
1968
Series
Harry O
1974
Series
Mama's Family
1983
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
'Til Death
Mr. Wallach
2006
Series
Petrocelli
1974
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Mr. Percy
1979
Series
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Mr. Husai
1979
Series
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(voice)
1979
Series
I Spy
Benkovsky
1965
Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Sy Freeman
1969
Series
Gimme a Break!
1981
Series
Ned & Stacey
Spencer Haywood
1995
Series
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Skeletor / Cringer / Announcer
1985
Series
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Merlin (voice)
1991
Series
Mr. Belvedere
1985
Series
What's Happening!!
Mr. Sloan
1976
Series
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Moss Man (voice)
2021
Film
9
Scientist (voice)
2009
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Dwight McDevitt
1969
Series
Fantastic Four
Hot Dog Vendor/Sanitation Worker/The Watcher (voice)
1994
Series
Fantastic Four
Firelord/Hot Dog Vendor/The Watcher (voice)
1994
Series
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
Series
The Outsider
Pete
1968
Series
Nichols
Averrel
1971
Series
Temperatures Rising
George
1972
Series
BraveStarr
Diamondback / Handlebar / Outlaw Skuzz / Stampede
1987
Series
Bionic Six
Prof. Amadeus Sharp (voice)
1987
Series
S.W.A.T.
1975
Series
Superman
Jonathan Kent (voice)
1988
Series
Ghostbusters
Merlin / Prime Evil / Fangster / Captain Long John Scarechrome / Airhead
1986
Film
The NeverEnding Story
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
1984
Series
Challenge of the GoBots
1984
Series
Here Come the Brides
1968
Series
Flash Gordon
Ming the Merciless / Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
1979
Series
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Series
Phantom 2040
1994
Series
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
Film
In the Heat of the Night
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
1967
Film
Westworld
Chief Supervisor
1973
Series
He & She
Murray Mouse
1967
Series
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Morris Grout (voice)
1988
Series
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Goolem / Morris Grout (voice)
1988
Series
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
Goolem (voice)
1988
Series
Thundarr the Barbarian
Mindok the Mind Menace (voice)
1980
Series
Thundarr the Barbarian
Morag (voice)
1980
Series
Lotsa Luck
Monroe
1973
Series
Clifford's Puppy Days
2003
Film
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
He-Man / Skeletor (voice)
2022
Series
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Series
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
Oil Can Harry / Swifty / Narrator (voice)
1979
Series
Eischied
Captain Finnerty
1979
Series
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Simon Cappell
1977
Series
Fish Police
Additional Voices (voice)
1992
Series
Blind Ambition
George Simonson
1979
Film
Foxcatcher
Du Pont Dynasty Narrator (voice)
2014
Series
Gemini Man
1976
Series
The Wizard of Oz
1990
Series
Chase
1973
Series
Wuzzles
Rhinokey / Crocosaurus (voice)
1985
Series
Where's Wally?
(voice)
1991
Series
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
King Belshazzar (voice)
1985
Series
The New Perry Mason
Spencer Phillips
1973
Film
The Secret Life of Bees
Additional Voices (voice)
2008
Film
Freaky Friday
Mr Joffert
1976
Series
Blackstar
1981
Series
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Sam Rosenthal
1987
Film
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2009
Series
The Ghost Busters
1975
Series
To Kill a Cop
Capt. Finnerty
1978
Series
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
The Blob (voice)
1989
Series
Home Free
Ben Brookstone
1993
Series
Valley of the Dinosaurs
1974
Film
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
Skeletor / Man-at-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Bald Rebel / Chef Alan (voice)
1985
Series
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
1981
Film
The Hindenburg
Albert Breslau
1975
Series
Foul Play
1981
Film
Star!
Andre Charlot
1968
Film
Private Benjamin
Rabbi
1980
Film
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Mummy (voice)
1988
Film
Death Sentence
Lubell
1974
Film
Little Big Man
Major
1970
Film
Fat Man and Little Boy
(voice)
1989
Film
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
Dr. Rudy Wells
1973
Film
Moving
Mr. Cadell
1988
Big Eddie
1975
Series
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Sidney Merciless
1977
Series
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Kimo (voice)
1986
Film
Shadow Strikers
Dr. Viper (voice)
1990
Film
Helter Skelter
Aaron Stovitz
1976
Series
Strong Medicine
Dr. Noah Townsend
1986
Film
Macbeth
Duncan
1981
Film
Record City
Blindman
1978
Series
Trollkins
1981
Film
The Maltese Bippy
Adolph Springer
1969
Film
Peeping Times
Miles Rathbourne
1978
Film
The Smurfic Games
Vanity Smurf (voice)
1984
Film
To Kill a Cop
Capt. Finnerty
1978
Film
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Old Timer (voice)
2019
Film
Gunn
Whiteside
1967
Film
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Farr
1994
Film
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
1985
Film
Riding with Death
Dr. Arthur Hale
1976
Film
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Voice Actor
2017
Film
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells
1973
Film
The Ghost of Flight 401
Barton
1978
Film
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
Farr
1994
Series
Fraidy Cat
Fraidy "Nine" Cat (voice)
1975
Film
The Groundstar Conspiracy
General Hackett
1972
Film
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
George Beavier
1991
Film
Jonah
Jonah (voice)
1992
Film
Toy Masters
Self
2014
Film
Tail Gunner Joe
Eisenhower Publicist
1977
Film
Uptight
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
1968
Navy Bear
2000
Film
The Execution
Max Langbein
1985
Film
BraveStarr: The Legend
Handlebar / Outlaw Scuzz / Stampede (voice)
1988
Film
The Gentleman Tramp
Narrator
1976
Film
The Nativity
Wise Man (voice)
1986
Film
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Arthur Lazar
1982
Film
Culture
Editor
1997
Film
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Vanity Smurf / Doctor (voice)
1987
Film
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self
2008
Film
The Making of God of War II
Prometheus
2007
Film
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
Film
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Vanity Smurf (voice)
1982
Film
Gammera the Invincible
Dr. Contrare
1966
Film
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
Dr. Knox
1993
Film
You Can't Take it With You
FBI Man
1979
Film
Memorial Day
Stallings
1983
Film
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Everett Bauer
1968
Film
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Hans Engelslepen
2008
Film
Absolute Strangers
Stevenson
1991
Film
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Arthur Lyons
1991
Film
Cyrano
First Cadet / de Brigny (voice)
1974
Film
Skeletor's Revenge
Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Cringer / Battle Cat / Melaktha / Cat Spy (voice)
1986
Film
Strong Medicine
Dr. Noah Townsend
1986
Film
The Pound Puppies
Barkerville (voice)
1985
Film
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Jerry Gersler
1985
Film
Three for Tahiti
Cecil Barrett
1970
Film
The Smurfs Halloween Special
1983
Daniel and the Lion's Den
King Belshazzar (voice)
1986
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
Film
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
Julius Dithers (voice)
1989
Film
Invasion America
(Additional Voices)
1998
Film
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Springfield
1975
Film
Romeo and Smurfette
Vanity Smurf (Voice)
1981
Film
What Are Best Friends For?
Dr. Otto Ludwig
1973
Film
The Smurfs Christmas Special
(voice)
1982
Film
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Insurance Man
1973
Film
Blondie & Dagwood
Julius C. Dithers (voice)
1987
Film
My Smurfy Valentine
(voice)
1983
Film
Inside O.U.T.
Edgar Winston
1971
Film
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Vanity Smurf (voice)
1983
Film
Win, Place or Steal
Lt. Mannite
1975
Film
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Newscaster / Voice on the Loudspeaker (voice)
1994
Daddy's Girl
Bennett
1973
Film
The Bionic Woman
Dr. Rudy Wells
1975
Film
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
Rhinokey / Crock / Mr. Packcat (voice)
1986
A Pleasure Doing Business
Marvin
1979
Film
Fall of Grayskull
Narrator
2015
Film
Music Machine
Growdy (voice)
1991
Film
Life After the NeverEnding Story
Self
2024
Film
Take It to the Limit
Narrator (voice)
1980
Film
Murder Works Overtime
Canavan
1974
Film
Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
Farr
2025
Film
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
Oil Can Harry (voice)
1982
Film
The Curse of the Three Terrors
Skeletor
2016