Alex Henteloff
There probably aren't many actors whose official bios offer this kind of juxtaposition: "His favorite roles include Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" and Arnold Ripner on "Barney Miller."" Indeed, veteran character actor Alex Henteloff has spent five decades playing a diversity of roles on stage and screen. As a 1963 graduate of Los Angeles City College's theater program and a founder of the Los Angeles Shakespeare Company and the Los Angeles Repertory Company, Henteloff's leading roles have mostly come in front of the footlights; before the cameras, he's led a life of supporting roles and guest appearances. One of the few times Henteloff played a main role on television or in the movies was in the innovative but short-lived 1970 TV series "The Young Rebels," which infused '60s idealism into an American Revolution drama about a group of young rebel spies. His character, Henry Abington, combined Hannibal Smith-like inspirational leadership with Macgyver-like inventiveness. Henteloff was also a regular on "The Betty White Show" (1977). His impressive and varied list of guest shots includes such iconic shows as "Love, American Style," "Kung Fu," "Charlie's Angels," "Hill Street Blues," and of course, that aforementioned turn as shyster lawyer Arnold Ripner on the '70s comedy classic "Barney Miller."
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Strange Bedfellows | Pawnbroker (Character) | - | 1995 |
53% |
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52 Pick-Up | Dan Lowenthal (Character) | $4.3M | 1986 |
9% |
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Hardly Working | J. Eating (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Word | Harry (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Code Name: Diamond Head | Dr. Edward Sherman (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Invisible Man | Rick Steiner (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Survivors | Francis Askin (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | Dr. Alex Keefer (Character) | - | 1975 |
57% |
|
Slither | Man at Phone Booth (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Betty White Show | Doug Porterfield (Character) | 1977-1978 2021 2024 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Columbo | Pawnbroker (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 79% | ALF | Mr. Rasmussen (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Charmings | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | Israel Rabinowitz (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Ditto (Guest Star) | 1982 1985 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Knight Rider | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Harold Polanski (Guest Star) | 1975-1977 1979 1981-1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 1975 1977 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | B.J. and the Bear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Soap | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Elliott (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Cab Driver (Guest Star) | 1973 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie's Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Jordan Pierson (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Apple's Way | Rabbi Golden (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973-1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Chili Dog (Character) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Captain Casey (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McCloud | Waldemar (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doris Day Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |