David Opatoshu
After 40 years of mostly single-episode TV work, actor David Opatoshu finally scored the big prize of his profession: an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor. He received it in 1991 for his contribution to the drama series "Gabriel's Fire," which starred James Earl Jones. But it could just as easily have come for some of his other work over the decades, everything from Professor Grey on an episode of "The Paper Chase" in 1984 to Taylor Nash on a 1978 chapter of "Little House on the Prairie." Opatoshu worked non-stop during the halcyon days of 1950s New York live TV, putting his stamp most notably on the programs "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" and "Studio One in Hollywood." In the 1960s, he appeared on a number of medical programs, culminating with a seven-episode stint as Fred Kirsh on "Dr. Kildare." For "Star Trek" fans, Opatoshu will be forever associated with his portrayal of Anan-7 on a 1967 episode of the program. The actor was often typecast as a man of erudion, everything from a rabbi on "Ironside" to a professor on "Daniel Boone."
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David Opatoshu
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | Judge Julius Hoffman (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under Siege | Ambassador Sajid Moktasanni (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Forced Vengeance | Sam Paschal (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All | Vultan (Voice) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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Masada | Shimon (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Americathon | Abdul Muhammad (Character) | - | 1979 |
79% |
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Who'll Stop the Rain? | Bender (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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Raid on Entebbe | Menachem Begin (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident | Grinev (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conspiracy of Terror | Arthur Horowitz (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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Romance of a Horse Thief |
Schloime Kradnik (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Incident in San Francisco | Herschel Roman (Character) | - | 1971 |
83% |
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Death of a Gunfighter | Edward Rosenblum (Character) | - | 1969 |
56% |
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The Fixer | Latke (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Smugglers | Alfredo Faggio (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dybbuk | Zadik (Character) | - | 1968 |
54% |
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Enter Laughing | Mr. Morris Kolowitz (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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One Spy Too Many | Mr. Kavon (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold | Augustus Vinero (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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The Defector | Orlovsky (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sands of Beersheba | Daoud (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of Darkness | President Rivera (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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The Best of Enemies | Bernasconi (Character) | - | 1962 |
65% |
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Exodus | Akiva Ben Canaan (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Cimarron | Sol Levy (Character) | - | 1960 |
83% |
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Party Girl | Lou Forbes (Character) | - | 1958 |
25% |
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The Brothers Karamazov | Capt. Snegiryov (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Most Wanted Man | Slim le Tueur (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Molly | Mr. Dutton (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Light Ahead | Fishke (Character) | - | 1939 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little House on the Prairie | Taylor Nash (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Victor (Guest Star) | 1976 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bionic Woman | Mr. Satari (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Dr. Monica (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Dr. Anton Valentine (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Lucius Guarelli (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Joseph Beemer, Jeweler (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daniel Boone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Mr. Butorac (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaii Five-0 | Shen Yu-Lan (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Mr. Lardelli (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maya | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Carl Luther (Guest Star) | 1967 |
80% | 89% | Star Trek | Anan 7 (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daktari | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Loner | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Farmer's Daughter | Lowell (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Gustave Heller (Guest Star) | 1965 |
92% | 92% | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1964 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Dorn (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Cooney (Character) | 1958 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step Beyond | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind Closed Doors | Unknown (Character) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Morris Finkle (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The United States Steel Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
1949-1950 |