Michael Ansara
Although best known for his roles playing Native American characters, veteran stage and screen actor Michael Ansara was in fact born in Syria and raised in California. Ansara developed an interest in acting after he entered Los Angeles City College, originally planning to become a doctor. To overcome shyness in class he took an acting course, which led to him working at the Pasadena Playhouse with students such as Charles Bronson and Aaron Spelling. Ansara made his screen debut in 1944 and gained the attention of Hollywood after an appearance in the 1953 big-budget biblical epic "The Robe." A few years later he appeared in the Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic "The Ten Commandments" before he received the most prominent role of his career, playing the lead role of famed Apache leader Cochise in the 1956 western TV series "Broken Arrow." While working on the series, the 20th Century Fox publicity department arranged a date between Ansara and Barbara Eden, after which they eventually married. The couple acted on Eden's show "I Dream of Jeannie" and on the film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" before Ansara appeared in another religious picture, "The Greatest Story Ever Told," with Charlton Heston. Ansara has appeared on television extensively, including on science-fiction series such as "The Time Tunnel" and "The Outer Limits." Ansara appeared as the character Kang on the original "Star Trek" series and is one of six actors to play the same character on three different "Star Trek" shows.
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Michael Ansara
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Exchange | Executive Producer | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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The Long Road Home | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
92% |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero |
Dr. Victor Fries/ |
- | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Johnny Mysto Boy Wizard | Malfeasor (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Assassination | Sen. Hector Bunsen (Character) | $5.5M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lethal | Lyman Taylor (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Turk (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Code | Sen. Dales (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guns and the Fury | Prince Sohrab (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bayou Romance | Zanko (Character) | - | 1982 |
45% |
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The Manitou | John Singing Rock (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Journey | Chief Coxi (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something Is Out There | Daniel Santee (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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The Message | Abu Sofyan (Character) | - | 1977 |
40% |
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Day of the Animals | Daniel Santee (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Barbary Coast | Diamond Jack Bassiter (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Bears and I | Oliver Red Fern (Character) | - | 1974 |
65% |
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It's Alive | The Captain (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shootout in a One-Dog Town | Reynolds (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Doll Squad | Eamon O'Reilly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ordeal | Sheriff Peter Geeson (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doll Squad | Eamon O'Reilly (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call to Danger | Frank Mulvey (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Dear, Dead Delilah | Morgan Charles (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Powderkeg | Paco Morales (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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The Phynx | Col. Rostinov (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bearcats | Paco Morales (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet |
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Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Col. Diego (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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They Only Kill Once | Capt. Ortega (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daring Game | President Eduardo Delgado (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Pucci (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Destructors | Count Mario Romano (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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Texas Across the River | Iron Jacket (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | And Now Miguel | Blas Chavez (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Harum Scarum | Prince Dragna (Character) | - | 1965 |
42% |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | Herod's commander (Character) | - | 1965 |
72% |
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Miguel Alvarez (Character) | - | 1961 |
100% |
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The Comancheros | Amelung (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Quantez | Delgadito (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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The Tall Stranger | Zarata (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last of the Badmen | Kramer (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pillars of the Sky | Kamiakin (Character) | - | 1956 |
90% |
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The Lone Ranger | Angry Horse (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Brothers | Shawnee Jack (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Jupiter's Darling | Maharbal (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Diane | Count Ridolfi (Character) | - | 1955 |
18% |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Charlie (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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New Orleans Uncensored | Floyd "Zero" Saxon (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Princess of the Nile | Captain Kral (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Young Texans | Apache Joe (Character) | - | 1954 |
43% |
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Sign of the Pagan | Edecon (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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The Lawless Breed | Gus Hanley (Character) | - | 1953 |
38% |
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The Robe | Judas (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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The Golden Hawk | Bernardo Diaz (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yankee Buccaneer | Lt. Romero (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brave Warrior | The Prophet (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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Only the Valiant | Tucsos (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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Soldiers Three | Manik Rao (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bannerline | Floyd (Character) | - | 1951 |
75% |
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Kim | Harem Guard (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Action in Arabia | Hamid (Character) | - | 1944 |
TV
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76% | 80% | Star Trek: Voyager | Kang (Guest Star) | 1996 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jeyal (Guest Star) | 1994 1996 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Babylon 5 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Nicholas Rossi (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | General Mariano (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Bill Waller (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Hiawatha Smith (Guest Voice) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Centennial | Lame Beaver (Character) | 1978-1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Keith McCallum (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Joseph DiMinna (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McCloud | Sheik Ramal (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Baldy (Character) | 1973-1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McMillan and Wife | Ben Matthews (Guest Star) | 1972 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shaft | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Albert 'Al' Ferguson (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Ray Abruzzi (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | 58% | I Dream of Jeannie |
Major Biff Jellico (Guest Star), Director |
1966 1968-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The High Chaparral | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
80% | 89% | Star Trek | Kang (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tarzan | Regis (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Officer Miguel 'Mike' Anza (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Luke Todd (Guest Star) | 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iron Horse | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Marshall Merle Frome (Guest Star) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | Rufus the Red (Guest Star) | 1966 |
10% | No Score Yet | The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Lost in Space | The Ruler (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Called Shenandoah | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Dr. Arthur Galanos (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wackiest Ship in the Army | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Branded | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963-1964 |
92% | 92% | The Outer Limits | Quarlo Clobregnny (Character) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Vince Kabat (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Chief North Star (Guest Star) | 1961 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Colonel Peralta (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960-1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Westerner | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rebel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law of the Plainsman | Unknown (Character) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Broken Arrow | Cochise (Character) | 1956-1958 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
Butcher (Character), Mr. DeMario (Guest Star) |
1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Ranger | Hawk Mason (Guest Star) | 1951-1952 |