Alan Oppenheimer
Biography
Alan Oppenheimer is a retired American actor who has worked extensively in live-action television since the 1960s and in voice acting since the 1970s. Born in New York City, he built a career as a character actor, and on Hogan's Heroes he played a Nazi and a Hollywood movie star, while on Get Smart he was an Israeli secret agent and a double-agent KAOS scientist. He took over as Dr. Rudy Wells on The Six Million Dollar Man, starting with the film Wine, Women and War (1973). He appeared in Westworld (1973) as the head IT technician and voiced several roles, including Falkor, Gmork, and the Narrator, in The NeverEnding Story (1984). For the 1980s He-Man cartoon, he provided the voices of Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man. Later voice work included the scientist in 9 (2009) and Alfred Pennyworth in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1991 for a guest role on Murphy Brown.
96years old
Turns 97 on April 23in 193 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Alan Louis Oppenheimer
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 51 years1966 to 2017
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Beyond film
In 1994, Oppenheimer took the part of Cecil B. DeMille, the film director, in the Broadway staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Blvd.
A role that slipped away
Oppenheimer provided the voice of Alistair Crane on the soap opera Passions. The character stayed unseen until 2004, when David Bailey took over the role and appeared on camera.
Alan Oppenheimer movies on Netflix
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universeas Self - Voice Actor
9as Scientist (voice)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemiesas Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Trancers 4: Jack of Swordsas Farr
Trancers 5: Sudden Dethas Farr
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knightas Dr. Knox
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughteras Arthur Lyons
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Menas The Blob
Movingas Mr. Cadell
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolfas Mummy (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Specialas Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zipper (voice)
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Swordas Skeletor
The NeverEnding Storyas Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Private Benjaminas Rabbi
Freaky Fridayas Mr Joffert
Helter Skelteras Aaron Stovitz
Riding with Deathas Dr. Arthur Hale
The Hindenburgas Albert Breslau
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Dr. Rudy Wells
The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Insurance Man
Westworldas Chief Supervisor
The Groundstar Conspiracyas General Hackett
Little Big Manas Major
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Lifeas Everett Bauer
Star!as Andre Charlot
Gammera the Invincibleas Dr. Contrare
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special1985as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / Zippervoice
IMDb rating 6.62.0K votes
Most often with
Robert Wise directed two of these films, David Nutter two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
George DiCenzo3 films together, 1976 to 1985
George DiCenzo's page He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special1985IMDb rating 6.6Oppenheimer as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / ZippervoiceDiCenzo as Hordak / Bowvoice
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword1985IMDb rating 7.2Oppenheimer as SkeletorDiCenzo as Bow
Helter Skelter1976IMDb rating 7.4Oppenheimer as Aaron StovitzDiCenzo as Vincent Bugliosi
Erika Scheimer3 films together, 1985 to 2017
Erika Scheimer's page Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2017IMDb rating 6.8Oppenheimer as Self - Voice ActorScheimer as Himself
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special1985IMDb rating 6.6Oppenheimer as Skeletor / Man-At-Arms / ZippervoiceScheimer as Peekablue / Perfuma / Mothervoice
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword1985IMDb rating 7.2Oppenheimer as SkeletorScheimer as Queen Angella
Frank Welker2 films together, 1988 to 1989
Frank Welker's page X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men1989IMDb rating 6.5Oppenheimer as The BlobWelker as Toad
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf1988IMDb rating 6.6Oppenheimer as MummyvoiceWelker as Crunchvoice
Tim Thomerson2 films together, 1994
Tim Thomerson's page Trancers 4: Jack of Swords1994IMDb rating 4.6Oppenheimer as FarrThomerson as Jack Deth
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth1994IMDb rating 4.3Oppenheimer as FarrThomerson as Jack Deth
Richard Dysart2 films together, 1975 to 1976
Richard Dysart's page Riding with Death1976IMDb rating 1.9Oppenheimer as Dr. Arthur HaleDysart as Leonard Driscoll (flashback scenes)
The Hindenburg1975IMDb rating 6.3Oppenheimer as Albert BreslauDysart as Lehman
Dick Van Patten2 films together, 1973 to 1976
Dick Van Patten's page Freaky Friday1976IMDb rating 6.3Oppenheimer as Mr JoffertPatten as Harold Jennings
Westworld1973IMDb rating 6.9Oppenheimer as Chief SupervisorPatten as Banker
Robert WiseDirector, 2 films, 1968 to 1975
All films by Robert Wise The Hindenburg1975IMDb rating 6.3Oppenheimer as Albert Breslau
Star!1968IMDb rating 6.4Oppenheimer as Andre Charlot
David NutterDirector, 2 films, 1994
All films by David Nutter Trancers 4: Jack of Swords1994IMDb rating 4.6Oppenheimer as Farr
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth1994IMDb rating 4.3Oppenheimer as Farr
Also two films together8 more actors
- Stephen MachtTrancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
- Mark ArnoldTrancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
- Linda GaryHe-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985) and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
- Stacie RandallTrancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
- Terri IvensTrancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
- Melendy BrittHe-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985) and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
- Ty MillerTrancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
- John ErwinHe-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985) and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Alan Oppenheimer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$239 million
10 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$70M29.2% of the total
- 2$48M20.3% of the total
- 3$32M13.2% of the total
- 4$26M10.9% of the total
- 5$20M8.4% of the total
- 6$14M5.9% of the total
- 7$10M4.2% of the total
- 8$8.0M3.3% of the total
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