Anthony Zerbe
Biography
Anthony Zerbe is an American actor who came to acting through the theater, training at New York's Stella Adler Studio and making his stage debut in The Cave Dwellers in 1961. Born in Long Beach, California, he served in the Air Force before settling into a long screen career. He became a familiar television guest and won an Emmy Award in 1976 for his supporting work on Harry O, later playing a principal role on The Young Riders. On film he portrayed a cult commander in The Omega Man (1971) and a leper colony chief in Papillon (1973). He was a Bond villain in Licence to Kill (1989) and later appeared in American Hustle (2013). He also headed the new plays festival Reflections at Rochester's Geva Theatre and toured in Behind the Broken Words in 1981.
90years old
Turns 91 on May 20in 190 days
- Born Long Beach
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Anthony Jared Zerbe
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 46 years1967 to 2013
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Behind the award
Anthony Zerbe won an Emmy in 1976 for his supporting role as Lieutenant Trench on the series Harry O, a part where he used a sonorous baritone that was nothing like his own voice.
Early training
Zerbe's interest in acting began with stage productions at age 17, and he went on to study at the Stella Adler Studio in New York City.
Behind the camera
Zerbe was artistic director of Reflections, A New Plays Festival at Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York. In 1981 he toured the United States with Roscoe Lee Browne in Behind the Broken Words, a show of poetry, comedy and dramatic works.
Anthony Zerbe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three 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
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Charlton Heston's page
Also two films together12 more actors
- Matt ClarkThe Laughing Policeman (1973) and Will Penny (1967)
- Ben JohnsonSoggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) and Will Penny (1967)
- Dub TaylorSoggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) and The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
- Val AveryPapillon (1973) and The Laughing Policeman (1973)
- Clifton JamesThe Laughing Policeman (1973) and Will Penny (1967)
- Lane SmithSoggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) and Rooster Cogburn (1975)
- Joe SpinellThe First Deadly Sin (1980) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
- Frank McRaeAsteroid (1997) and Licence to Kill (1989)
- Lee MajorsThe Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) and Will Penny (1967)
- Ted GehringFarewell, My Lovely (1975) and They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
- Ray SharkeyP.I. Private Investigations (1987) and Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
- Anthony CostelloThe Molly Maguires (1970) and Will Penny (1967)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anthony Zerbe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$683 million
16 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 16 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$251M36.8% of the total
- 2$156M22.9% of the total
- 3$113M16.5% of the total
- 4$53M7.8% of the total
- 5$47M6.9% of the total
- 6$21M3.0% of the total
- 7$18M2.6% of the total
- 8$8.7M1.3% of the total
$16.1 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1976 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Harry O | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.