Simon Oakland
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1915-08-28
- Died
- 1983-08-29
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Simon Weiss · سایمون اوکلند
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television.
During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983. His most notable big-screen roles were in Psycho (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Bullitt (1968), The Hunting Party (1971), and Chato's Land (1972). On television, he was a regular on the cult classic horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975), and the military drama Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976-1978).
Early life and career
Oakland was born in Brooklyn, New York, the eldest of the three sons of immigrant Jewish parents, Jacob Weiss and Ethel Oaklander, born in Romania and the Russian Empire respectively. His father was a plasterer and builder. While he later claimed in media interviews to have been born in 1922 (a date repeated in his New York Times obituary), Social Security and vital records indicate he was born Simon Weiss in 1915; his stage name was derived from his mother's maiden name, Oaklander.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Howard Walters / Capt. Mike Caldwell
Bonanza
1959
as Frank Scott / Mel Barnes / William Poole / Judge Seth Tabor
Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Benny Kalua / Shako / Frank Epstein / Marty Mauritany / Mendoza
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sgt. Cates
Quincy, M.E.
1976
TV Shows (77)
Perry Mason
1957
as Howard Walters / Capt. Mike Caldwell
Bonanza
1959
as Frank Scott / Mel Barnes / William Poole / Judge Seth Tabor
Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Benny Kalua / Shako / Frank Epstein / Marty Mauritany / Mendoza
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sgt. Cates
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jack Wellman
Get Smart
1965
as Cowboy
The Twilight Zone
1959
as De Cruz
The Virginian
1962
as Bob Coulter / Charles Sanders
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Frederic Sterne
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Rockford Files
1974
as Vern St. Cloud / Beppy Conigliaro
The Untouchables
1959
as Russ Bogan
Ben Casey
1961
Combat!
1962
as Sgt. Tom Akers / Pvt. Clawson
Naked City
1958
as Duke
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Corporal Townsend / Jesse Harp
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Diamond Dave Desmond
The F.B.I.
1965
as Nikos Kapralos
Daniel Boone
1964
as Dull Knife / Bickford / General James Wilkerson
Rawhide
1959
as Bolivar Jagger / Sheriff Blaine
Lou Grant
1977
The Big Valley
1965
as Adam Howard
Medical Center
1969
Route 66
1960
The Defenders
1961
as District Attorney Gardella / Assistant District Attorney Murphy
The Outer Limits
1963
as Empyrian
Kojak
1973
as Tom Donnelly
The Name of the Game
1968
as Luis Fierro
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Enoch Mills / Jim Nation / Miguel / Carl Mandee
Vega$
1978
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Martin Quirk / John Briggs / McGraw
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Lt. Murphy
Switch
1975
as Sam
CHiPs
1977
as Bruno
The Detectives
1959
Suspense
1949
The Mod Squad
1968
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Felony Squad
1966
Tarzan
1966
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Black Saddle
1959
as Grat Mowery
Ellery Queen
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tony Vincenzo
Bronco
1958
Stoney Burke
1962
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Walter Hayes
Outlaws
1960
Mr. Novak
1963
as Carl Green
Decoy
1957
as Lieutenant / Sgt. Steve Necclo
The Rogues
1964
as Absalom MacBride
Tightrope
1959
The New Breed
1961
as Felix Pascal
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Thomas Moore
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Alaskans
1959
Movies (39)
Psycho
1960
as Fred Richman
Bullitt
1968
as Captain Sam Bennett
West Side Story
1961
as Schrank
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Stawski
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Mavrayek
Chato's Land
1972
as Jubal Hooker
The Night Stalker
1972
as Tony Vincenzo
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Joe Boulton
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Dr. Conrad Fuller
The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Trooper (uncredited)
The Satan Bug
1965
as Tasserly
The Hunting Party
1971
as Matthew Gunn
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Belka
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Lt. Moody
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Walter Klein
Tony Rome
1967
as Rudy Kosterman
Follow That Dream
1962
as Nick
The Plainsman
1966
as Chief Black Kettle
I Want to Live!
1958
as Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
Emperor of the North
1973
as Policeman
Murder, Inc.
1960
as William Tobin
Crosscurrent
1971
as Capt. E. J. Goodlad
Toma
1973
as Lieutenant Spooner
Please Call It Murder
1975
as Mickey Costigan
The Raiders
1963
as Sgt. Austin Tremaine
Demon and the Mummy
1976
as Tony Vincenzo
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Sheriff Roy
The Night Strangler
1973
as Tony Vincenzo
Chubasco
1968
as Laurindo
Third of a Man
1962
as Doon
Alexander The Great
1968
as Attalos
Scandalous John
1971
as Barton Whittaker
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
as Delaney
Red Light
1949
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Key West
1973
as Gen. Tom Luker
Crackle of Death
1976
as Tony Vincenzo
Wall of Noise
1963
as Johnny Papadakis
Ready for the People
1964
as Murray Brock
About Simon Oakland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983. His most notable big-screen roles were in Psycho (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Bullitt (1968), The Hunting Party (1971), and Chato's Land (1972). On television, he was a regular on the cult classic horror series Kolchak: The Night St… With 116 credits spanning from 1949 to 1982, Simon Oakland has appeared in 39 films and 77 TV shows.
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- Psycho (1960) — as Fred Richman
- Bullitt (1968) — as Captain Sam Bennett
- West Side Story (1961) — as Schrank
- The Sand Pebbles (1966) — as Stawski
- The Brothers Karamazov (1958) — as Mavrayek
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