
Acting
Born April 23, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has appeared in or provided voiceover performances for notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), Westworld (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), 9 (2009), Foxcatcher (2014) and Toy Story 4 (2019). Oppenheimer studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. He became known as a versatile character actor, appearing in a wide range of TV shows with roles including a Nazi on "Hogan's Heroes," an Israeli secret agent and double-agent scientist on "Get Smart," and the second actor to portray Dr. Rudy Wells in "The Six Million Dollar Man." He also played Mickey Malph, Ralph Malph's father, on "Happy Days" and had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "Mama's Family." Oppenheimer also appeared in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown." In addition to his live-action work, Oppenheimer established a prolific career as a voice actor from the 1970s onwards. He is renowned for voicing many prominent characters in animated series, including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon," and roles in "The Transformers," "Ghostbusters," and other series.

Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
2025

Life After the NeverEnding Story
2024

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019

Toy Story 4
2019

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017

The Curse of the Three Terrors
2016

Fall of Grayskull
2015

Foxcatcher
2014

Toy Masters
2014

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009

9
2009

The Secret Life of Bees
2008

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008

The Making of God of War II
2007

Culture
1997

Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
1994

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
1994

Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
1994

Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
1993

Jonah
1992

Child of Darkness, Child of Light
1991

Absolute Strangers
1991

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991

Music Machine
1991

Shadow Strikers
1990

Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
1989

Fat Man and Little Boy
1989

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
1988

BraveStarr: The Legend
1988

Moving
1988

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987

Blondie & Dagwood
1987

The Nativity
1986

Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
1986

Strong Medicine
1986

Skeletor's Revenge
1986
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986

He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
1985

The Pound Puppies
1985

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985

The Execution
1985

The Smurfic Games
1984

The NeverEnding Story
1984
Memorial Day
1983

The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
1983

The Smurfs Halloween Special
1983

My Smurfy Valentine
1983

The Smurfs Christmas Special
1982

Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
1982

The Smurfs Springtime Special
1982

Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982

Romeo and Smurfette
1981

Macbeth
1981

Private Benjamin
1980

Take It to the Limit
1980
A Pleasure Doing Business
1979

You Can't Take it With You
1979

To Kill a Cop
1978
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978

The Ghost of Flight 401
1978

Record City
1978

Peeping Times
1978

Tail Gunner Joe
1977

Freaky Friday
1976

The Gentleman Tramp
1976

Helter Skelter
1976

Riding with Death
1976

The Hindenburg
1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975

The Bionic Woman
1975

Win, Place or Steal
1975

Death Sentence
1974

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974

Murder Works Overtime
1974

Cyrano
1974

What Are Best Friends For?
1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973

Westworld
1973
Daddy's Girl
1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973

The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972

Inside O.U.T.
1971

Little Big Man
1970

Three for Tahiti
1970

The Maltese Bippy
1969

Uptight
1968

Star!
1968

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968

In the Heat of the Night
1967

Gunn
1967

Gammera the Invincible
1966