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Michael Ansara


Born in a small village in Syria, Michael Ansara came to the United States with his American parents at the age of two, living in New England, until the family's relocation to California ten years later. He entered Los Angeles City College with the intention of becoming a doctor, but got sidetracked into the dramatics department... See full bio »

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2001 Batman: Vengeance (Video Game)
Dr. Victor Fries (voice) / Mr. Freeze (voice)
 
1999 Batman Beyond (TV series)
Mr. Freeze / Victor Fries
Meltdown (1999) … Victor Fries (voice) / Mr. Freeze (voice)
 
1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie (TV movie)
Dr. Victor Fries (voice) / Mr. Freeze (voice)
 
1999 The Long Road Home
Murdock Haynes
 
1998 SubZero (video)
Dr. Victor Fries (voice) / Mr. Freeze (voice)
 
1997 Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (video)
Malfeasor
 
1997 The New Batman Adventures (TV series)
Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
Cold Comfort (1997) … Mr. Freeze (voice) / Dr. Victor Fries (voice)
 
1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
Kang
Flashback (1996) … Kang
 
1994-1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Jeyal / Kang
The Muse (1996) … Jeyal
Blood Oath (1994) … Kang
 
1992-1994 Batman (TV series)
Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
Deep Freeze (1994) … Mr. Freeze (voice) / Dr. Victor Fries (voice)
Heart of Ice (1992) … Mr. Freeze (voice) / Dr. Victor Fries (voice)
 
1994 Babylon 5 (TV series)
Elric
The Geometry of Shadows (1994) … Elric
 
1990 Border Shootout
Chuluha
 
1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Nicholas Rossi
The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel (1988) … Nicholas Rossi
 
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Sandor Kraken
A Blinding Fear (1987) … Sandor Kraken
 
1986 Rambo (TV series)
General Warhawk / Gen. Warhawk
Horror of the Highlands (1986) … General Warhawk (voice)
Change of Face (1986) … General Warhawk (voice)
S.A.V.A.G.E. Space (1986) … General Warhawk (voice)
The Twin Within (1986) … General Warhawk (voice)
Sepulcher of Power (1986) … General Warhawk (voice)
 
1986 Knights of the City
Mr. Delamo
 
1986 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Cyril Duncan
Miami's Nice (1986) … Cyril Duncan
 
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Sheik Abdullah Casir
Mirage a Trois (1985) … Sheik Abdullah Casir
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
General Mariano
Rape and Revenge: Part 1 (1985) … General Mariano (uncredited)
 
1985 KGB: The Secret War
Lyman Taylor
 
1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV series)
The Assignment (1985)
The Mission (1985)
 
1984 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
David Lebec
 
1984 The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (TV movie)
Turk
 
1984 Access Code
Senator Dales
 
1982 Bayou Romance
Zanko
 
1981 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Bill Waller
A Recipe for Disaster (1981) … Bill Waller
 
1981 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (TV series)
Hiawatha Smith
Quest of the Red Skull (1981) … Hiawatha Smith (voice)
 
1981 Thundarr the Barbarian (TV series)
Vashtar
Prophecy of Peril (1981) … Vashtar (voice)
 
1981 The Guns and the Fury
Prince Sohrab
 
1980 CHiPs (TV series)
Nathan
The Poachers (1980) … Nathan
 
1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Marco / Ptolemy
My Fair Pharaoh/The Power (1980) … Ptolemy
Unholy Wedlock/Elizabeth (1980) … Marco
 
1979-1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Kane
Flight of the War Witch (1980) … Kane
Ardala Returns (1980) … Kane
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Hamaad
The Visitor (1979) … Hamaad
 
1978-1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Lame Beaver
 
1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Haman
The Story of Esther (1979) … Haman
 
1978 Dr. Strange (TV movie)
Ancient One (voice) (uncredited)
 
1978 The Manitou
John Singing Rock
 
1977 Day of the Animals
Daniel Santee
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Keith McCallum
Justice Deferred (1976) … Keith McCallum
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
Walter Curtis
Sand Trap (1976) … Walter Curtis
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Oliver Red Fern
The Bears and I: Part 2 (1976) … Oliver Red Fern
 
1976 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Joseph DiMinna
Joey Blue Eyes (1976) … Joseph DiMinna
 
1976 McCloud (TV series)
Sheik Ramal
Our Man in the Harem (1976) … Sheik Ramal
 
1975 Barbary Coast (TV series)
Diamond Jack Bassiter
The Barbary Coast (1975) … Diamond Jack Bassiter
 
1974 Nakia (TV series)
The Dream (1974)
 
1974 It's Alive
The Captain
 
1974 The Bears and I
Oliver Red Fern
 
1974 The First Woman President (TV movie)
 
1973-1974 Police Story (TV series)
Baldy / Dr. Alvarez
Chief (1974) … Dr. Alvarez
Requiem for an Informer (1973) … Baldy
 
1974 Chopper One (TV series)
Bust-Out (1974)
 
1972-1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Ben Matthews / Mike Bolger / Sammy Warren
Reunion in Terror (1974) … Sammy Warren
Cop of the Year (1972) … Mike Bolger
An Elementary Case of Murder (1972) … Ben Matthews
 
1974 Shootout in a One-Dog Town (TV movie)
Reynolds
 
1973 Ordeal (TV movie)
Sheriff Peter Geeson
 
1973 Shaft (TV series)
Sgt. Duff
The Killing (1973) … Sgt. Duff
 
1973 The Doll Squad
Eamon O'Reilly
 
1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Ed Stoner
The Western (1973) … Ed Stoner
 
1973 Call to Danger (TV movie)
Frank Mulvey
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Albert 'Al' Ferguson
The Year of the Locusts (1972) … Albert 'Al' Ferguson
 
1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Piro Manoa
Death Is a Company Policy (1972) … Piro Manoa
 
1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
Playboy Speaker
 
1972 Dear Dead Delilah
Morgan Charles
 
1971 Police Surgeon (TV series)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
Paco Morales
Powderkeg (1971) … Paco Morales
 
1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
Ray Abruzzi
A Double for Danger (1971) … Ray Abruzzi
 
1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Fletcher Rodenberry
The Artist (1970) … Fletcher Rodenberry
 
1970 The Phynx
Col. Rostinov
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Curley
Lamp in the Wilderness (1970) … Curley
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Ben Kaliman
The Garden (1970)
The Takeover (1970) … Ben Kaliman
 
1969 The Survivors (TV series)
Dr. Lundstrom
Chapter Thirteen (1969) … Dr. Lundstrom
 
1966-1969 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Biff Jellico / Blue Djinn / King Kamehameha
My Sister, the Home Wrecker (1969) … Biff Jellico
Battle of Waikiki (1968) … King Kamehameha
Happy Anniversary (1966) … Blue Djinn
 
1969 Target: Harry
Maj. Milos Segora
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Alberto Ruiz
For the Love of Carlos (1969) … Alberto Ruiz
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Murtrah
On a Clear Night You Can See Earth (1969) … Murtrah
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Wakando
Wives for Wakando (1969) … Wakando
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Sergio
Guess Who's Coming to Rio (1969) … Sergio
 
1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Kang
Day of the Dove (1968) … Kang
 
1968 The Pink Jungle
Raul Ortega
 
1968 Daring Game
President Eduardo Delgado
 
1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Ernst Rolf
The Kasubi Death (1968) … Ernst Rolf
 
1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Regis
Trek to Terror (1968) … Regis
 
1968 Sol Madrid
Capt. Ortega
 
1968 The Destructors
Count Mario Romano
 
1967 The Road West (TV series)
Serafin
A War for the Gravediggers (1967) … Serafin
 
1966-1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Col. Hruda / Curator
The Kidnappers (1967) … Curator
Secret Weapon (1966) … Col. Hruda
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Miguel Anza
The Savage Street (1967) … Miguel Anza
 
1966-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Grey Horse / Luke Todd
The Returning (1967) … Luke Todd
Honor Before Justice (1966) … Grey Horse
 
1967 How I Spent My Summer Vacation (TV movie)
Pucci
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Gillingham Conner
Big Deal (1966) … Gillingham Conner
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Red Sky / Sebastian Drake
The Enchanted Gun (1966) … Red Sky
The Search (1966) … Sebastian Drake
 
1965-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Marshall Merle Frome / Paul Dallman
High Stakes (1966) … Paul Dallman
The Showdown (1965) … Marshall Merle Frome
 
1966 Bewitched (TV series)
Rufus the Red
A Most Unusual Wood Nymph (1966) … Rufus the Red
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Vizier
The Prisoner of Zalamar Affair (1966) … Vizier
 
1966 And Now Miguel
Blas Chavez
 
1966 Lost in Space (TV series)
The Ruler
The Challenge (1966) … The Ruler
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Adam Lloyd
Rope's End (1966) … Adam Lloyd
 
1964-1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Capt. Tomas Ruiz / Malinoff
Killers of the Deep (1966) … Capt. Tomas Ruiz
Hot Line (1964) … Malinoff
 
1965 Harum Scarum
Prince Dragna
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Sulador
The Arabian Affair (1965) … Sulador
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Arthur Galanos
Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here! (1965) … Dr. Arthur Galanos
 
1965 The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series)
Goldbrickers (1965)
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Thomas Frye
The Bounty (1965) … Thomas Frye
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Herod's commander
 
1963-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Alfredo Maldenado / Don Miguel / Joseph
Canliss (1964) … Don Miguel
Incident of Iron Bull (1963) … Joseph
Incident at Rio Doloroso (1963) … Alfredo Maldenado
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Qarlo Clobregnny
Soldier (1964) … Qarlo Clobregnny
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Vince Kabat
The Case of the Antic Angel (1964) … Vince Kabat
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Big Bwana Smith
Who Killed Carrie Cornell? (1964) … Big Bwana Smith
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Morgan
A Truce to Terror (1964) … Morgan
 
1964 The Confession
Mayor Pablo
 
1963 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
 
1961-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Adam MacKenzie / Chief North Star
The Adam MacKenzie Story (1963) … Adam MacKenzie
The Patience Miller Story (1961) … Chief North Star
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Jay Brenner
A Devil in the Chute (1962) … Jay Brenner
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Colonel Peralta
Moneyrun (1962) … Colonel Peralta
 
1961 The Comancheros
Amelung
 
1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Miguel Alvarez
 
1960-1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Charlie Steuben / Rafael Torrez
The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961) … Rafael Torrez
Nicky (1960) … Charlie Steuben
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Carl
Night Visitors (1961) … Carl
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Oresquote
Hand on the Gun (1960) … Oresquote
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Docker Mason
The Champ (1960) … Docker Mason
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Fitzgerald / Henry Sidell
The Law and the Gun (1959) … Henry Sidell/Fitzgerald
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Longo
The Killers of Mussolini (1959) … Longo
 
1959 Naked City (TV series)
Raphael Valente
A Running of Bulls (1959) … Raphael Valente
 
1958 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Will Carver, Cassidy Henchman
The Outlaw Legion (1958) … Will Carver, Cassidy Henchman
 
1956-1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Cochise
The Transfer (1958) … Cochise
Jeopardy (1958) … Cochise
The Outlaw (1958) … Cochise
Manhunt (1958) … Cochise
Backlash (1958) … Cochise
 
1957 The Sad Sack
Moki (uncredited)
 
1957 The Tall Stranger
Zarata
 
1957 Quantez
Delgadito
 
1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (TV series)
Ogama
Hawkeye's Homecoming (1957) … Ogama
 
1956-1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV series)
The Enemy (1957)
The Traitor (1956)
 
1957 Last of the Badmen
Kramer
 
1956 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Tioka
Yo-o Rinty (1956) … Tioka
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Taskmaster (uncredited)
 
1956 Pillars of the Sky
Kamiakin
 
1956 Gun Brothers
Shawnee Jack
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Businessman Mr. Desar / Butcher / Mr. DeMario
The Baby Sitter (1956) … Mr. DeMario
The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby (1956) … Businessman Mr. Desar
Shopping for Death (1956) … Butcher
 
1956 The Lone Ranger
Angry Horse
 
1956 Medic (TV series)
Harold Lord Percival
The Laughter and the Weeping (1956) … Harold Lord Percival
 
1956 Diane
Count Ridolfi
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Jeff Farnley
The Ox-Bow Incident (1955) … Jeff Farnley
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Amier / Min Hue Chi
Torch of Olympiad (1955) … Amier
Jungle Rebel (1955) … Min Hue Chi
 
1955 New Orleans Uncensored
Floyd 'Zero' Saxon
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Powhatan
 
1955 Jupiter's Darling
Maharbal
 
1954 Dragnet (TV series)
Carl Chapman
The Big Rod (1954) … Carl Chapman
 
1954 Sign of the Pagan
Edecon
 
1954 Bengal Brigade
Sgt. Major Puran Singh
 
1954 The Egyptian
Hittite Commander (uncredited)
 
1954 Princess of the Nile
Capt. Kral
 
1954 Drums of Tahiti
Opening Narrator (uncredited)
 
1954 Three Young Texans
Apache Joe
 
1953 The Diamond Queen
Mir Jumla, the Mogul's general
 
1953 The Robe
Judas (uncredited)
 
1953 White Witch Doctor
De Gama (uncredited)
 
1953 Serpent of the Nile
Captain Florus
 
1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Crown Jewels (1953)
 
1953 The Bandits of Corsica
Blacksmith
 
1953 The Lawless Breed
Gus Hanley (uncredited)
 
1952 Road to Bali
Guard (uncredited)
 
1952 The Golden Hawk
Bernardo Díaz
 
1951-1952 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Hawk Mason / Henchman Walker
Outlaw Underground (1952) … Hawk Mason
Trouble at Black Rock (1951) … Henchman Walker
 
1952 Yankee Buccaneer
Lt. Romero
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Bulga / Chin / Hugo / …
The Decoy Story (1952) … Kursta (as Mike Ansara)
The One Blue Chip Story (1952) … Chin
The Bodyguard Story (1952) … Hugo
The Mine Story (1952) … Bulga
 
1952 Diplomatic Courier
Ivan (uncredited)
 
1952 Brave Warrior
The Prophet
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Pyzon
Chinese Legacy … Pyzon
 
1952 China Smith (TV series)
Kuala
Kris of Death (1952) … Kuala
 
1951 My Favorite Spy
House Servant (uncredited)
 
1951 Family Theatre (TV series)
Decius
That I May See (1951)
 
1951 Bannerline
Floyd
 
1951 Smuggler's Island
Sikh Policeman (uncredited)
 
1951 Only the Valiant
Tucsos
 
1951 Soldiers Three
Manik Rao
 
1950 Kim
Harem Guard (uncredited)
 
1950 South Sea Sinner
Native Policeman (uncredited)
 
1950 The Desert Hawk
Guard (uncredited)
 
1949 Outpost in Morocco
Rifle Dispenser (uncredited)
 
1947 Intrigue
Ramon's Radio Man
 
1944 Action in Arabia
Hamid (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2000 The Exchange (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1970 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1983-1993 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
And Still the Turtle Watched (1993) … Himself (voice)
The Gift of the Sacred Dog (1983) … Himself (voice)
 
1979 When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Barbara Eden (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The Fountain of Groovy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1963) Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for MCA/Revue based on the character of "Dr. Adam McKenzie", a role he played in a Wagon Train episode. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mike Ansara

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

That has been one of the best, most rewarding things about being an actor -- traveling throughout the world, meeting all kinds of different people and learning about other cultures. See more »

Trivia:

On Monday, June 25, 2001, his son 'Matthew Ansara' (with second wife Barbara Eden) died of an accidental drug overdose at age 35. His body was found in his car in a parking lot off a freeway in Los Angeles, California. See more »

Trademark:

Often plays brooding, menacing villains See more »

Star Sign:

Aries