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Arthur Batanides (1923–2000)
Stocky, general purpose actor, a prolific face on the small screen during the 1960s and 1970s. Batanides got into acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GI's in Europe during World War II. His training in dramatic art at the Actors Lab in Los Angeles was followed by extensive stage experience. He was more recently noted as "...
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Born:in Tacoma, Washington, USADied:(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (151 credits)
1974-1983
Happy Days
(TV Series)
Eddie / Referee / The Claw / ...
Eddie / Referee / The Claw / ...
- Glove Story
(1983)
... Referee
- A Potsie Is Born
(1980)
... Eddie (as Art Batanides)
- The Claw Meets the Fonz
(1978)
... The Claw
- The Muckrakers
(1976)
... Louie
- The Skin Game
(1974)
... Eddie
1978-1981
Lou Grant
(TV Series)
Driver / Jesse Ryan / Bartender / ...
Driver / Jesse Ryan / Bartender / ...
- Strike
(1981)
... Driver
- Influence
(1980)
... Jesse Ryan
- Denial
(1979)
... Bartender (as Art Batenides)
- Poison
(1978)
... Stranger
1979-1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
(TV Series)
Pickpocket Francis / Max
Pickpocket Francis / Max
- Mystery on the Orly Express
(1980)
... Pickpocket Francis
- The Senator Votes Absentee
(1979)
... Max
1978
Wonder Woman
(TV Series)
Maxwell / Krug
Maxwell / Krug
- Pot of Gold
(1978)
... Maxwell
- Death in Disguise
(1978)
... Krug (as Art Batanides)
1977
Man from Atlantis
(TV Series)
Police Detective
Police Detective
- The Disappearances
(1977)
... Police Detective
1975-1977
Police Story
(TV Series)
Gamboa / Munroe
Gamboa / Munroe
- Prime Rib
(1977)
... Gamboa (as Art Batanides)
- Face for a Shadow
(1975)
... Munroe (as Art Batanides)
1972-1974
The Odd Couple
(TV Series)
Plaintiff Lawyer / Nino Babaloni / Bartender
Plaintiff Lawyer / Nino Babaloni / Bartender
- One for the Bunny
(1974)
... Plaintiff Lawyer
- Myrna's Debut
(1973)
... Nino Babaloni
- Felix's First Commercial
(1972)
... Bartender
1972-1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
(TV Series)
Dr. March / Jake
Dr. March / Jake
- Mrs. Ferguson
(1973)
... Dr. March
- The Great Prestoni
(1972)
... Jake
1973
Ironside
(TV Series)
Sgt. Manny Mankiewicz
Sgt. Manny Mankiewicz
- All Honorable Men
(1973)
... Sgt. Manny Mankiewicz
1967-1972
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
Joe Fort / Valenkoff / Lieutenant Kappelo / ...
Joe Fort / Valenkoff / Lieutenant Kappelo / ...
- Stone Pillow
(1972)
... Joe Fort
- The Party
(1971)
... Valenkoff
- The Rebel
(1970)
... Lieutenant Kappelo (uncredited)
- Commandante
(1969)
... Father Paolo Dominguin
- Doomsday
(1969)
... Kura
1970
The Name of the Game
(TV Series)
Det. Sgt. Bonelli
Det. Sgt. Bonelli
- The Glory Shouter
(1970)
... Det. Sgt. Bonelli
1970
Daniel Boone
(TV Series)
Chief Tekwatana
Chief Tekwatana
- Readin', Ritin', and Revolt
(1970)
... Chief Tekwatana
1965-1969
Gomer Pyle: USMC
(TV Series)
Ziggy / Bronson / Fugitive / ...
Ziggy / Bronson / Fugitive / ...
- Two on the Bench
(1969)
... Ziggy
- Gomer Goes Home
(1968)
... Bronson
- Gomer the Recruiter
(1967)
... Fugitive
- Sergeant of the Guard
(1965)
... Jo-Jo
1965-1968
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Pylo / Sergeant / Scullen / ...
Pylo / Sergeant / Scullen / ...
- The Night of Miguelito's Revenge
(1968)
... Pylo
- The Night of the Death-Maker
(1968)
... Sergeant
- The Night of the Gypsy Peril
(1967)
... Scullen
- The Night of the Dancing Death
(1965)
... Marius Ascoli
1966-1967
I Spy
(TV Series)
Rocco / Heavy #1 / Constantinos / ...
Rocco / Heavy #1 / Constantinos / ...
- Oedipus at Colonus
(1967)
... Heavy #1
- Philotimo
(1967)
... Constantinos
- The Medarra Block
(1967)
... Hamid
- To Florence with Love: Part 2
(1966)
... Rocco
- To Florence with Love: Part 1
(1966)
... Rocco
1967
The Green Hornet
(TV Series)
Shugo
Shugo
- Invasion from Outer Space: Part 2
(1967)
... Shugo
- Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1
(1967)
... Shugo
1964-1965
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Feeter Kreb / Harv Foster
Feeter Kreb / Harv Foster
- Taps for Old Jeb
(1965)
... Feeter Kreb
- The Violators
(1964)
... Harv Foster
1963-1964
The Bill Dana Show
(TV Series)
Lefty / Augie
Lefty / Augie
- We'll Get You for This
(1964)
... Lefty
- The Poker Game
(1963)
... Augie
1963-1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(TV Series)
Harry Tinker / Arnold / Bernard / ...
Harry Tinker / Arnold / Bernard / ...
- The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
(1964)
... Harry Tinker
- Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail
(1964)
... Arnold
- Big Max Calvada
(1963)
... Bernard
- Divorce
(1963)
... Man in Bar
1963-1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Gomez / Pouliades
Lieutenant Gomez / Pouliades
- The Pathfinder
(1964)
... Lieutenant Gomez
- Six Wagons to the Sea
(1963)
... Pouliades
1963
Combat!
(TV Series)
Nader
Nader
- The Long Way Home: Part 2
(1963)
... Nader
- The Long Way Home: Part 1
(1963)
... Nader
1963
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Bill Golding
Bill Golding
- The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
(1963)
... Bill Golding
1962
The Beachcomber
(TV Series)
Mahkei / Lah-Ring
Mahkei / Lah-Ring
- Tribal Law
(1962)
... Mahkei
- The Hijackers
(1962)
... Lah-Ring
1959-1961
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Tabal / Leader
Tabal / Leader
- The Mirror
(1961)
... Tabal
- Mr. Denton on Doomsday
(1959)
... Leader
1959-1961
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Gypsy / Beckstrom
Gypsy / Beckstrom
- Incident Before Black Pass
(1961)
... Gypsy
- Incident of the Valley in Shadow
(1959)
... Beckstrom
1960-1961
The Detectives
(TV Series)
Buck Huston / Wilding / Crawford / ...
Buck Huston / Wilding / Crawford / ...
- The Champ
(1961)
... Buck Huston
- Power Failure
(1961)
... Wilding
- Anatomy of Fear
(1960)
... Crawford
- Life in the Balance
(1960)
... Anthony Silvano
1961
The Brothers Brannagan
(TV Series)
Barney Kazinsky
Barney Kazinsky
- The Green Gamblers
(1961)
... Barney Kazinsky (as Art Batanides)
1960-1961
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Pablo / Spiro
Pablo / Spiro
- The Fugitive
(1961)
... Pablo
- Dark Star
(1960)
... Spiro
1960
Riverboat
(TV Series)
Matt Jennings / Shag Ryan
Matt Jennings / Shag Ryan
- Devil in Skirts
(1960)
... Matt Jennings
- Landlubbers
(1960)
... Shag Ryan
1960
Johnny Midnight
(TV Series)
Sgt. Sam Olivera / Sgt. Lupo Olivera
Sgt. Sam Olivera / Sgt. Lupo Olivera
- The Switchback Murder
(1960)
... Sgt. Sam Olivera
- Dark Trophy
(1960)
... Sgt. Sam Olivera
- A Token of Love
(1960)
... Sgt. Sam Olivera
- The Emerald Star
(1960)
... Sgt. Lupo Olivera
- Registered Mail
(1960)
... Sgt. Lupo Olivera
1958-1959
Mike Hammer
(TV Series)
Jack Slade / Ben Keller
Jack Slade / Ben Keller
- Siamese Twinge
(1959)
... Jack Slade
- Old Folks at Home Blues
(1958)
... Ben Keller
1958-1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series)
Wally / Chip Cooper
Wally / Chip Cooper
- Rough Cut
(1959)
... Wally
- Bungalow Murder
(1958)
... Chip Cooper
1956-1959
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Vito / Van Dyke / Fensky
Vito / Van Dyke / Fensky
- The Killers of Mussolini
(1959)
... Vito
- A Sound of Different Drummers
(1957)
- The Last Tycoon
(1957)
... Van Dyke
- Forbidden Area
(1956)
... Fensky
1958-1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Police Detective / The Police Sergeant
Police Detective / The Police Sergeant
- I'll Take Care of You
(1959)
... Police Detective
- The Jokester
(1958)
... The Police Sergeant
1959
Colonel Humphrey Flack
(TV Series)
Gangster
Gangster
- Colonel Flack and the Gangster
(1959)
... Gangster
1958
U.S. Marshal
(TV Series)
Getaway Driver
Getaway Driver
- Sentenced to Death
(1958)
... Getaway Driver (uncredited)
1957
Men of Annapolis
(TV Series)
Digby
Digby
- The Bronte Brothers
(1957)
... Digby
- Ship's Log
(1957)
... Digby
1953-1954
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers
(TV Series)
- The Cobalt Bomb
(1954)
- The Man Who Was Radioactive
(1954)
- The Metal Eaters
(1954)
- The Exploding Man
(1954)
- Bird Girl of Venus
(1954)
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Alternate Names:
Art Batanides | Arthur Batanidies | Art BatenidesHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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