Arthur Batanides | |
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.jpg.webp) Batanides in a 1960 Bonanza episode | |
| Born | April 9, 1923 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2000 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1989 |
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| Children | Leslie (daughter), Jason (son) both with Ware Ann-Charlotte (daughter), Nikos (son), both with Rasmussen |
Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923[1] – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington.
Biography and career
He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience.
Batanides guest starred in such series as Crusader, Tombstone Territory, Zorro, Combat!, The Twilight Zone, The Asphalt Jungle, One Step Beyond, Blue Light, Lost in Space, Mission: Impossible, The Silent Force, I Spy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Wild Wild West, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bearcats!, The Odd Couple, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Columbo and Happy Days. He appeared as Bill Golding in the season six, 1963 episode of Perry Mason titled "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe". He played Littleboy Sherman in "The Rifleman" S5 E24 "Old Man Running" which aired 3/17/1963.
One of his more recognizable roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly (1957), Violent Road (1958), The Leech Woman (1960), Man-Trap (1961), The Maltese Bippy (1969), Evil Roy Slade (1972) and Brannigan (1975). He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Police Academy film series, and the sixth installment (City Under Siege) was his final acting appearance.
Batanides died on January 10, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. According to his detailed memorial notice on Findagrave.com by Lowell Thurgood, he died from natural causes, and his cremated remains were given to his family.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | Reporter at Electrocution | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Hebrew at Rameses' Gate / Hebrew at Golden Calf | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Unearthly | Danny Green | |
| 1958 | Violent Road | Ben | |
| 1959 | Cry Tough | Alvears | |
| 1960 | The Leech Woman | Jerry | |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Legionnaire | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Man-Trap | Cortez | |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippy | Tony | |
| 1972 | The Cat Ate the Parakeet | Marty | |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Angell | |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Mr. Kirkland | |
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | ||
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | ||
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | (final film role) |
Selected Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Sergeant | Season 4 Episode 3: "The Jokester" |
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Detective | Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You" |
| 1959 | Yancy Derringer | Dink Saxon | Episode "A Game of Chance" |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Leader | Season 1 Episode 3: "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" |
| 1960 | Bonanza | Spiro | Season 1 Episode 31: "Dark Star" |
| 1961 | Bonanza | Pablo | Season 2 Episode 20: "The Fugitive" |
| 1961 | The Twilight Zone | Tabal | Season 3 Episode 6: "The Mirror" |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Morrison | Season 1 Episode 6: "The Last Way Out" |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Gypsy | S3:E27, "Incident Before Black Pass" |
| 1963 | Perry Mason | Bill Golding | Season 6 Episode 13: "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe". |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | Wimpy | Season 1 Episode 19: "Search in a Windy City" |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Ralph Neal | Season 5 Episode 6: "Barney's Bloodhound" | |
| 1966 | Blue Light | Perault | Season 1 Episode 15: "The Key to the Code" |
| Happy Days | |||
| 1965 | I Spy | ||
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Jo-Jo | Season one, Episode 28 "Sergeant of the Guard" | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | |||
| The Wild Wild West | |||
| Bearcats! | |||
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | ||
| The Silent Force | |||
| Death Valley Days | Serbulo Varella | Episode "The Firebrand" | |
| Crusader | |||
| Tombstone Territory | |||
| Zorro | |||
| Combat! | |||
| 1967 | Lost in Space | Rangah | Season 3 Episode 5 "The Space Primevals" |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Luigi | Season 1 Episode 5 "Terror-Go-Round" |
| 1969 | Star Trek | Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato | S3:E17, "That Which Survives" |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | ||
| 1974 | Columbo | Murph | Season 3 Episode 6: "Mind Over Mayhem" |
| 1978 | Wonder Woman | Krug (as Art Batanides) / Maxwell | Season 2 Episode 16 "Death in Disguise" / Season 3 Episode 11 "Pot of Gold" |
References
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JG3H-42N : accessed 21 Jan 2013), Arthur Batanides, 10 January 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
External links
- Arthur Batanides at IMDb
- Arthur Batanides at the Internet Broadway Database
- Arthur Batanides at Memory Alpha
- Arthur Batanides at AllMovie