
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

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jack Wellman

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Benny Kalua / Shako / Frank Epstein / Marty Mauritany / Mendoza

Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Corporal Townsend / Jesse Harp
TV Shows (77)

Perry Mason
1957
as Howard Walters / Capt. Mike Caldwell

Bonanza
1959
as Frank Scott / Mel Barnes / William Poole / Judge Seth Tabor

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jack Wellman

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Benny Kalua / Shako / Frank Epstein / Marty Mauritany / Mendoza

Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Corporal Townsend / Jesse Harp

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sgt. Cates

Quincy, M.E.
1976

The Virginian
1962
as Bob Coulter / Charles Sanders

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

The Twilight Zone
1959
as De Cruz

The Rockford Files
1974
as Vern St. Cloud / Beppy Conigliaro

Get Smart
1965
as Cowboy

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Diamond Dave Desmond

Naked City
1958
as Duke

The Untouchables
1959
as Russ Bogan

Combat!
1962
as Sgt. Tom Akers / Pvt. Clawson

Ben Casey
1961

Rawhide
1959
as Bolivar Jagger / Sheriff Blaine
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Frederic Sterne

Daniel Boone
1964
as Dull Knife / Bickford / General James Wilkerson

The F.B.I.
1965
as Nikos Kapralos

The Big Valley
1965
as Adam Howard

Medical Center
1969

Route 66
1960

Lou Grant
1977

Gunsmoke
1955
as Enoch Mills / Jim Nation / Miguel / Carl Mandee

The Outer Limits
1963
as Empyrian

The Name of the Game
1968
as Luis Fierro

Kojak
1973
as Tom Donnelly

The Defenders
1961
as District Attorney Gardella / Assistant District Attorney Murphy

77 Sunset Strip
1958

CHiPs
1977
as Bruno

Vega$
1978

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Martin Quirk / John Briggs / McGraw

Suspense
1949

Switch
1975
as Sam

Tarzan
1966

Felony Squad
1966

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Lt. Murphy

The Mod Squad
1968

The Detectives
1959

Police Story
1973

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Bronco
1958

Black Saddle
1959
as Grat Mowery

Ellery Queen
1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tony Vincenzo

Mr. Novak
1963
as Carl Green

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Walter Hayes

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Thomas Moore

Outlaws
1960

Cimarron Strip
1967

The New Breed
1961
as Felix Pascal

Tightrope
1959

Stoney Burke
1962

The Rogues
1964
as Absalom MacBride

The Alaskans
1959

The Outsider
1968
Movies (39)

Psycho
1960
as Fred Richman

Bullitt
1968
as Captain Sam Bennett

West Side Story
1961
as Schrank

Murder, Inc.
1960
as William Tobin

Tony Rome
1967
as Rudy Kosterman

The Night Stalker
1972
as Tony Vincenzo

Crosscurrent
1971
as Capt. E. J. Goodlad

Chato's Land
1972
as Jubal Hooker

The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Stawski

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Dr. Conrad Fuller

The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Mavrayek

The Hunting Party
1971
as Matthew Gunn

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Joe Boulton

The Satan Bug
1965
as Tasserly

The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Trooper (uncredited)

Emperor of the North
1973
as Policeman

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Lt. Moody

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore

I Want to Live!
1958
as Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery

Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Belka

Follow That Dream
1962
as Nick

The Plainsman
1966
as Chief Black Kettle

Please Call It Murder
1975
as Mickey Costigan

Toma
1973
as Lieutenant Spooner

Chubasco
1968
as Laurindo

The Night Strangler
1973
as Tony Vincenzo

Alexander The Great
1968
as Attalos

Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Walter Klein

The Raiders
1963
as Sgt. Austin Tremaine

Demon and the Mummy
1976
as Tony Vincenzo

Red Light
1949
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Scandalous John
1971
as Barton Whittaker

Key West
1973
as Gen. Tom Luker

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
as Delaney

Wall of Noise
1963
as Johnny Papadakis

Ready for the People
1964
as Murray Brock

Crackle of Death
1976
as Tony Vincenzo

Third of a Man
1962
as Doon

Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Sheriff Roy
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
- Murder, Inc. (1960) — as William Tobin
- Tony Rome (1967) — as Rudy Kosterman
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