
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

Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris

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

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sgt. Cates

Quincy, M.E.
1976
TV Shows (77)

Perry Mason
1957
as Howard Walters / Capt. Mike Caldwell

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

Ironside
1967
as Ted Berringer, Sr. / Elton Ferris

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

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sgt. Cates

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Jack Wellman

Get Smart
1965
as Cowboy

The Twilight Zone
1959
as De Cruz

The Virginian
1962
as Bob Coulter / Charles Sanders

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

The Rockford Files
1974
as Vern St. Cloud / Beppy Conigliaro
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Frederic Sterne

Ben Casey
1961

The Untouchables
1959
as Russ Bogan

Naked City
1958
as Duke

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

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

Rawhide
1959
as Bolivar Jagger / Sheriff Blaine

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

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Diamond Dave Desmond

The F.B.I.
1965
as Nikos Kapralos

The Big Valley
1965
as Adam Howard

Medical Center
1969

Lou Grant
1977

Route 66
1960

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

The Name of the Game
1968
as Luis Fierro

Kojak
1973
as Tom Donnelly

The Outer Limits
1963
as Empyrian

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

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Vega$
1978

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

Switch
1975
as Sam

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Lt. Murphy

Suspense
1949

CHiPs
1977
as Bruno

The Detectives
1959

Felony Squad
1966

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

The Mod Squad
1968

Police Story
1973

Tarzan
1966

Ellery Queen
1975

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Black Saddle
1959
as Grat Mowery

Bronco
1958

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tony Vincenzo

Mr. Novak
1963
as Carl Green

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Walter Hayes

Stoney Burke
1962

Outlaws
1960

Cimarron Strip
1967

The Rogues
1964
as Absalom MacBride

Tightrope
1959

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Thomas Moore

The New Breed
1961
as Felix Pascal

The Outsider
1968

Decoy
1957
as Lieutenant / Sgt. Steve Necclo
Movies (39)

Psycho
1960
as Fred Richman

Bullitt
1968
as Captain Sam Bennett

West Side Story
1961
as Schrank

Chato's Land
1972
as Jubal Hooker

The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Stawski

The Night Stalker
1972
as Tony Vincenzo

The Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Mavrayek

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

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

Tony Rome
1967
as Rudy Kosterman

Emperor of the North
1973
as Policeman

The Hunting Party
1971
as Matthew Gunn

The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Trooper (uncredited)

The Satan Bug
1965
as Tasserly

Murder, Inc.
1960
as William Tobin

Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Belka

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

The Plainsman
1966
as Chief Black Kettle

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

Please Call It Murder
1975
as Mickey Costigan

Follow That Dream
1962
as Nick

Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Walter Klein

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore

Crosscurrent
1971
as Capt. E. J. Goodlad

Toma
1973
as Lieutenant Spooner

Chubasco
1968
as Laurindo

The Raiders
1963
as Sgt. Austin Tremaine

The Night Strangler
1973
as Tony Vincenzo

Red Light
1949
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Demon and the Mummy
1976
as Tony Vincenzo

Alexander The Great
1968
as Attalos

Scandalous John
1971
as Barton Whittaker

Third of a Man
1962
as Doon

Key West
1973
as Gen. Tom Luker

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
as Delaney

Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Sheriff Roy

Wall of Noise
1963
as Johnny Papadakis

Crackle of Death
1976
as Tony Vincenzo

Ready for the People
1964
as Murray Brock
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
- Chato's Land (1972) — as Jubal Hooker
- The Sand Pebbles (1966) — as Stawski
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