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Biography

Simon Oakland was a very recognizable character actor who enjoyed a long career of playing gruff, authority figures and tough guys, much in the…more

Born

8/28/1915, New York, NY, USA

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- David Cassidy - Man Undercover
  Police Lt. Abrams
  - S 1: Ep 11 Death Is A Close Friend, Too
    7/12/79
  - S 1: Ep 10 Nightwork
    7/5/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 Teammates
    1/4/79
  - S 1: Ep 8 Firestorm
    12/28/78
  - S 1: Ep 7 RX For Dying
    12/21/78
  - + 6 More Credits
- Black Sheep Squadron
  Gen. Thomas Moore
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Little Bit of England
    4/6/78
  - S 2: Ep 12 Sheep in the Limelight
    3/30/78
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
    3/22/78
  - S 2: Ep 10 Hotshot
    3/15/78
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Iceman
    3/8/78
  - + 32 More Credits
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  Tony Vincenzo
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Sentry
    3/28/75
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Youth Killer
    3/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Knightly Murders
    3/7/75
  - S 1: Ep 17 Legacy of Terror
    2/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 16 Demon in Lace
    2/7/75
  - + 19 More Credits
- Toma
  Inspector Spooner
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Accused
    5/10/74
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Street
    5/3/74
  - S 1: Ep 19 Pound of Flesh
    4/19/74
  - S 1: Ep 17 Friends of Danny Beecher
    3/29/74
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Contract on Alex Cordeen
    3/8/74
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Captain Beecham
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Thirty-Fathom Grave
    1/10/63
- The Twilight Zone
  DeCruz
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Rip Van Winkle Caper
    4/21/61
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The Rockford Files
  Vern St. Cloud
  - S 3: Ep 13 Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Waterbury Will Bury You
    1/14/77
- Hawaii Five-O
  Jose Mendoza
  - S 8: Ep 12 The Waterfront Steal
    11/21/75
- Hawaii Five-O
  Shako Vidalgo
  - S 5: Ep 22 Engaged To Be Buried
    2/27/73
- The Defenders (1961)
  Assistant District Attorney Murphy
  - S 4: Ep 17 Death on Wheels
    1/28/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  District Attorney
  - S 3: Ep 31 The Sixth Alarm
    5/23/64
  - S 2: Ep 16 Kill or Be Killed
    1/5/63
- The Defenders (1961)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 29 The Man Who Saved His Country
    5/9/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Gardella
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Trial of Jenny Scott
    11/11/61
Guest Star (137)

Role
- Tucker's Witch
  Daniel Gorman
  - S 1: Ep 11 Living and Presumed Dead
    5/5/83
- Quincy, M.E.
  Senator Reeves
  - S 8: Ep 3 Give Me Your Weak
    10/27/82
- Lou Grant
  Col. Taylor
  - S 5: Ep 16 Obituary
    3/22/82
- CHiPs
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 17 Alarmed
    2/14/82
- The Littlest Hobo
  Tom Beecher
  - S 3: Ep 13 Mail Order Bride
    1/21/82
- Quincy, M.E.
  Keith Zagner
  - S 7: Ep 9 Bitter Pill
    1/6/82
- Bret Maverick
  Delwood Crestmore
  - S 1: Ep 5 Horse Of Yet Another Color
    1/5/82
- Charlie's Angels
  Sgt. Shanks
  - S 5: Ep 16 Let Our Angel Live
    6/24/81
  - S 4: Ep 14 Angel's Child
    1/9/80
- Vegas
  Eddie Miller
  - S 3: Ep 17 Set Up
    3/25/81
- Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail
  Amos Crawford
  - S 1: Ep 13 Wolf Howl at Kennebec Cliff
    1/18/80
- The Rockford Files
  Beppy Conigliaro
  - S 6: Ep 11 Just a Coupla Guys
    12/14/79
- The Rockford Files
  Vern St Cloud
  - S 6: Ep 7 Nice Guys Finish Dead
    11/16/79
- CHiPs
  Bruno
  - S 3: Ep 10 Drive, Lady, Drive (2)
    11/10/79
  - S 3: Ep 9 Drive, Lady, Drive (1)
    11/10/79
- Quincy, M.E.
  Chick Thomas
  - S 4: Ep 2 Speed Trap
    10/12/78
- Switch
  Sam
  - S 3: Ep 17 Blue Crusaders Reunion
    5/5/78
- The Rockford Files
  Vern St. Cloud
  - S 4: Ep 22 The House on Willis Avenue (2)
    2/24/78
  - S 4: Ep 21 The House on Willis Avenue (1)
    2/24/78
- Quincy, M.E.
  Sal Jarrett
  - S 3: Ep 15 Passing
    1/27/78
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Eghan
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Lady on Thursday at Ten
    1/1/78
- The Feather And Father Gang
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Big Frame
    7/30/77
- Police Story
  Fanny
  - S 4: Ep 11 The Jar (pt 2)
    12/21/76
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Jar (1)
    12/14/76
- Kojak
  Tom Donnelly
  - S 4: Ep 14 Dead Again
    12/19/76
- Gibbsville
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 All the Young Girls
    12/16/76
- Ellery Queen
  Norris Wentworth
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
    12/11/75
- S.W.A.T.
  Frank Hunter
  - S 1: Ep 13 Sole Survivor
    5/26/75
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Harry Burke
  - S 7: Ep 16 How Do You Know What Hurts Me?
    1/13/75
- The Starlost
  Dr. Asgard
  - S 1: Ep 6 And Only Man is Vile
    10/26/73
- The New Perry Mason
  Frank Emmett
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Case Of The Ominous Oath
    9/30/73
- Ironside
  Elton Ferris
  - S 6: Ep 18 Love Me in December
    2/1/73
- Medical Center
  Sergeant Driscoll
  - S 4: Ep 11 No Sanctuary
    11/29/72
- Hawaii Five-O
  Martin Mauritany
  - S 4: Ep 22 Didn't We Meet at a Murder?
    2/22/72
- Cade's County
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 18 Dead Past
    2/13/72
- The Man and the City
  Ed Rauch
  - S 1: Ep 5 Reprisal
    10/13/71
- Dan August
  Morey Abroms
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Meal Ticket
    3/18/71
- Ironside
  Theodore Berringer Sr.
  - S 4: Ep 24 A Lesson in Terror
    3/18/71
- The Young Lawyers
  Karok
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Busload of Bishops
    11/30/70
- The Name of the Game
  Sheriff Haines
  - S 3: Ep 8 Little Bear Died Running
    11/6/70
- Hawaii Five-O
  Frank Epstein
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Reunion
    11/4/70
- Medical Center
  August Tavormina
  - S 1: Ep 16 Runaway
    1/21/70
- The Mod Squad
  Det. Will Rakosi
  - S 2: Ep 7 Confrontation!
    11/11/69
- Ironside
  Mel Grayson
  - S 2: Ep 23 Puzzlelock
    3/13/69
- Daniel Boone
  James Bickford
  - S 5: Ep 18 Bickford's Bridge
    2/20/69
- The F.B.I.
  Nikos Kapralos
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Maze
    2/9/69
- Bonanza
  Judge Seth Tabor
  - S 10: Ep 20 The Clarion
    2/9/69
- The Big Valley
  Adam Howard
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Secret
    1/27/69
- The Name of the Game
  Luis Fierro
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Revolutionary
    12/27/68
- Judd for the Defense
  Lawrence McNamara
  - S 2: Ep 12 A Swim With Sharks
    12/13/68
- The Wild Wild West (1969)
  Diamond Dave Desmond
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Night of the Fugitives
    11/8/68
- The Outsider
  Lyman Barr
  - S 1: Ep 7 Love Is Under "L"
    11/6/68
- Hawaii Five-O
  Benny Kalua
  - S 1: Ep 4 Strangers In Our Own Land
    10/3/68
- Good Morning, World
  Harry Lewis
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Lady and the Pussycat
    3/19/68
- Judd for the Defense
  Sam Ghari
  - S 1: Ep 24 Square House
    3/1/68
- It Takes A Thief
  Colonel Savrille
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Very Warm Reception
    2/6/68
- Off to See the Wizard
  Attalos
  - S 1: Ep 20 Alexander the Great
    1/26/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 78 December 20, 1967
    12/20/67
- Gentle Ben
  Packy Benner
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Ransom
    12/17/67
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fish and Chips
    9/24/67
- Bonanza
  Mel Burns/Frank Scott
  - S 9: Ep 13 Justice Deferred
    12/17/67
- The Felony Squad
  Charles Murdock
  - S 2: Ep 15 No Sad Songs For Charlie
    12/14/67
- Cimarron Strip
  Joshua Broom
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Beast That Walks Like a Man
    11/30/67
- Tarzan (1966)
  Judson Burnett
  - S 2: Ep 6 Muguma Curse
    10/20/67
- Dundee and the Culhane
  Kneeland
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Jubilee Raid Brief
    10/18/67
- Captain Nice
  Harry Houseman
  - S 1: Ep 12 Tastes OK But Something's Missing
    4/10/67
- Daniel Boone
  General James Wilkerson
  - S 3: Ep 26 Bitter Mission
    3/30/67
- Tarzan (1966)
  Thompson
  - S 1: Ep 25 Jungle Dragnet
    3/3/67
- Mission: Impossible
  Jack Wellman
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Frame
    1/21/67
- The Virginian
  Charles Sanders
  - S 4: Ep 14 Letter of the Law
    12/22/65
- Gunsmoke
  Carl Mandee
  - S 11: Ep 12 The Hostage
    12/4/65
- Combat!
  Pvt. Clawson
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Old Men
    11/16/65
- Trials of O'Brien
  Harry
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Trouble With Archie
    11/6/65
- Get Smart
  Cowboy
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Day Smart Turned Chicken
    11/6/65
- Daniel Boone
  Dull Knife
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Mound Builders
    9/30/65
- Rawhide
  Sheriff Blaine
  - S 8: Ep 1 Encounter at Boot Hill
    9/14/65
- Profiles in Courage
  Perry Fuller
  - S 1: Ep 19 Edmund G. Ross
    3/21/65
- The Virginian
  Bob Coulter
  - S 3: Ep 26 Dangerous Road
    3/17/65
- The Rogues
  Absalom
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Bartered MacBride
    2/28/65
- Slattery's People
  Murray Keller
  - S 1: Ep 18 Question: How Do You Catch a Cool Bird of Paradise?
    2/12/65
- Profiles in Courage
  Captain Bogart
  - S 1: Ep 10 Gen. Alexander William Doniphan
    1/17/65
- The Reporter
  Gene Gordon
  - S 1: Ep 13 Vote For Murder
    12/18/64
- Mr. Broadway
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Try To Find A Spy
    10/10/64
- Mr. Novak
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 2 With a Hammer in his Hand,Lord,Lord!
    9/29/64
- The Outer Limits
  Empryian
  - S 1: Ep 23 Second Chance
    3/2/64
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Antonio Malfi
  - S 6: Ep 13 Bonus Baby
    12/20/63
- East Side/West Side
  Harry Bernstein
  - S 1: Ep 11 Where's Harry?
    12/9/63
- The Bill Dana Show
  Mr. Brown
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Bank Hold-Up
    11/3/63
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Major Stern
  - S 1: Ep 4 Four Kings
    11/1/63
- Rawhide
  Jagger
  - S 6: Ep 4 Incident of the Travellin' Man
    10/17/63
- Combat!
  Sgt. Tom Akers
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Long Way Home (2)
    10/15/63
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Long Way Home (1)
    10/8/63
- My Favorite Martian
  Lieutenant Murphy
  - S 1: Ep 1 My Favorite Martin
    9/29/63
- The Nurses (1962)
  Hal Weatherwax
  - S 1: Ep 31 Field of Battle
    5/30/63
- Bonanza
  William Poole
  - S 4: Ep 31 Thunder Man
    5/5/63
- The Untouchables
  Russ Bogan
  - S 4: Ep 27 The Jazz Man
    4/30/63
- Stoney Burke
  Sam Hagen
  - S 1: Ep 18 Image Of Glory
    2/4/63
- The Nurses (1962)
  Patrolman Braden
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Prisoner
    11/8/62
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 2 The Inner Panic
    9/19/62
  - S 9: Ep 21 You Can't Escape
    6/13/62
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Mr. Cordner
  - S 2: Ep 1 Hail to the Chief
    9/16/62
- Ben Casey
  Jake
  - S 1: Ep 32 When You See an Evil Man
    5/28/62
- The Untouchables
  Pete Kalmisky
  - S 3: Ep 22 Downfall
    5/3/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Walter Hayes
  - S 1: Ep 22 The New Order
    3/6/62
- Adventures in Paradise
  McGraw
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Beach at Belle Anse
    3/4/62
- Bus Stop
  Sergeant Brokaw
  - S 1: Ep 16 Cry to Heaven
    1/14/62
- Route 66
  Ben Newcombe
  - S 2: Ep 14 To Walk with the Serpent
    1/5/62
- The Untouchables
  Joe "Pal" Palakopolous
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Canada Run
    1/4/62
- Follow The Sun
  Franklyn Davis
  - S 1: Ep 13 Conspiracy of Silence
    12/10/61
- The United States Steel Hour
  Golikov
  - S 9: Ep 2 Street of Love
    9/20/61
- Perry Mason
  Captain Caldwell
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Case of the Misguided Missile
    5/6/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Red Mulligan
  - S 2: Ep 28 Wild Mangoes
    5/1/61
- Outlaws
  Neil Gwinner
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Bell
    3/9/61
- General Electric Theater
  Director
  - S 9: Ep 22 Image of a Doctor
    2/26/61
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Herbert Holland
  - S 11: Ep 17 The Prison Professor
    6/22/60
- Wagon Train
  Colonel Vasily
  - S 3: Ep 31 The Countess Baranof Story
    5/11/60
- Adventures in Paradise
  John Briggs
  - S 1: Ep 29 Beached
    5/2/60
- Zane Grey Theater
  Jesse Harp
  - S 4: Ep 25 Sundown Smith
    3/24/60
- Laramie
  Vernon Kane
  - S 1: Ep 25 Ride Or Die
    3/8/60
- Bronco
  Sergeant Ross
  - S 2: Ep 12 Every Man a Hero
    2/23/60
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Nick Stahl
  - S 1: Ep 18 Conspiracy of Silence
    2/12/60
- Perry Mason
  Howard Walters
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Case of the Frantic Flyer
    1/9/60
- Men into Space
  Dr. Horton
  - S 1: Ep 13 Quarantine
    12/30/59
- Zane Grey Theater
  Townsend
  - S 4: Ep 11 Death In A Wood
    12/17/59
- The Alaskans
  Doc Booker
  - S 1: Ep 10 Doc Booker
    12/6/59
- Gunsmoke
  Miguel Ramirez
  - S 5: Ep 12 Miguel's Daughter
    11/28/59
- Adventures in Paradise
  Martin Quirk
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lady from South Chicago
    11/2/59
- Tightrope
  Mitchell
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Cracking Point
    10/6/59
- Brenner
  Dover
  - S 1: Ep 9 Small Take
    8/1/59
- Naked City
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 34 A Little Piece of the Action
    5/19/59
- Black Saddle
  Grat Mowery
  - S 1: Ep 11 Client: Mowery
    3/28/59
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 9 House of Cards
    2/18/59
  - S 9: Ep 18 Twelve Cases of Murder
    6/25/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Hank
  - S 11: Ep 45 Web of Guilt
    8/27/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 40 Focus on Murder
    7/23/58
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Sancho Fernandez
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Statue of San Sebastian
    6/14/58
- Gunsmoke
  Jim Nation
  - S 3: Ep 38 Overland Express
    5/31/58
- Decoy
  Sgt. Steve Keccio
  - S 1: Ep 24 Saturday Lost
    3/24/58
- Decoy
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Dream Fix
    11/11/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Patrol Officer
  - S 11: Ep 5 Gun at a Fair One
    10/30/57
- Producers' Showcase
  Sergeant Javorsky
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Great Sebastians
    4/1/57
- Gunsmoke
  Enoch Mills
  - S 2: Ep 7 How to Cure a Friend
    11/10/56
- Sheriff of Cochise
  Charlie Moon
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Question of Honor
    10/26/56
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Middle Brother
  - S 9: Ep 45 Anna Santonello
    8/8/56
- Alcoa Hour
  Bert
  - S 1: Ep 9 Long After Summer
    2/5/56

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- Simon Oakland was a concert violinist until he started acting in the 1940s. He continued to enjoy playing the violin throughout his life.
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- Simon Oakland appeared in more than 550 television episodes.
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