Warren Berlinger

Warren Berlinger (born August 31, 1937) is an American character actor, with Broadway runs, movie and television credits, and much work in commercials.

Warren Berlinger
As Larry Barnes, younger brother of Joey Barnes, in The Joey Bishop Show.
Born (1937-08-31) August 31, 1937
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1954-2016
Spouse(s)
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m. 1960; died 2010)
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Career

Berlinger performed in the original 1946 Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun, with Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. He guest-starred on the original Howdy Doody television show, with roles following on Kraft Television Theatre and other programs. He also guest-starred on John Cassavetes's detective series, NBC's Johnny Staccato.

In 1960 he appeared with Jack Lemmon and Rick Nelson in The Wackiest Ship In The Army as Radioman 2nd class A.J. Sparks.

Berlinger appeared in both the Broadway stage and Hollywood movie productions of Blue Denim (winning a Theatre World Award for the stage version), and also Happy Time, Anniversary Waltz (later adapted as the movie Happy Anniversary), and Come Blow Your Horn in 1961. He also performed in the 1963 London stage production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Shaftesbury Theatre. His career as a character actor began in 1956 with the film Teenage Rebel[1], and continued in the movies Because They're Young (1960), The Wackiest Ship In The Army (1960), Billie (1965) and Thunder Alley (1967).

In 1965, Berlinger was the star of Kilroy, a segment of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. In 1966, he played Phillip Short in the movie Spinout.[1] Later appearances included episodes of Charlie's Angels, Happy Days (including an appearance as "tough-as-nails" United States Army recruiter Sergeant Bechler), on Marlo Thomas' TV show That Girl, as Thomas' stingy cousin Howard (Season 1, Episode 27), Love, American Style, Operation Petticoat, Friends, Columbo and Murder, She Wrote. In 1973, he was a regular cast member of the short-lived situation comedy A Touch of Grace. He also starred in an Archie Bunker type sitcom, entitled "Warren." Archive zHis other films include The Long Goodbye (1973), The Girl Most Likely to... (1973), In 1975, he was a special guest member of the show Emergency! playing the role of a heart transplant patient Mr. Frank Fenady alongside Jeanne Cooper. Lepke (1975), I Will, I Will... for Now (1976), The Shaggy D.A. (1976), The Magician of Lublin (1979), The Cannonball Run (1981), The World According to Garp (1982), Ten Little Indians (1989), Hero (1992) and That Thing You Do! (1996).

In 2006, Berlinger marked his 60th anniversary in show business. He has been both honorary mayor and honorary sheriff of Chatsworth, California.

Personal life

Berlinger was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, of Jewish heritage, the son of Frieda (née Shapkin) and Elias Berlinger, a building contractor.[2] His family owned Berlinger's Glass Store on Avenue D. He and his late wife, actress Betty Lou Keim had four children. He is the nephew of Milton Berle.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1956Teenage RebelDick Hewitt
1956Three Brave MenHarry Goldsmith
1959Blue DenimErnie
1960Because They're YoungBuddy McCalla
1960Platinum High School'Crip' Hastings
1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyRadioman 2nd Class A.J. 'Sparks' Sparks
1961All Hands on DeckEns. Rudy Rush
1965BillieMike Benson
1966SpinoutPhilip Short
1967Thunder AlleyEddie Sands
1973The Long GoodbyeMorgan
1973The Girl Most Likely to...Herman AndersonTV movie
1975 Emergency! S5EP5Frank FenadyHeart Transplant Patient
1975LepkeGurrah Shapiro
1975The Four DeucesChico Hamilton - the Arch Rival
1976I Will, I Will... for NowSteve Martin
1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkStage Manager
1976The Shaggy D.A.Dip
1979The Magician of LublinHerman
1981The Cannonball RunShakey Finch
1982The World According to GarpStew Percy
1986Free RideDean Stockwell
1987Going BananasPalermo
1988Outlaw ForceCapt. Morgan
1988Take TwoApartment Manager
1989Ten Little IndiansMr. Blore
1992HeroJudge Goines
1996That Thing You Do!Polaroid T.V. Host
2003They Call Him SasquatchHoward Dell

References
  1. "Spinout - MGM 1966". IrishElvisFanClub.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  2. "Warren Berlinger Biography (1937-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
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