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Michael Ansara
ACTOR

Michael Ansara

Known for Batman: The Animated Series · Star Trek · Star Trek: Voyager

Michael Ansara was a stage, screen and voice actor, best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979–81 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and as Commander Kang on three different Star Trek TV series.

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Born
Apr 15, 1922
Died
Jul 31, 2013
Birthplace
Beirut, French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon [now Lebanon]
Known For
Acting

Biography

Michael Ansara was a stage, screen and voice actor, best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979–81 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and as Commander Kang on three different Star Trek TV series.

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Known For

TVBatman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated SeriesMr. Freeze (voice) · 1992
★ 8.6
TVStar Trek
Star TrekKang · 1966
★ 8.0
TVStar Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: VoyagerKang · 1995
★ 7.8
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space NineKang · 1993
★ 7.9
TVBewitched
BewitchedRufus the Red · 1964
★ 7.8
TVBatman Beyond
Batman BeyondVictor Fries / Mr. Freeze (voice) · 1999
★ 8.2
TVBabylon 5
Babylon 5Elric · 1994
★ 8.0
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteNicholas Rossi · 1984
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

Action in ArabiaHamid
1944
AS
Amos, Shepherd of TekoaSimeon
1947
IntrigueRamon's Radio Man
1947
Queen EstherZubal
1948
The Desert HawkGuard
1950
BannerlineFloyd
1951
Only the ValiantTucsos
1951
Soldiers ThreeManik Rao
1951
Brave WarriorThe Prophet
1952
Road to BaliGuard (uncredited)
1952
The Golden HawkBernardo Díaz
1952
Yankee BuccaneerLt. Romero
1952
Julius CaesarPindarus
1953
Serpent of the NileCaptain Florus
1953
Slaves of BabylonPrince Belshazzar
1953
The Bandits of CorsicaBlacksmith
1953
The Diamond QueenMir Jumla
1953
The RobeJudas (uncredited)
1953
White Witch DoctorDe Gama (uncredited)
1953
Bengal BrigadeSgt. Major Puran Singh
1954
Princess of the NileCapt. Kral
1954
Sign of the PaganEdecon
1954
The EgyptianHittite Commander
1954
The Saracen BladeCount Alesandro Siniscola
1954
Three Young TexansApache Joe
1954
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyCharlie
1955
Jupiter's DarlingMaharbal
1955
New Orleans UncensoredFloyd 'Zero' Saxon
1955
DianeCount Ridolfi
1956
Gun BrothersShawnee Jack
1956
Pillars of the SkyKamiakin
1956
The Lone RangerAngry Horse
1956
The Ten CommandmentsTaskmaster (uncredited)
1956
Last of the BadmenKramer
1957
QuantezDelgadito
1957
The Tall StrangerZarata
1957
The Killers of MussoliniLuigi Borotozinni
1959
The ComancherosAmelung
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDr. Miguel Alvares
1961
Quick, Let's Get MarriedMayor Pablo
1964
Harum ScarumPtince Dragna
1965
The Greatest Story Ever ToldHerod's commander
1965
And Now MiguelBlas Chavez
1966
Texas Across the RiverIron Jacket
1966
How I Spent My Summer VacationPucci
1967
Daring GamePresident Eduardo Delgado
1968
Sol MadridCapt. Ortega
1968
The DestructorsCount Mario Romano
1968
The Pink JungleRaul Ortega
1968
Guns of the Magnificent SevenColonel Diego
1969
Target: HarryMaj. Milos Segora
1969
The PhynxColonel Rostinov
1970
Hamad and the PiratesNarrator (voice)
1971
PowderkegPaco Morales
1971
Dear Dead DelilahMorgan Charles
1972
Stand Up and Be CountedPlayboy Speaker
1972
Call to DangerFrank Mulvey
1973
OrdealSheriff Peter Geeson
1973
The Doll SquadEamon O'Reilly
1973
It's AliveThe Captain
1974
Shokee, the Everglades PantherNarrator
1974
Shootout in a One-Dog TownReynolds
1974
The Bears and IOliver Red Fern
1974
The First Woman President
1974
The MessageAbu Sufyan
1976
Day of the AnimalsDaniel Santee
1977
Mission to Glory: A True StoryChief Coxi
1977
Dr. StrangeThe Ancient One (voice) (uncredited)
1978
The ManitouJohn Singing Rock
1978
When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979
The Guns and the Fury
1983
Access CodeSenator Dales
1984
The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsTurk
1984
KGB: The Secret WarLyman Taylor
1985
Bayou RomanceZanko
1986
Knights of the CityMr. Delamo
1986
AssassinationSen. Bunsen
1987
Border ShootoutChuluha
1989
Johnny Mysto: Boy WizardMalfeasor
1997
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroVictor Fries / Mr. Freeze (voice)
1998
Batman Beyond: The MovieDr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze (voice)
1999
The Long Road HomeMurdock Haynes
1999

Television

The Lone RangerWalker · 1 eps
1949
The Lone RangerHawk Mason · 1 eps
1949
Boston BlackieGalleus the Great · 1 eps
1951
DragnetCarl Chapman · 1 eps
1951
CT
Chevron Theatre1 eps
1952
Dangerous Assignment4 eps
1952
My HeroArab servant · 1 eps
1952
Terry and the Pirates1 eps
1952
The Adventures of Rin Tin TinTioka · 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyNarrator · 2 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsButcher · 1 eps
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. DeMario · 1 eps
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDizar · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeGrey Horse · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeLuke Todd · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourJeff Farnley · 1 eps
1955
BA
Broken ArrowCochise · 72 eps
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFitzgerald · 1 eps
1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers2 eps
1956
Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansOgana · 1 eps
1957
Perry MasonVince Kabat · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainChief North Star · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainAdam MacKenzie · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityRafael Valente · 1 eps
1958
The RiflemanDeputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart · 2 eps
1958
Law of the PlainsmanDeputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart · 30 eps
1959
RawhideAlfredo Maldenado · 1 eps
1959
RawhideJoseph · 1 eps
1959
RawhideDon Miguel · 1 eps
1959
The RebelDocker Mason · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesRafael Torrez · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesCharlie Steuben · 1 eps
1959
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowCarl · 1 eps
1960
The WesternerOresquote · 1 eps
1960
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The VirginianMarshall Merle Frome · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianPaul Dallman · 1 eps
1962
Burke's LawBig Bwana Smith · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreMorgan · 1 eps
1963
The FugitiveOfficer Miguel 'Mike' Anza · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsQarlo Clobregnny · 1 eps
1963
BewitchedRufus the Red · 1 eps
1964
Daniel BooneSebastian Drake · 1 eps
1964
Daniel BooneRed Sky · 1 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Sulador · 1 eps
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaCapt. Tomas Ruiz · 1 eps
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaMalinoff · 1 eps
1964
BrandedThomas Frye · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieBlue Djinn · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieKing Kamehameha · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieBiff Jellico · 1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieDirector
1965
Lost in SpaceThe Ruler · 1 eps
1965
Mission: ImpossibleEd Stoner · 1 eps
1966
Star TrekKang · 1 eps
1966
Tarzan1 eps
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Vizier · 1 eps
1966
The Time TunnelCol. Hruda · 1 eps
1966
The Time TunnelCurator · 1 eps
1966
Cowboy in AfricaErnst Rolf · 1 eps
1967
The High ChaparralAlberto Ruiz · 1 eps
1967
Here Come the BridesWakando · 1 eps
1968
It Takes a ThiefSergio · 1 eps
1968
Lancer1 eps
1968
Land of the GiantsMurtrah · 1 eps
1968
The Mod SquadRay Abruzzi · 1 eps
1968
The Name of the GameBen Kaliman · 1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OPiro Manoa · 1 eps
1969
The Bill Cosby ShowFletcher Rodenberry · 1 eps
1969
McCloudSheik Ramal · 1 eps
1970
McMillan & WifeSammy Warren · 1 eps
1971
McMillan & WifeBen Matthews · 1 eps
1971
McMillan & WifeMike Bolger · 1 eps
1971
The Streets of San FranciscoAlbert 'Al' Ferguson · 1 eps
1972
KojakKeith McCallum · 1 eps
1973
Police Story2 eps
1973
Chopper OneVic Altmann · 1 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesJoseph DiMinna · 1 eps
1974
The Swiss Family Robinson1 eps
1975
CHiPsNathan McCallister · 1 eps
1977
CentennialLame Beaver · 2 eps
1978
Vega$1 eps
1978
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyKane · 4 eps
1979
Thundarr the BarbarianVashstarr (voice) · 1 eps
1980
Simon & Simon1 eps
1981
Spider-Man and His Amazing FriendsHiawatha Smith (voice) · 1 eps
1981
Hardcastle and McCormickSheik Abdullah Casir · 1 eps
1983
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
1983
HunterGeneral Mariano · 1 eps
1984
HunterGeneral Mariano (uncredited) · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteNicholas Rossi · 1 eps
1984
Rambo: The Force of Freedom65 eps
1986
Batman: The Animated SeriesMr. Freeze (voice) · 2 eps
1992
Star Trek: Deep Space NineKang · 1 eps
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineJeyal · 1 eps
1993
Babylon 5Elric · 1 eps
1994
Star Trek: VoyagerKang · 1 eps
1995
The New Batman AdventuresMr. Freeze (voice) · 1 eps
1997
Batman BeyondVictor Fries / Mr. Freeze (voice) · 1 eps
1999

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