Arthur Batanides
Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington.
Arthur Batanides

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- Name
- Arthur Batanides
- Born
- 9 April 1923
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- 10 January 2000
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- * Anne Rasmussen, 1967–? (divorced, 2 children)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- Western
- Languages
- English
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Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Arthur Batanides • Born — 9 April 1923 • Birthplace — Tacoma, Washington, U.S. • Died — 10 January 2000 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1951–1989 • Spouse — * Anne Rasmussen, 1967–? (divorced, 2 children) • Midge Ware, 1954–? (divorced, 2 children) • Children — Leslie (daughter), Jason (son) both with Ware Ann-Charlotte (daughter), Nikos (son), both with Rasmussen
Life and career
Life and career
Arthur Batanides was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 9, 1923. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience. Batanides guest starred in such series as Crusader, Tombstone Territory, Zorro, Combat!, The Twilight Zone, The Asphalt Jungle, One Step Beyond, Blue Light, Lost in Space, Mission: Impossible, The Silent Force, I Spy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Wild Wild West, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bearcats!, The Odd Couple, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Columbo and Happy Days. He appeared as Bill Golding in the season six, 1963 episode of Perry Mason titled "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe". He played Littleboy Sherman in The Rifleman S5 E24 "Old Man Running" which aired March 17, 1963. One of his more recognizable roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly (1957), Violent Road (1958), The Leech Woman (1960), Man-Trap (1961), The Maltese Bippy (1969), Evil Roy Slade (1972) and Brannigan (1975). He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Police Academy film series, and the sixth installment (City Under Siege) was his final acting appearance. Batanides died in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2000, at the age of 76.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1954 — Black Tuesday — Reporter at Electrocution — Uncredited • 1956 — The Ten Commandments — Hebrew at Rameses' Gate / Hebrew at Golden Calf — Uncredited • 1957 — The Unearthly — Danny Green • 1958 — Violent Road — Ben • 1959 — Cry Tough — Alvears • 1960 — The Leech Woman — Jerry • 1960 — Spartacus — Legionnaire — Uncredited • 1961 — Man-Trap — Cortez • 1969 — The Maltese Bippy — Tony • 1972 — The Cat Ate the Parakeet — Marty • 1975 — Brannigan — Angell • 1985 — Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment — Mr. Kirkland • 1986 — Police Academy 3: Back in Training • 1987 — Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol • 1989 — Police Academy 6: City Under Siege — (final film role)
Selected television
Selected television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1956 — Crusader — Jack Gilliam — Season 2 Episode 2: "Expose" • 1957 — Maverick — Norman Brock — Season 1 Episode 14: "Comstock Conspiracy" • 1957 — Tombstone Territory — Tee-A-Hah — Season 1 Episode 9: "Apache Vendetta" • 1958 — Peter Gunn — Gus Triano — Season 1 Episode 8: "Rough Buck" • 1958 — Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Police Sergeant — Season 4 Episode 3: "The Jokester" • 1959 — Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Police Detective — Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You" • 1959 — Rawhide — Beckstrom — Season 2 Episode 10: "Incident of the Valley in Shadow" • 1959 — Yancy Derringer — Dink Saxon — Episode: "A Game of Chance" • 1959 — The Twilight Zone — Leader — Season 1 Episode 3: "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" • 1959 — Zorro — Lazaro — Season 2 Episode 14: "The Runaways" • 1960 — Bonanza — Spiro — Season 1 Episode 31: "Dark Star" • 1961 — Bonanza — Pablo — Season 2 Episode 20: "The Fugitive" • 1961 — The Twilight Zone — Tabal — Season 3 Episode 6: "The Mirror" • 1961 — The Asphalt Jungle — Morrison — Season 1 Episode 6: "The Last Way Out" • 1961 — Rawhide — Gypsy — Season 3 Episode 27: "Incident Before Black Pass" • 1963 — Perry Mason — Bill Golding — Season 6 Episode 13: "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe" • 1963 — Combat! — Nader — Season 2 Episode 4: "The Long Way Home: Part 1" • 1963 — Combat! — Nader — Season 2 Episode 5: "The Long Way Home: Part 2" • 1963 — The Dick Van Dyke Show — Man in Bar — Season 2 Episode 28: "Divorce" • 1963 — The Dick Van Dyke Show — Bernard — Season 3 Episode 9: "Big Max Calvada" • 1964 — The Dick Van Dyke Show — Arnold — Season 3 Episode 29: "Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail" • 1964 — The Dick Van Dyke Show — Harry Tinker — Season 4 Episode 8: "The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail" • 1964 — The Fugitive — Wimpy — Season 1 Episode 19: "Search in a Windy City" • 1964 — The Andy Griffith Show — Ralph Neal — Season 5 Episode 6: "Barney's Bloodhound" • 1964 — Gunsmoke — Harv Foster — Season 10 Episode 4: "The Violators" • 1965 — Gunsmoke — Feeter Kreb — Season 11 Episode 5: "Taps for Old Jeb" • 1965 — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Jo-Jo — Season 1 Episode 28: "Sergeant of the Guard" • 1965 — The Wild Wild West — Marius Ascoli — Season 1 Episode 8: "The Night of the Dancing Death" • 1966 — Get Smart — KAOS Agent #1 — Season 1 Episode 16: "Double Agent" • 1966 — The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Mohan Kiru — Season 3 Episode 7: "The Thor Affair" • 1966 — Blue Light — Perault — Season 1 Episode 15: "The Key to the Code" • 1966 — Death Valley Days — Serbulo Varella — Season 14 Episode 22: "The Firebrand" • 1966 — I Spy — Rocco — Season 2 Episode 11: "To Florence with Love: Part 1" • 1966 — I Spy — Rocco — Season 2 Episode 12: "To Florence with Love: Part 2" • 1967 — The Wild Wild West — Scullen — Season 2 Episode 18: "The Night of the Gypsy Peril" • 1967 — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Fugitive — Season 3 Episode 16: "Gomer the Recruiter" • 1967 — Lost in Space — Rangah — Season 3 Episode 5: "The Space Primevals" • 1967 — The Green Hornet — Shugo — Season 1 Episode 24: "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1" • 1967 — The Green Hornet — Shugo — Season 1 Episode 25: "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 2" • 1967 — Mission: Impossible — Tino — Season 1 Episode 17: "The Frame" • 1968 — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Bronson — Season 4 Episode 18: "Gomer Goes Home" • 1968 — The Wild Wild West — Sergeant — Season 3 Episode 24: "The Night of the Death-Maker" • 1968 — The Wild Wild West — Pylo — Season 4 Episode 12: "The Night of Miguelito's Revenge" • 1968 — Land of the Giants — Luigi — Season 1 Episode 5: "Terror-Go-Round" • 1969 — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Ziggy — Season 5 Episode 14: "Two on the Bench" • 1969 — Mission: Impossible — Kura — Season 3 Episode 17: "Doomsday" • 1969 — Mission: Impossible — Father Paolo Dominguin — Season 4 Episode 6: "Commandante" • 1969 — Star Trek — Starfleet Officer / Geologist D'Amato — Season 3 Episode 17: "That Which Survives" • 1970 — Daniel Boone — Chief Tekwatana — Season 6 Episode 21: "Readin', Ritin', and Revolt" • 1970 — The Silent Force — Bates — Season 1 Episode 10: "Take as Directed for Death" • 1970 — Mission: Impossible — Lieutenant Kappelo — Season 5 Episode 11: "The Rebel" (uncredited) • 1971 — Mission: Impossible — Valenkoff — Season 5 Episode 22: "The Party" • 1971 — Hawaii Five-O — Consul — Season 3 Episode 20: "The Gunrunner" • 1971 — Bearcats! — Hopkins — Season 1 Episode 11: "The Big Guns" • 1972 — Mission: Impossible — Joe Fort — Season 6 Episode 16: "Stone Pillow" • 1972 — The Odd Couple — Pat the Bartender — Season 3 Episode 8: "Felix's First Commercial" • 1973 — The Odd Couple — Nino Babaloni — Season 3 Episode 17: "Myrna's Debut" • 1973 — Mannix — Emmett Trask — Season 6 Episode 16: "The Man Who Wasn't There" • 1974 — The Odd Couple — Mr. Hoffman - Plaintiff Lawyer — Season 4 Episode 22: "One for the Bunny" • 1974 — Happy Days — Eddie — Season 1 Episode 8: "The Skin Game" • 1974 — Columbo — Murph — Season 3 Episode 6: "Mind Over Mayhem" • 1976 — Happy Days — Louie — Season 4 Episode 9: "The Muckrakers" • 1978 — Wonder Woman — Krug (as Art Batanides) — Season 2 Episode 16: "Death in Disguise" • 1978 — Happy Days — The Claw — Season 6 Episode 10: "The Claw Meets the Fonz" • 1978 — Wonder Woman — Maxwell — Season 3 Episode 11: "Pot of Gold" • 1979 — The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — Max — Season 1 Episode 8: "The Senator Votes Absentee" • 1980 — The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — Pickpocket Francis — Season 1 Episode 21: "Mystery on the Orly Express" • 1980 — Happy Days — Eddie — Season 7 Episode 23: "A Potsie Is Born" • 1983 — Happy Days — Referee — Season 11 Episode 6: "Glove Story" • 1985 — Knight Rider — Henry Quincy — Season 4 Episode 8: "Many Happy Returns"
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- Library of Congress authority file no2011054670
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- VIAF authority file 170114929
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