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Simon Oakland
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Simon Oakland
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-08-28,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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. Film and television In 1955, Oakland made his film debut, albeit uncredited, as an Indiana state trooper in The Desperate Hours. He appeared in two films released in 1958: as Mavrayek in The Brothers Karamazov and as journalist Edward Montgomery in I Want to Live! Oakland's notable performance in I Want to Live! led to his playing a long series of tough-guys, either as authority figures or villains or a mix of both. He appeared in Psycho as the psychiatrist who, at the end of the film, explains Norman Bates's multiple personality disorder. He appeared in the films West Side Story, The Sand Pebbles, and Bullitt. He made two guest appearances as murder victims on CBS's Perry Mason. He appeared in the syndicated crime drama, Decoy, starring Beverly Garland. Oakland appeared once on the CBS Western Dundee and the Culhane and once on the series Sheriff of Cochise. He was also a regular, in a comedic supporting role, as General Thomas Moore, on NBC's Baa Baa Black Sheep, starring Robert Conrad. He appeared in two episodes of the original The Twilight Zone TV series (“The Rip Van Winkle Caper” and “The Thirty-Fathom Grave”) and in The Outer Limits as the alien birdman in "Second Chance". In 1974 and 1975, he was a series regular on Kolchak: The Night Stalker, playing newspaper editor Tony Vincenzo. (He had previously played the same character in two made-for-television movies. Personal life Oakland was married to Lois Lorraine Porta. The couple had one daughter, Barbara. Death Oakland continued working up to the year of his death. His last credited acting appearance was in the episode "Living and Presumed Dead" on the CBS television series Tucker's Witch. That episode aired three months before Oakland's death from colon cancer in Cathedral City, California, on August 29, 1983, the day after his 68th birthday. CLR

Filmography

7.147

Bullitt
1968-10-17

8.413

Psycho
1960-06-22

West Side Story

7.228

West Side Story
1961-12-13

The Sand Pebbles

7.211

The Sand Pebbles
1966-12-20

Emperor of the North

6.784

Emperor of the North
1973-05-23

The Night Strangler

6.71

The Night Strangler
1973-01-16

6.3

Tony Rome
1967-11-10

6.5

Chato's Land
1972-05-25

6.112

The Satan Bug
1965-03-26

I Want to Live!

6.9

I Want to Live!
1958-11-18

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

6.077

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960-02-03

The Brothers Karamazov

6.56

The Brothers Karamazov
1958-02-20

The Night Stalker

6.9

The Night Stalker
1972-01-11

6.481

Murder, Inc.
1960-06-28

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

6.757

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970-06-17

The Hunting Party

6.1

The Hunting Party
1971-07-16

9

Third of a Man
1962-05-16

Scandalous John

6.444

Scandalous John
1971-06-22

Who Was That Lady?

6.4

Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08

7.667

Toma
1973-03-21

5.571

The Plainsman
1966-08-01

4.5

Chubasco
1968-04-14

Alexander The Great

5.75

Alexander The Great
1968-01-26

7

Crosscurrent
1971-11-19

Please Call It Murder

9

Please Call It Murder
1975-01-21

The Flying Misfits

7.4

The Flying Misfits
1976-09-21

4.083

Wall of Noise
1963-09-04

4.8

The Raiders
1963-12-01

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

6.5

Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973-08-17

Follow That Dream

6.1

Follow That Dream
1962-04-11

Ready for the People

8

Ready for the People
1964-10-01

8

Key West
1973-12-10

The Desperate Hours

7

The Desperate Hours
1955-10-05

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

0

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977-09-18

Crackle of Death

7.5

Crackle of Death
1976-03-28

Evening in Byzantium

8

Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14

Demon and the Mummy

6

Demon and the Mummy
1976-03-14

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

5.5

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25

5.917

Red Light
1949-09-30

7.3

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

6.853

CHiPs
1977-09-15

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

5.25

Cain's Hundred
1961-09-19

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

6.725

Route 66
1960-10-07

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

Charlie's Angels

6.705

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

6.074

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

7.146

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Saints and Sinners

7

Saints and Sinners
1962-09-17

7.8

Combat!
1962-10-02

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

5.2

Tucker's Witch
1982-10-06

7.9

Get Smart
1965-09-18

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

10

Bus Stop
1961-10-01

6.5

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.978

Vega$
1978-09-20

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

6.7

Switch
1975-09-09

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

6

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
1978-11-02

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

7.4

Men Into Space
1959-09-30

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

6

Bronco
1958-09-23

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

6.854

Tarzan
1966-09-08

6.667

Decoy
1957-10-14

8

The Rogues
1964-09-13

6.667

The Alaskans
1959-10-04

6.2

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.488

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

7.333

Mr. Novak
1963-09-24

6.25

Captain Nice
1967-01-09

7.667

The New Breed
1961-10-03

6.7

The Detectives
1959-10-16

The Bill Dana Show

6.25

The Bill Dana Show
1963-09-22

The Young Lawyers

7

The Young Lawyers
1970-09-21

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6.75

Stoney Burke
1962-10-01

6.333

Tightrope
1959-09-08

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6

The Outsider
1968-09-18

Baa Baa Black Sheep

7.589

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976-09-21

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7.8

Combat!
1962-10-02

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

6.667

Decoy
1957-10-14

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.333

Deadline
1959-09-17

6.853

CHiPs
1977-09-15

My Favorite Martian

6.088

My Favorite Martian
1963-09-29

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

The Untouchables

7.9

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

Young Dr. Kildare

0

Young Dr. Kildare
1971-09-21

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

8.167

The Starlost
1973-09-22

Good Morning World

6.5

Good Morning World
1967-09-05

Evening in Byzantium

0

Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14

Special for Women

6.333

Special for Women
1960-10-14