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Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. [1] During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983.
Simon Oakland. Actor: Psycho. One of the movies' most memorable tough guys, Simon Oakland actually began his career as a concert violinist, turning to acting in the late 1940s.
Sep 1, 1983 · From 1976 to 1978, he was a regular on ''Baa Baa Black Sheep,'' playing a Marine Corps general who tolerated the antics of Robert Conrad, the leader of a squad of misfit flyers in the South Pacific...
Join us as we explore the incredible life and career of Simon Oakland, from his early days in New York to Hollywood stardom.
Black Sheep Squadron (1976–1978) 8 Videos. 30 Photos. One of the movies' most memorable tough guys, Simon Oakland actually began his career as a concert violinist, turning to acting in the late 1940s.
The Thirty-Fathom Grave: Directed by Perry Lafferty. With Mike Kellin, Simon Oakland, David Sheiner, John Considine. As a U.S. Navy destroyer cruises near Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, its sonar detects muted but constant hammering on metal undersea.
Aug 29, 2015 · This is more of a shame than ever since character actors are so incredibly talented that they slip into their parts so totally and completely that they are believable as everything from a callous outlaw to an honest military man.
Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. During his career, Oakland performed primarily on television, appearing in over 130 series and made-for-television movies between 1951 and 1983.
Jan 16, 2012 · Oakland then joined the army and met his future wife, an army nurse named Lois. Together they had a daughter named Barbara. Oakland served actively in the Philippines during the war, and afterwards went back to New York to study theater. Oakland decided to turn to acting in the late 1940s.
MINI BIO: Simon Oakland was a thick-faced, square-built American actor, who was usually seen as a cigar-puffing crook or politician, with his sharkish grin marking him as up-to-no-good (1958, The Brothers Karamazov; 1958, I Want to Live, 1961, West Side Story). TV almost totally took over his acting output after 1973. He died from cancer in 1983.
