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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.
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 · Simon Oakland, a character actor who appeared in dozens of plays, films and television shows, died at his home here on Monday. He was 61 years old. Mr. Oakland appeared in more than...
Join us as we explore the incredible life and career of Simon Oakland, from his early days in New York to Hollywood stardom. Discover the inspiring story of his rise in the world of...
Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television.
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.
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). Simon Oakland was an American actor of stage, screen, and television.
Tough-talking actor Simon Oakland started out as a concert violinist before moving into acting on stage in the late 1940s. In the late 1950s, Oakland made some appearances on television before getting the pivotal role of Edward Montgomery, a newspaper reporter trying to get the full story in...
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.
