Simon Oakland (

1915

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Simon Oakland

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Birth Name:
Simon Oakland

Date of Birth:
August 28, 1915,

Height:
6' (1.83 m)

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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. After a long string of roles in Broadway hits, including "Light Up the Sky," "The Shrike" and "Inherit the Wind," Oakland made his film debut as the tough but compassionate journalist who speaks up for Susan Hayward's "Barbara Graham" in I Want to Live! (1958). He would go on to play a long series of tough guy types, albeit usually on the right side of the law, in such films as The Sand Pebbles (1966), Tony Rome (1967), Psycho (1960), and, most notably, nasty Lieutenant Schrank in West Side Story (1961). He was also a frequently seen face on TV, at one point serving as a regular or semi-regular on four different series at once. Much respected by his co-workers as a total professional, he died, after a long battle with cancer, one day after his 68th birthday.

Simon Oakland filmography

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1. Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
TV Delaney

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2. Crackle of Death (1976)
TV Tony Vincenzo

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3. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)
Tony Vincenzo (20 episodes, 1974-1975)

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4. Toma (1973)
TV Inspector Spooner

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5. Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
Roy

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6. Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
Policeman

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7. Key West (1973)
TV General Tom Luker

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8. The Night Stalker (1972)
TV Tony Vincenzo

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9. Chato's Land (1972)
Jubal Hooker

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10. Scandalous John (1971)
Barton Whittaker

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11. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Dr. Conrad Fuller

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12. Alexander the Great (1968)
TV Attalos

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13. Chubasco (1968)
Laurindo

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14. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Stawski

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15. Who Has Seen the Wind? (1965)
TV Inspector

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16. The Satan Bug (1965)
Tasserly

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17. Ready for the People (1964)
TV Murray Brock

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18. Wall of Noise (1963)
Johnny Papadakis

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19. The Raiders (1963)
Sgt. Austin Tremaine

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20. Follow That Dream (1962)
Nick

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21. Third of a Man (1962)
Doon

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22. "The Virginian" (1962)
Bob Coulter / (2 episodes, 1965)

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23. West Side Story (1961)
Lieutenant Schrank

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24. Murder, Inc. (1960)
Lt. Detective William Flaherty Tobin

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25. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
Lieutenant Moody

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26. Psycho (1960)
Dr. Fred Richmond

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27. The Ten Commandments (1959)
TV

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28. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Mavrayek

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29. "Naked City" (1958)
(1 episode, 1959)

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30. "Wagon Train" (1957)
Alonzo Galezio / (2 episodes, 1960-1962)

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31. "Perry Mason" (1957)
Captain Caldwell / (2 episodes, 1960-1961)

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32. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)
(6 episodes, 1957-1960)

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33. "Young Dr. Kildare"
Attorney (1 episode, 1973)

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34. "Matt and Jenny"
Amos Crawford (1 episode, 1980)

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35. "Captain David Grief"
Esteban (1 episode, 1960)

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36. "Captain Nice"
Harry Houseman (1 episode, 1967)

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37. "Purex Summer Specials"
Barney (1 episode, 1962)

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38. "The Bill Dana Show"
(1 episode, 1963)

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39. "The Reporter"
Police Detective Lieutenant Gene Gordon (1 episode, 1964)

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40. "Brenner"
Dover (1 episode, 1959)

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41. "Tightrope"
Mitchell (1 episode, 1959)

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42. "Black Saddle"
Grant Mowery (1 episode, 1959)

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43. "My Favorite Martian"
Lt. Murphy (1 episode, 1963)

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44. "Toma"
Inspector Spooner (1973-74) (unknown episodes)

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45. "Bronco"
Sgt. Ross (1 episode, 1960)

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46. "Bus Stop"
Sergeant Brokaw (1 episode, 1962)

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47. "Saints and Sinners"
Alberto Bianco (1 episode, 1962)

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48. "Decoy"
Lieutenant / (2 episodes, 1957)

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49. "Get Smart"
Cowboy (1 episode, 1965)

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50. Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)

51. "Tucker's Witch" (1982)
1 episode, 1983

52. "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" (1978)
1 episode, 1978

53. Evening in Byzantium (1978)

54. "CHiPs" (1977)
3 episodes, 1979-1982

55. Baa Baa, Black Sheep (1976)

56. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976)
6 episodes, 1976-1978

57. "Quincy M.E." (1976)
4 episodes, 1978-1982

58. "The Rockford Files" (1974)
4 episodes, 1977-1979

59. The Night Strangler (1973)

60. "The New Perry Mason" (1973)
1 episode, 1973

61. The Hunting Party (1971)

62. Crosscurrent (1971)

63. "Medical Center" (1969)
2 episodes, 1970-1972

64. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)
5 episodes, 1968-1975

65. Bullitt (1968)

66. "Gentle Ben" (1967)
2 episodes, 1967

67. "Judd for the Defense" (1967)
2 episodes, 1968

68. "Ironside" (1967)
3 episodes, 1969-1973

69. The Plainsman (1966)

70. "Tarzan" (1966)
2 episodes, 1967

71. "Profiles in Courage" (1964)
2 episodes, 1965

72. "Daniel Boone" (1964)
3 episodes, 1965-1969

73. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)

74. "The Nurses" (1962)
3 episodes, 1962-1965

75. "Combat!" (1962)
3 episodes, 1963-1965

76. "The Defenders" (1961)
5 episodes, 1961-1965

77. Who Was That Lady? (1960)

78. "Rawhide" (1959)
2 episodes, 1963-1965

79. "The Untouchables" (1959)
3 episodes, 1962-1963

80. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)
2 episodes, 1961-1963

81. "Bonanza" (1959)
3 episodes, 1963-1969

82. I Want to Live! (1958)

83. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)
2 episodes, 1959-1960

84. "Gunsmoke" (1955)
4 episodes, 1956-1965

85. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)

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