Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/9/1923
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Arthur Batanides
Biography
Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. 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.
One of his more recognizable television 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, Violent Road, The Leech Woman, Man-Trap, ...
Known For
The Ten Commandments
as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
Spartacus
as Legionnaire (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Man-Trap
as Cortez
Brannigan
as Angell
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Old Man Kirkland
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
as Mr. Kirkland
Cry Tough
as Alvears
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Mr. Kirkland
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Mr. Kirkland
The Feminist and the Fuzz
as Joe
Evil Roy Slade
as Lee
The Maltese Bippy
as Tony
The Green Hornet
as Shugo
The Last Tycoon
as Van Dyke
The Leech Woman
as Jerry Lando
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Flint
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as Police Detective
A Sound of Different Drummers
as Watkins
Violent Road
as Ben
Career Timeline
1977
1972
1971
1970
1967
1966
1965
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
Not for Hire
Role unknown
The Detectives
Role unknown
Adventures in Paradise
as Brimmer
The Third Man
Role unknown
The Twilight Zone
as Tabal
The Twilight Zone
as Leader
Lock-Up
Role unknown
Riverboat
as Shag Ryan
Riverboat
as Matt Jennings
Johnny Staccato
Role unknown
Cry Tough
as Alvears
The Killers of Mussolini
as Vito
The Lawless Years
Role unknown
One Step Beyond
as Constable Gaisingh
Rawhide
Role unknown