Personal Info
Birth date
1915-08-28 (109 Years)
Day of death
1983-08-29
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Simon Weiss
سایمون اوکلند
Simon Oakland
Biography
Simon Oakland (August 28, 1915 – August 29, 1983) was an American actor of stage, screen, and television.
Filmography
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5
Overview:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.The Rockford Files
7.5
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Hawaii Five-O
7.1
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".The Wild Wild West
7.5
Overview:
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.The Big Valley
6.1
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.The F.B.I.
5.5
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.Combat!
7.6
Overview:
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.The Twilight Zone
8.447
Overview:
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.The Outer Limits
7.8
Overview:
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.The Defenders
6.2
Overview:
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.Daniel Boone
6.9
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.Mission: Impossible
7.6
Overview:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.Rawhide
7.2
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Adventures in Paradise
5.7
Overview:
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.Get Smart
7.922
Overview:
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.Lou Grant
7.25
Overview:
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.My Favorite Martian
6
Overview:
Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.The Detectives
5.6
Overview:
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) is head of the detective division of a large metropolitan police force—a man whose devotion to duty, professional brilliance, and quick judgment are reflected in his 20-year career on the force. His aides, Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews), Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russ Thorson), and Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard) form a team that is both proficient and warmly human. The stories stress the interrelationships between the men as well as the solutions to crimes and the apprehension of criminals, adding a dimension of human drama to the excitement, action, and suspense inherent in each story of the detectives' difficult, sometimes thankless, and frequently dangerous assignments.Acting
2017Psycho Tom as Dr. Fred Richman
199324 Hour Psycho as Dr. Richmond (archive footage)
1982Tucker's Witch (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978David Cassidy: Man Under Cover (11 Episodes) as Sgt. Abrams
1978Vega$ (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Evening in Byzantium as Walter Klein
1977Lou Grant (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy as Delaney
1977CHiPs (1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Bruno
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Quincy, M.E. (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Charlie's Angels (2 Episodes) as Sgt. Cates
1976The Flying Misfits as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
1976Baa Baa Black Sheep (36 Episodes) as Thomas Moore
1976Crackle of Death as Tony Vincenzo
1976Demon and the Mummy as Tony Vincenzo
1975Ellery Queen (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Switch (1 Episode) as Sam
1975Please Call It Murder as Mickey Costigan
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker (20 Episodes) as Tony Vincenzo
1974The Rockford Files (3, 1 Episode) as Vern St. Cloud, Beppy Conigliaro
1973Key West as Gen. Tom Luker
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Tom Donnelly
1973The Starlost (1 Episode) as Dr. Asgard
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love George as Sheriff Roy
1973Emperor of the North as Policeman
1973Toma as Lieutenant Spooner
1973Police Story (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973The Night Strangler as Tony Vincenzo
1972Chato's Land as Jubal Hooker
1972The Night Stalker as Tony Vincenzo
1971Crosscurrent as Capt. E. J. Goodlad
1971Young Dr. Kildare (24 Episodes) as Attorney
1971The Hunting Party as Matthew Gunn
1971Scandalous John as Barton Whittaker
1970The Young Lawyers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Dr. Conrad Fuller
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Bullitt as Captain Sam Bennett
1968The Mod Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Hawaii Five-O (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Benny Kalua, Shako, Frank Epstein, Marty Mauritany, Mendoza
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Luis Fierro
1968The Outsider (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Chubasco as Laurindo
1968Alexander The Great as Attalos
1967Tony Rome as Rudy Kosterman
1967Judd for the Defense (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Cimarron Strip (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Good Morning World (1 Episode) as Harry Lewis
1967Ironside (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Ted Berringer, Sr., Elton Ferris
1967Captain Nice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966The Sand Pebbles as Stawski
1966Mission: Impossible (1 Episode) as Jack Wellman
1966Felony Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Tarzan (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966The Plainsman as Chief Black Kettle
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Nikos Kapralos
1965Get Smart (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The Wild Wild West (1 Episode) as Diamond Dave Desmond
1965The Big Valley (1 Episode) as Adam Howard
1965The Satan Bug as Tasserly
1964Profiles in Courage (1, 1 Episode) as Captain Bogart, Perry Fuller
1964Ready for the People as Murray Brock
1964Daniel Boone (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Dull Knife, General James Wilkerson, Bickford
1964The Rogues (1 Episode) as Absalom MacBride
1963The Raiders as Sgt. Austin Tremaine
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963My Favorite Martian (1 Episode) as Lt. Murphy
1963Mr. Novak (1 Episode) as Carl Green
1963The Bill Dana Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Empyrian
1963Wall of Noise as Johnny Papadakis
1962Combat! (2, 1 Episode) as Sgt. Tom Akers, Pvt. Clawson
1962Stoney Burke (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Virginian (1, 1 Episode) as Bob Coulter, Charles Sanders
1962Saints and Sinners (1 Episode) as Alberto Bianco
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as Joe Boulton
1962Third of a Man as Doon
1962Follow That Dream as Nick
1961West Side Story as Lieutenant Schrank
1961The New Breed (1 Episode) as Felix Pascal
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Bus Stop (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Cain's Hundred (1 Episode) as Walter Hayes
1961The Defenders (1, 2, 1, 1 Episode) as District Attorney Gardella, District Attorney, Unknown, Assistant District Attorney Murphy
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Outlaws (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Murder, Inc. as William Tobin
1960Psycho as Dr. Fred Richman
1960Who Was That Lady? as Belka
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond as Lt. Moody
1959The Detectives (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Untouchables (1 Episode) as Russ Bogan
1959Adventures in Paradise (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Martin Quirk, John Briggs, McGraw
1959The Alaskans (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Twilight Zone (1, 1 Episode) as De Cruz, Unknown
1959Men Into Space (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Deadline (1 Episode) as Lyons
1959Bonanza (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Frank Scott / Mel Barnes, William Poole, Judge Seth Tabor
1959Tightrope (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Black Saddle (1 Episode) as Grat Mowery
1959Rawhide (1, 1 Episode) as Bolivar Jagger, Sheriff Blaine
1958I Want to Live! as Edward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
195877 Sunset Strip (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Naked City (1 Episode) as Duke
1958Bronco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Brothers Karamazov as Mavrayek
1957Decoy (1, 1 Episode) as Lieutenant, Sgt. Steve Necclo
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as Howard Walters, Capt. Mike Caldwell
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Corporal Townsend, Jesse Harp
1955The Desperate Hours as State Trooper (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Enoch Mills, Jim Nation, Miguel, Carl Mandee
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Director
1949Red Light as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1949Suspense (1 Episode) as Unknown