Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

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Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series Maverick and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and associated spin-offs. He also voiced Doctor Octopus in the 1990s Spider-Man animated series and the 2000 PC, Dreamcast and PlayStation Spider-Man action-adventure video game, and Justin Hammer from the second season of the 1994 Iron Man animated series.

Known For

Hot Shots!

Wilson

Batman: The Animated Series

Alfred (voice)

The Nanny

Theodore Timmons

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Alfred (voice)

Spider-Man

Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice)

Spider-Man

Doctor Octopus (voice)

Wait Until Dark

Sam Hendrix

Babylon 5

William Edgars

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2015	Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood MOVIE	Self
2013	Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot MOVIE	Self
2004	Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie MOVIE	Alfred (voice)
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman MOVIE	Alfred (voice)
2002	Spider-Man: The Ultimate Villain Showdown MOVIE	Dr. Otto Octavius / Dr. Octopus
2002	Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins MOVIE	Alfred Pennyworth (voice) (archive footage)
2001	Justice League TV	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2000	Static Shock TV	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
1999	Television: The First Fifty Years MOVIE	Stuart Bailey (archive footage)
1998	Cab to Canada MOVIE	Vice Chancellor
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero MOVIE	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
1997	The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest MOVIE	Alfred (voice)
1997	The Visitor TV	Wayland Scott
1997	101 Dalmatianere TV	Self
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Alfred (voice)
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Alfred Pennyworth / Business Man (voice)
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Alfred Pennyworth / TV Host (voice)
1996	Superman: The Animated Series TV	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
1994	Turbocharged Thunderbirds TV	Jeff Tracy (voice)
1994	Spider-Man TV	Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice)
1994	Spider-Man TV	Doctor Octopus (voice)
1994	Gargoyles TV	Mace Malone (voice)
1994	Iron Man TV	Justin Hammer (voice)
1994	One West Waikiki TV	Self
1994	Babylon 5 TV	William Edgars
1994	Burke's Law TV	Sam Gallagher
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm MOVIE	Alfred (voice)
1993	The Nanny TV	Theodore Timmons
1993	Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul MOVIE	Self - Narrator (voice)
1992	Picket Fences TV	Hal Klosterman / Lester Blodgett
1992	Batman: The Animated Series TV	Alfred (voice)
1992	Vicki! TV	Self
1991	The Legend of Prince Valiant TV	King Arthur (voice)
1991	Hot Shots! MOVIE	Wilson
1990	Zorro TV	Don Alejandro de la Vega
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Gen. Marcus Havermeyer
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Richard Thompson Grant
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Adam Quatrain
1984	Partners in Crime TV	Grant Latham
1984	Cover Up TV	Self
1984	Finder of Lost Loves TV	Alex Hale
1984	Who's the Boss? TV	Self
1984	Hunter TV	Clarence Hyland
1983	Hardcastle and McCormick TV	Emmett Parnell
1983	Shooting Stars MOVIE	Robert Cluso
1983	Baby Sister MOVIE	Tom Burroughs
1983	Charley's Aunt MOVIE	Colonel Francis Chesney
1982	Remington Steele TV	Daniel Chalmers
1982	The Tempest MOVIE	Prospero
1982	Hotel TV	Self
1982	Hotel TV	Charles Cabot
1982	Beyond Witch Mountain MOVIE	Aristotle
1982	The Avenging MOVIE	Jacob Anderson
1980	Scruples TV	Ellis Ikehorn
1979	The Gathering, Part II MOVIE	Victor Wainwright
1979	The Best Place to Be MOVIE	Bill Reardon
1978	Terror Out of the Sky MOVIE	David Martin
1978	Challenge of the Super Friends TV	Self
1978	A Family Upside Down MOVIE	Mike Long
1977	The Love Boat TV	Senator Dan Whitman
1975	Who Is the Black Dahlia? MOVIE	Sgt. Harry Hansen
1974	Dinah! TV	Self
1974	Airport 1975 MOVIE	Captain Stacy
1969	Season in Tyrol MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1967	Wait Until Dark MOVIE	Sam Hendrix
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Lewis Erskine
1965	The Reward MOVIE	Frank Bryant
1965	Harlow MOVIE	William Mansfield
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	John Ferris
1962	The Chapman Report MOVIE	Paul Radford
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV	Stranger
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self - Guest
1961	By Love Possessed MOVIE	Arthur Winner
1961	A Fever in the Blood MOVIE	Judge Leland Hoffman
1960	Insight TV	Self
1960	The Crowded Sky MOVIE	Dale Heath
1959	Hawaiian Eye TV	Stuart Bailey
1959	The Alaskans TV	Self
1959	Rawhide TV	Jeff McKeever
1958	Home Before Dark MOVIE	Jacob 'Jake' Diamond
1958	Girl on the Run MOVIE	Stuart Bailey
1958	77 Sunset Strip TV	Stuart Bailey
1958	Bronco TV	Self
1958	Violent Road MOVIE	George Lawrence
1958	Too Much, Too Soon MOVIE	Vincent Bryant
1958	The Deep Six MOVIE	Lt. Blanchard
1957	Bombers B-52 MOVIE	Col. Jim Herlihy
1957	Maverick TV	Dandy Jim Buckley
1957	Sugarfoot TV	Kerrigan the Great
1957	Band of Angels MOVIE	Lt. Ethan Sears
1956	Conflict TV	Self
1955	The Phil Silvers Show TV	Musician (uncredited)
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Aristotle Bolt
1954	Concerning Miss Marlowe TV	Self
1949	House of Strangers MOVIE	Tony Monetti
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Accepting Special Merit Award
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards TV	Self - Nominee

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