Arthur Batanides
Date of birth: 1923-04-09
Place of birth: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Known for: Acting
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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, The Maltese Bippy, Evil Roy Slade and Brannigan. He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Police Academy film series, and the sixth installment (City Under Siege) was his final acting appearance. (Source: Wikipedia)
Movie Credits
The Unearthly
1957-06-28
A mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to crea
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989-03-09
Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using t
Cry Tough
1959-08-01
After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971-12-18
A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of so
The Maltese Bippy
1969-06-18
A man buys a house and comes to believe that not only is the house haunted by werewolves, but a fami
The Ten Commandments
1956-10-05
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of
The Green Hornet
1974-03-21
After the superstardom and early death of Bruce Lee, 20th Century Fox decided to cobble together a c
Spartacus
1960-10-13
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A
Man-Trap
1961-09-20
Helmed by Edmond O'Brien, this slick crime thriller stars Jeffrey Hunter as naïve Matt Jameson, whos
Violent Road
1958-05-10
Following the crash and explosion of a test rocket, which killed several people, six men volunteer t
The Cat Ate the Parakeet
1972-01-01
A lonely kid meets a hippy couple who introduce him to booze and pot. He gets into trouble at home a
Black Tuesday
1954-12-31
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the e
Evil Roy Slade
1972-02-18
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971-01-26
A dedicated women's libber and a male chauvinist cop become roommates.
The Last Tycoon
1957-03-14
Based off the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same title, a movie producer is slowly working himsel
The Leech Woman
1960-05-01
An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seek
Brannigan
1975-03-21
A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradit
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985-03-28
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about t
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986-03-20
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fa
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987-04-02
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have
The Killers of Mussolini
1959-06-04
As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his mini
A Sound of Different Drummers
1957-10-03
A young security police officer in a future totalitarian state is assigned to suppress illegal intel
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
1977-06-20
Elizabeth is kidnapped, one of dozens of scientists held prisoner on the island of Felicitos, contro