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Michael Ansara

Date of birth: 1922-04-15

Place of birth: Syria

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Michael George Ansara

Michael Ansara

Biography

Michael Ansara was a stage, screen and voice actor, best known for his portrayal of Cochise in the American television series Broken Arrow, Kane in the 1979–81 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and as Commander Kang on three different Star Trek TV series.

Movie Credits

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
2.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961-07-12

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

The Greatest Story Ever Told
3.2

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965-04-09

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is give

Julius Caesar
3.5

Julius Caesar

1953-06-04

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi

The Comancheros
3.4

The Comancheros

1961-12-16

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisone

Harum Scarum
2.4

Harum Scarum

1965-12-15

Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
2.6

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969-07-14

When Quintero, a Mexican revolutionary leader, is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Dia

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
3

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955-04-16

Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.

The Message
3.6

The Message

1976-03-09

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Thre

The Manitou
2.7

The Manitou

1978-04-28

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-ol

It's Alive
3

It's Alive

1974-04-26

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing peop

Mission to Glory: A True Story
2.5

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977-01-01

Father Kino, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary, dedicated his life to helping Native Americans in the

The Robe
3.4

The Robe

1953-09-16

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi

Diane
2.9

Diane

1956-01-12

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress i

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
3.5

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

1998-02-11

When Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon, as an involuntary organ donor to save his dying wife, Batman

New Orleans Uncensored
2.3

New Orleans Uncensored

1955-03-01

Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unawa

The Guns and the Fury
0

The Guns and the Fury

1983-12-12

Two turn of the Century fortune hunters (Peter Graves and Cameron Mitchell) discover oil in Persia a

Batman Beyond: The Movie
3.6

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999-01-10

Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he

Day of the Animals
2.6

Day of the Animals

1977-05-13

The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok,

Pillars of the Sky
2.6

Pillars of the Sky

1956-09-14

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of rac

Intrigue
2.6

Intrigue

1947-12-06

Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (George Raft) disconsolately decides to

Shootout in a One-Dog Town
0

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974-01-09

A small-town banker is forced to protect his town against a vicious gang of bank robbers determined

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
0

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979-06-05

Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.

Yankee Buccaneer
2.9

Yankee Buccaneer

1952-09-16

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David

The Doll Squad
2.2

The Doll Squad

1973-09-19

After a terrorist plot to sabotage a Cape Canaveral space mission is discovered, a squad of attracti

Jupiter's Darling
2.1

Jupiter's Darling

1955-02-18

Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a def

The Lone Ranger
3

The Lone Ranger

1956-02-25

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians

Knights of the City
2.4

Knights of the City

1986-02-14

A street Gang that is also a rap group tries to get a record contract.

The Bandits of Corsica
2.9

The Bandits of Corsica

1953-02-27

Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.

The Long Road Home
4

The Long Road Home

1999-04-01

After his mother dies, twelve-year-old Seth George moves to his grandparents' farm. His grumpy grand

The Tall Stranger
3.3

The Tall Stranger

1957-11-17

A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in

Serpent of the Nile
3.5

Serpent of the Nile

1953-05-08

Cleopatra toys with Mark Antony who wants to merge his Rome with her Egypt.

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
2.5

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

1997-12-30

In this light-hearted fantasy, a talented young magician stumbles across an unusual ring and ends up

Daring Game
2

Daring Game

1968-03-19

Survival Devices, Inc are an organisation that employ a team of adventurers known as "the Flying Fis

Quantez
2.6

Quantez

1957-09-06

A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quan

Sol Madrid
3.2

Sol Madrid

1968-02-07

Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug

The Phynx
1.6

The Phynx

1970-03-06

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania

Princess of the Nile
3.5

Princess of the Nile

1954-07-01

Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alli

The Diamond Queen
0

The Diamond Queen

1953-11-28

A French jeweler travels to India in search of a fabulous diamond.

Gun Brothers
2.1

Gun Brothers

1956-09-15

Recently discharged cavalry sergeant Chad Santee joins his brother, Jubal, and discovers that Jubal

Bengal Brigade
2.5

Bengal Brigade

1954-11-06

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. F

The Golden Hawk
2.5

The Golden Hawk

1952-10-08

A 17th-century French pirate sides with an English noblewoman who's posing as a pirate.

The Pink Jungle
3.3

The Pink Jungle

1968-10-16

A famous fashion photographer is trapped in a remote South American country with a beautiful model a

Bannerline
3

Bannerline

1951-10-12

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.

The Destructors
2.6

The Destructors

1968-05-03

Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Gover

Access Code
2.3

Access Code

1984-01-01

A secret organization gains control over the American nuclear weapons. A journalist ventures out to

White Witch Doctor
3.1

White Witch Doctor

1953-07-01

Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native

The Bears and I
3.1

The Bears and I

1974-07-31

When a man adopts three black bear cubs, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life. Set in t

Dear Dead Delilah
2.5

Dear Dead Delilah

1972-05-05

The stern matriarch of a family that lives in a creepy mansion finds that a killer is hiding in the

Texas Across the River
2.8

Texas Across the River

1966-10-26

The Louisiana wedding of debutante Phoebe Ann Naylor to Don Andrea de Baldasar, El Duce de la Casala

The Egyptian
3.2

The Egyptian

1954-08-25

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his frien

Last of the Badmen
2.9

Last of the Badmen

1957-02-17

Chicago detectives in the 1880s head west to find the killers of their colleague.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1.3

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967-01-07

A man who completes compiling a dossier on a mysterious billionaire begins to get the feeling that h

Quick, Let's Get Married
1.1

Quick, Let's Get Married

1964-01-01

Madame Rinaldi, owner of a bordello, helps thief Mario Forni locate an ancient buried treasure.

Queen Esther
2.5

Queen Esther

1948-01-02

A Jewish woman, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
2.4

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

1984-02-10

Gary Coleman plays the son of a U.S. diplomat who imagines himself in fantastic situations.

KGB: The Secret War
2.8

KGB: The Secret War

1985-07-18

A KGB spy in Los Angeles is recruited by a U.S. agent after being double-crossed by the KGB.

Bayou Romance
0

Bayou Romance

1986-01-01

Lily, an energetic and charming artist, leaves the city life for a sprawling plantation she's inheri

Soldiers Three
1.9

Soldiers Three

1951-04-01

Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.

Slaves of Babylon
2.4

Slaves of Babylon

1953-10-21

The Jews are taken from Jerusalem and made slaves by King Nebuchadnezzar. In the meantime Cyrus, kin

The Saracen Blade
2.4

The Saracen Blade

1954-06-06

Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family fri

Three Young Texans
2.6

Three Young Texans

1954-11-25

A Texan robs a train in an effort to prevent his father from committing the crime. A young girl atte

Shokee, the Everglades Panther
0

Shokee, the Everglades Panther

1974-09-29

A Seminole boy spending the summer alone in the Everglades as a rite of passage helps a lost panther

Stand Up and Be Counted
3.5

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972-05-01

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the p

Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa
0

Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa

1947-08-29

The prophet Amos spoke in the name of the Lord during the oppressive rule of King Jeroboam II. Joab,

Only the Valiant
3.2

Only the Valiant

1951-04-13

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film

Powderkeg
4

Powderkeg

1971-04-16

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and

The Desert Hawk
2.5

The Desert Hawk

1950-08-05

A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daug

Brave Warrior
1.8

Brave Warrior

1952-05-31

In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britai

Ordeal
2.4

Ordeal

1973-10-30

Left to die in the desert by his wife and her lover, a businessman fights to survive and get his rev

Action in Arabia
3

Action in Arabia

1944-02-18

Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for contr

Sign of the Pagan
2.6

Sign of the Pagan

1954-11-24

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On ar

Dr. Strange
3

Dr. Strange

1978-09-06

A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress fr

Target: Harry
2.8

Target: Harry

1969-05-23

Pilot Harry Black is hired to fly a man named Carlyle to Istanbul, where he's murdered. Now, mysteri

Assassination
2.8

Assassination

1987-01-09

Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first la

Call to Danger
0

Call to Danger

1973-02-27

A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped and h

And Now Miguel
0

And Now Miguel

1966-05-17

A boy longs to be a shepherd in New Mexico but is repeatedly told he is too young.

Border Shootout
1.9

Border Shootout

1989-12-31

Young rancher Kirby Frye is appointed deputy in a small town tyrannized by ruthless Phil Sundeen, th

The Ten Commandments
3.9

The Ten Commandments

1956-10-05

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of

Hamad and the Pirates
1.9

Hamad and the Pirates

1971-03-07

An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.

The Killers of Mussolini
0

The Killers of Mussolini

1959-06-04

As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his mini

The First Woman President
0

The First Woman President

1974-04-14

This acclaimed television drama tells the story of Edith Wilson, second wife of President Woodrow Wi