ANTHONY ZERBE BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Anthony Zerbe was born on May 20th, 1936 in Long Beach, California with the birth name Anthony Jared Zerbe. After graduating from Newport Harbor High School he earned his college degree in 1958 from Pomona College and then joined the United States Air Force and then when he was discharged, he decided to relocate to New York and studied drama with acting coach, Stella Adler.
After gaining some experience in the industry he finally was cast in his film debut in, "Will Penny" (1968) starring Charlton Heston and Lee Majors and soon more prominent film roles followed such as, "The Molly Maguires" (1970), "The Omega Man" (1971), "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" (1972) starring Paul Newman, "Papillon" (1973) starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman and "Rooster Cogburn" (1975) starring John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn.
Along with his film experience, Zerbe also appeared on a number of television series and movies such as, "Harry O" (1973), "The Rockford Files" (1978), "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" (1978), "Highway to Heaven" (1985), "Dynasty" (1986) and "Frasier" (2000).
He also continued to work on Broadway throughout his film and television career and was seen in such productions as, "The Little Foxes", "Terra Nova" and "Solomon's Child". He also toured in 2003 with Roscoe Lee Browne in the stage production of, "Behind The Broken Words"
Other more recent film roles have been on, "License to Kill" (1989), "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003), "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), "Judging Amy" (2004) and his last appearance was in 2007 in, "Veritas, Prince of Truth".
Anthony Zerbe has been married only once to Arnette Jens whom he wed on October 7th, 1962 and they remain married today. He continues to make occasional stage appearances.
Filmography
2007 Veritas, Prince of Truth
2004 Judging Amy
2004 Century City
2003 The Matrix Revolutions
2003 Enter the Matrix
2003 The Matrix Reloaded
2003 Behind the Broken Words
2000 Frasier
1999 Total Recall: The Series
1999 True Crime
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection
1997 Asteroid
1997 Touch
1996 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996 On Seventh Avenue
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger
1994 Murder, She Wrote
1994 Tales from the Crypt
1994 Under Suspicion
1994 Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins
1993 Jack's Place
1989-1992 The Young Riders
1991 To Save a Child
1989 Licence to Kill
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989 Listen to Me
1989 Memories of Manon
1989 Columbo
1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 Baja Oklahoma
1987-1988 The Equalizer
1987 Steel Dawn
1987 P.I. Private Investigations
1987 Independence
1986 One Police Plaza
1986 Opposing Force
1986 North and South, Book II ses S. Grant
1986 Dream West
1986 Off Beat
1986 Dynasty
1985 Our Family Honor
1985 Highway to Heaven
1985 A.D.
1984 George Washington
1983 The Dead Zone
1983 The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1982 Little House on the Prairie
1982 A Question of Honor
1982 Nurse
1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1980 The First Deadly Sin
1980 The Seduction of Miss Leona
1980 Attica
1979 The Chisholms
1978-1979 Centennial
1978 KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978 Who'll Stop the Rain
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Colo
1978 Child of Glass
1978 The Rockford Files
1977 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1977 The Turning Point
1977 The Red Hand Gang
1977 In the Glitter Palace
1977 How the West Was Won
1976 Once an Eagle
1975-1976 Harry O
1975 Rooster Cogburn
1975 Farewell, My Lovely
1969-1975 Mannix
1974 Paper Moon
1973-1974 The Streets of San Francisco
1973-1974 Kung Fu
1974 The Parallax View
1974 The Healers
1974 The Rookies
1974 Hawaii Five-O
1974 The Magician
1973 The Laughing Policeman
1973 Papillon
1973 The F.B.I.
1972-1973 Cannon
1973 She Lives!
1968-1973 Gunsmoke
1973 Carola
1973 Snatched
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1971-1972 Ironside
1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
1972 Nichols
1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972 Cade's County
1967-1971 Mission: Impossible
1971 The Omega Man
1970 Men at Law
1970 They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970 The Molly Maguires
1969 Bonanza
1968 Will Penny
1968 It Takes a Thief
1968 The Virginian
1967 The Wild Wild West
1967 Cool Hand Luke
1967 Iron Horse
1965 12 O'Clock High
1965 The Big Valley
1963 Route 66
1963 Naked City