Anthony Zerbe

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Anthony Zerbe
Born May 20, 1936 (1936-05-20) (age 73)
Long Beach, California
Occupation Film, stage, TV actor
Spouse(s) Arnette Jens (1962 – )

Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in The Omega Man, a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, I Am Legend. He is also well-known for playing Milton Krest in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill.

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[edit] Life and career

Zerbe was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Catherine (née Scurlock) and Arthur Lee Van Zerbe.[1] From 1959 to 1961, Zerbe served in the United States Air Force. Zerbe studied at the Stella Adler Studio in New York City.

In television he has played numerous guest roles in TV series including Naked City, The Virginian, The Big Valley, Route 66, The Wild Wild West, Twelve O'Clock High, Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Mannix, It Takes a Thief, The Chisholms, Ironside, Cannon, Columbo, The Rookies, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, The Equalizer, Harry O, Kung Fu, Little House on the Prairie, Dynasty, Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote, The Young Riders & Frasier.

He is the former artistic director of Reflections, A New Plays Festival at the Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York, which is currently touring the United States in Behind the Broken Words, a performance of contemporary poetry, comedy and dramatic works with fellow actor Roscoe Lee Browne. Zerbe also continues to perform in a project, Prelude to Lime Creek, with poet and lyricist Joe Henry.

In 1976, Zerbe won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Lieutenant KC Trench in the private detective series Harry O.

He married Arnette Jens on October 7, 1962.

He performed at Elon University on April 15, 2009.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Anthony Zerbe Biography (1936-) Attended Pomona College, Claremont, CA, Class '58

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