Resting place Cremation Children Margot Avery Role Character actor | Name Val Avery Years active 1953-2004 | |
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Full Name Sebouh Der Abrahamian Parents Mgerdich der Abrahamian, Arousiak Abrahamian Movies and TV shows Similar People Stuart Rosenberg, Martin Ritt, John Cassavetes, Margot Stevenson, Bing Russell | ||
Character actors val avery
Val Avery (July 14, 1924 – December 12, 2009), born Sebouh Der Abrahamian, was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows. In a career that spanned 50 years, Avery appeared in over 100 films and had appearances in over 300 television series.
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Early life
Avery was born in Philadelphia. In his early years he acted in plays with the Armenian Youth Federation. Following his service in World War II, he attended the Bessie V. Hicks School of Drama in Philadelphia.
Acting career
Avery was frequently cast as a heavy or a low-class type.
Avery's TV roles include the Columbo episodes A Friend in Deed (1974), Dead Weight (1971), The Most Crucial Game (1972) and Identity Crisis (1975). Other TV appearances include The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, The Asphalt Jungle, Daniel Boone, The Twilight Zone, The Munsters, The Odd Couple, Kojak, Quincy, M.E., Law & Order, and Friday the 13th: The Series.
Some motion pictures Avery appeared in are the John Cassavetes films, Too Late Blues (1961), Faces (1968), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and Gloria (1980). His many film credits also included the following movies:
Death
Avery died on December 12, 2009 at age 85 in his Greenwich Village home.
Filmography
Actor
2004
Renegade as
Judge
2001
In the Shadows as
Carlo Pierazzi
2001
100 Centre Street (TV Series) as
Sal Gentle
- Queenie and Joe (2001) - Sal Gentle
1998
A Fish in the Bathtub as
Abe
1997
Gold Coast (TV Movie) as
Jimmy Capp
1997
Donnie Brasco as
Trafficante
1991
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Max Schaeffer / Dan Magadan Sr.
- Deadbeat (1996) - Max Schaeffer
- Confession (1991) - Dan Magadan Sr.
1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (TV Movie) as
Gen. Sherman
1992
Civil Wars (TV Series) as
Sol Lobell
- The Old Man and the 'C' (1992) - Sol Lobell
1992
Secret Service (TV Series) as
Moe
- It's in the Mail/Counterfeit Murder (1992) - Moe
1992
Counterstrike (TV Series) as
Morey Lempke
- No Honour Among Thieves (1992) - Morey Lempke
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (TV Movie) as
Salerno
1989
Hunter (TV Series) as
Ray Sullivan
- Ring of Honor (1989) - Ray Sullivan
1989
Moonlighting (TV Series) as
Mr. Viola
- In 'N Outlaws (1989) - Mr. Viola
1989
Men (TV Series) as
Burt
- Cupid Ms-Takes (1989) - Burt
1988
Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) as
Russ Sharko
- Badge of Honor (1988) - Russ Sharko
1987
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Rekubian
- Favors (1987) - Rekubian
1986
The Messenger as
Clark
1986
Courage (TV Movie) as
Pete Solto
1986
Cobra as
Chief Halliwell
1985
Out of the Darkness (TV Movie) as
Guido Pressano
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Willie Lerner
- It Coulda Been Worse, She Coulda Been a Welder (1984) - Willie Lerner
1984
Too Scared to Scream as
Dr. Richards
1984
The Streets (TV Movie) as
Whitcomb
1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village as
Nunzi
1983
Easy Money as
Louie the Bartender
1983
The Sting II as
O'Malley
1982
Jinxed! as
Milt Hawkins
1982
Assignment Berlin as
Talaat Pasha
1981
Sharky's Machine as
Man with Siakwan
1981
Continental Divide as
Yablonowitz
1981
Choices as
Coach Rizzo
1981
The Chosen as
College Dean
1981
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) as
Bearded Man in Suit
- What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This? (1981) - Bearded Man in Suit
1981
Riker (TV Series) as
Benton
- Crime School (1981) - Benton
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Rawley Dinehart / Aaron Zakarian / Carlo Russo
- Of All Sad Words (1981) - Aaron Zakarian
- Requiem for the Living (1978) - Carlo Russo
- Snake Eyes: Part 2 (1977) - Rawley Dinehart
- Snake Eyes (1977) - Rawley Dinehart
1980
Gloria as
Sill
1980
Brubaker as
Wendel
1979
The Amityville Horror as
Sgt. Gionfriddo
1979
The Wanderers as
Mr. Sharp
1979
Love and Bullets as
Caruso
1978
Up in Smoke as
The Hoods: Factory Boss
1976
Switch (TV Series) as
Rosie Finniston / Irving Munn
- Play-Off (1978) - Rosie Finniston
- Gaffing the Skim (1976) - Irving Munn
1977
Man from Atlantis (TV Series) as
Lew
- C.W. Hyde (1977) - Lew
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Tracy / Skipper
- The Mystery of the Silent Scream (1977) - Tracy
- Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker (1977) - Skipper
1977
Heroes as
Mel
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Ray Carmona / Pogo
- It's Hard But It's Fair (1977) - Ray Carmona
- Murder for Me (1976) - Pogo
1977
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Capt. Ryan
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty (1977) - Capt. Ryan
1977
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (TV Movie) as
Chuck Voit
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York as
Chatsworth
1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie as
Blair Benoit
1975
Lucky Lady as
Dolph
1975
McCoy (TV Series) as
Turk
- Double Take (1975) - Turk
1971
Columbo (TV Series) as
Louie / Artie Jessup / Ralph Dobbs / ...
- Identity Crisis (1975) - Louie
- A Friend in Deed (1974) - Artie Jessup
- The Most Crucial Game (1972) - Ralph Dobbs
- Dead Weight (1971) - Harry Barnes
1975
Let's Do It Again as
Lt. Bottomley
1975
Russian Roulette as
Rudolf Henke
1975
The Law (TV Mini Series) as
Ouspensky
- Special Circumstances (1975) - Ouspensky
- Prior Consent (1975) - Ouspensky
- Complaint Amended (1975) - Ouspensky
1975
Archer (TV Series) as
Joe Mengers
- Blood Money (1975) - Joe Mengers
1973
Police Story (TV Series) as
Sgt. Mahler / Steve
- Explosion (1974) - Sgt. Mahler
- The Big Walk (1973) - Steve
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Andy Burns
- Time to Kill (1974) - Andy Burns
- Forfeit by Death (1974) - Andy Burns
- The Platinum Connection (1974) - Andy Burns
- The Deadly Prize (1973) - Andy Burns
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Vanaman / Doyle / Mel Cooley / ...
- A Small Favor for an Old Friend (1974) - Vanaman
- Walk a Double Line (1974) - Doyle
- Run Till Dark (1971) - Mel Cooley
- The Lost Art of Dying (1970) - Harry Ruxton
1972
Cannon (TV Series) as
Leo Crothers / Pawnshop Owner
- The Hit Man (1974) - Leo Crothers
- Treasure of San Ignacio (1972) - Pawnshop Owner
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
George Janis
- Marker to a Dead Bookie (1974) - George Janis
1966
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Max Horton / Tony Hendricks / Carn / ...
- A Piece of the Action (1974) - Max Horton
- The Outcast (1972) - Tony Hendricks
- The Cave-In (1966) - Carn
- The Forests of the Night (1966) - Roy Sumner
1973
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Dr. Elmo Most ko
- A Barnacle Adventure (1973) - Dr. Elmo Most ko
1973
The Laughing Policeman as
Pappas
1973
Papillon as
Pascal
1973
Blood Sport (TV Movie) as
Frank Dorsdale
1973
Shaft (TV Series) as
Captain Rigano
- The Killing (1973) - Captain Rigano
1973
Madigan (TV Series) as
Augie
- The Park Avenue Beat (1973) - Augie
1973
Black Caesar as
Cardoza
1972
Ironside (TV Series) as
McKay / Arnie Hummel
- Love Me in December (1973) - McKay
- Achilles' Heel (1972) - Arnie Hummel
1973
Firehouse (TV Movie) as
Sonny Caputo
1968
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Augie Leitch / Frank Brady / Constantine Victor / ...
- The Puppet (1972) - Augie Leitch
- Encounter (1971) - Frank Brady
- The System (1969) - Constantine Victor
- The Execution (1968) - Al Ross
1972
The Legend of Hillbilly John as
Cobart
1972
Nichols (TV Series) as
Jasper
- Wonder Fizz Flies Again (1972) - Jasper
- Wings of an Angel (1972) - Jasper
1971
McCloud (TV Series) as
Walter McKay / Gruber
- A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) - Walter McKay (uncredited)
- Top of the World, Ma! (1971) - Gruber
1971
Minnie and Moskowitz as
Zelmo Swift
1971
Monty Nash (TV Series) as
Luis Perez / Man
- A Killer Among Us (1971) - Luis Perez
- The Time of the Eagle (1971) - Man
1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Victor Corso
- The Convicts (1971) - Victor Corso
1971
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! as
The Marshal
1968
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Briggs / Turk
- Survival (1971) - Briggs
- My What a Pretty Bus (1968) - Turk
1971
A Tattered Web (TV Movie) as
Bartender
1971
The Anderson Tapes as
Rocco Parelli
1971
Vanishing Point as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1970
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Lt. Aram Makarian
- Panther in a Cage (1970) - Lt. Aram Makarian
1970
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Mike
- Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon (1970) - Mike
1970
The Traveling Executioner as
Jake
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Ranch Foreman Russ Carter
- The Murder of a Small Town (1970) - Ranch Foreman Russ Carter
1969
A Dream of Kings as
Fatsas
1957
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Bull / Trent / Dorner / ...
- A Man Called 'Smith' (1969) - Bull
- The Lure (1967) - Trent
- Twenty Miles from Dodge (1965) - Dorner
- Cows and Cribs (1957) - Joe Nadler
1969
Machine Gun McCain as
Chuck Regan (uncredited)
1969
My Friend Tony (TV Series)
- Let George Do It (1969)
1968
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) as
Walter Carrey
- The Love Hustle (1968) - Walter Carrey
1968
The Brotherhood as
Jake Rotherman
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
John Rowan
- A Swim with Sharks (1968) - John Rowan
1968
Lancer (TV Series) as
Wade Hackett
- Julie (1968) - Wade Hackett
1968
The Pink Jungle as
Rodriguez
1968
Faces as
Jim McCarthy
1968
No Way to Treat a Lady as
Bartender (uncredited)
1967
CBS Playhouse (TV Series) as
McDermott
- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) - McDermott
1966
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Brad Logan / John Crane
- The Night of the Bubbling Death (1967) - Brad Logan
- The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) - John Crane
1967
Mr. Terrific (TV Series) as
Leo
- Stanley the Track Star (1967) - Leo
1967
Hombre as
Delgado
1967
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Grimes
- The Passenger (1967) - Grimes
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Manager
- The Mutation (1967) - Manager
1967
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Phil Masturian
- The Big Explosion (1967) - Phil Masturian
1965
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Jim Ross / Gordie Shiller / Jerry Kulik / ...
- Run the Man Down (1967) - Jim Ross
- The Chinese Sunset (1966) - Gordie Shiller
- Wings of an Angel (1965) - Jerry Kulik
- Moon Child (1965) - Burns
1966
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (TV Movie) as
Morgan
1966
Laredo (TV Series) as
Sheriff Jonathan Daniels
- Road to San Remo (1966) - Sheriff Jonathan Daniels
1966
I Spy (TV Series) as
Josef
- Will the Real Good Guys Please Stand Up? (1966) - Josef
1966
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Gene Hardy
- Strike Out (1966) - Gene Hardy
1966
Assault on a Queen as
Trench
1966
Nevada Smith as
Buck Mason
1966
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
2nd Killer
- Night Train from Chicago (1966) - 2nd Killer
1966
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Jim Sunderland
- Harvest of Strangers (1966) - Jim Sunderland
1966
Wild Wild Winter as
Fox
1965
Satan's Bed
1965
Honey West (TV Series) as
Roger
- A Neat Little Package (1965) - Roger
1965
Get Smart (TV Series) as
KAOS Agent #1
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1965) - KAOS Agent #1
1965
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Watowah
- The Old Man and the Cave (1965) - Watowah
1964
The Munsters (TV Series) as
The Commissar / Marty
- Herman, the Master Spy (1965) - The Commissar
- The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster (1964) - Marty
1965
Peyton Place (TV Series) as
Boudreau
- Episode #1.81 (1965) - Boudreau (uncredited)
1965
The Hallelujah Trail as
Denver bartender
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Sergeant / Colonel Velasquez
- That Time in Havana (1965) - Colonel Velasquez
- In Darkness, Waiting: Part 2 (1965) - Sergeant
- In Darkness, Waiting: Part 1 (1965) - Sergeant
1965
Sylvia as
Pudgey Smith (uncredited)
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Lou Teller
- Question: Does Nero Still at Ringside Sit? (1965) - Lou Teller
1964
Mr. Broadway (TV Series) as
Detective
- Smelling Like a Rose (1964) - Detective
1964
The Reporter (TV Series) as
Pete Krenek
- How Much for a Prince? (1964) - Pete Krenek
1963
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Lt. Al Costello / Det. Al Costello
- Take Sides with the Sun (1964) - Lt. Al Costello
- The Passion of the Nickel Player (1964) - Lt. Al Costello
- The $5.98 Dress (1964) - Det. Al Costello
- No Wings at All (1963) - Lt. Al Costello
- I Before E Except After C (1963) - Lt. Al Costello
1963
Love with the Proper Stranger as
Stein (uncredited)
1961
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Strafaci / Mac Peters / D.A. Anthony Periko
- The Star Spangled Ghetto (1963) - Strafaci
- Everybody Else Is Dead (1963) - Mac Peters
- The Treadmill (1961) - D.A. Anthony Periko
1963
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
Charman Tompkins
- Strike (1963) - Charman Tompkins
1963
Hud as
Jose
1956
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Uncle Steve / Joe Varetti / Napol / ...
- Five Kilos of Junk (1963)
- The Fortune Tellers (1961) - Uncle Steve
- Operation Moonshine (1959) - Joe Varetti
- Sound of Violence (1959)
- The Monkey Ride (1959)
- Sound of Violence (1959)
- The Shepherd of Paris (1957)
- Slow Assassination: Peron vs. La Prensa (1957) - Napol
- Operation Deep Freeze: Crash of the Otter (1956) - Ronald Levesque
- SOS from the Andrea Doria (1956) - Gino Dovelli
1963
Naked City (TV Series) as
Franko
- Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1963) - Franko
1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight as
Young fighter's promoter
1962
Everglades! (TV Series) as
Pops / Harry Conlin
- A Day's Occupation (1962) - Pops
- Hideout (1962) - Harry Conlin
1961
The Investigators (TV Series) as
Phil Bledsoe
- Something for Charity (1961) - Phil Bledsoe
1961
Too Late Blues as
Milt Frielobe
1961
The Power and the Glory (TV Movie) as
The Sergeant
1961
The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) as
The Big Fellow
- The Dark Night (1961) - The Big Fellow
1961
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Sheriff
- Incident of the Blackstorms (1961) - Sheriff
1961
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Banker B.J. Throckton
- The Gold Bar (1961) - Banker B.J. Throckton
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Frank 'Bully' Armstrong
- Town Against a Man (1961) - Frank 'Bully' Armstrong
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
The Bartender
- The Night of the Meek (1960) - The Bartender
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Frank Salinas / Johnny the Enforcer
- A Seat on the Fence (1960) - Frank Salinas
- The Underworld Bank (1960) - Johnny the Enforcer
1960
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Michael Fortune
- The Turncoat (1960) - Michael Fortune
1960
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Sheriff Trev Kincaid
- Breed of Violence (1960) - Sheriff Trev Kincaid
1960
The Magnificent Seven as
Henry
1960
Cradle Song (TV Movie) as
The Driver
1959
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Police Chief
- The Power and the Glory (1959) - Police Chief
1959
The Lawless Years (TV Series) as
Bobo Koening
- The Billy Boy 'Rockabye' Creel Story (1959) - Bobo Koening
1959
Johnny Staccato (TV Series) as
Corky Lewis
- Viva, Paco! (1959) - Corky Lewis
1959
Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Sherrif Jenkins
- Goodbye, Al (1959) - Sherrif Jenkins
1959
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Hoodlum
- Protection (1959) - Hoodlum
1959
Border Patrol (TV Series) as
Waxey Walters
- In a Deadly Fashion (1959) - Waxey Walters
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill as
Steve, Horseshoe Bartender'
1959
The Lineup (TV Series)
- The Frederick Freemont Case (1959)
1955
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
John Hardy / Mauck
- Presumption of Innocence (1958) - John Hardy
- The Day of the Hunter (1956) - Mauck
- Out to Kill (1956)
- The Girls Who Saw Too Much (1956)
- Someone to Hang (1955)
1958
The Investigator (TV Series)
- Episode #1.10 (1958)
- Episode #1.7 (1958)
1958
King Creole as
Ralph (uncredited)
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Joe / Bartender
- The Great Gatsby (1958) - Joe
- Massacre at Sand Creek (1956) - Bartender (uncredited)
1958
The Long, Hot Summer as
Wilk (uncredited)
1957
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Carson
- Proud Woman (1957) - Carson
1957
There Shall Be No Night (TV Movie) as
Gus Shuman
1957
Edge of the City as
Brother
1954
The Big Story (TV Series) as
Informer
- Gene Fuson, Reporter: San Diego Union (1956)
- William Kennedy: Registrar Pajaronian (1956)
- The Sioux City Story (1954) - Informer
1956
The Cradle Song (TV Movie) as
the Driver
1956
The Harder They Fall as
Frank (uncredited)
1955
One Touch of Venus (TV Movie) as
Bus Starter
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Philip Reilly (The Tall Dark Man)
- The Tall Dark Man (1955) - Philip Reilly (The Tall Dark Man)
1953
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Hank
- One for the Road (1953) - Hank
1952
The Web (TV Series)
- Backfire (1952)
Miscellaneous
2000
A Constant Forge (Documentary) (archival photographs courtesy of)
Self
2000
A Constant Forge (Documentary)
1987
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (TV Movie documentary)
1976
Bicentennial Minutes (TV Series short) as
Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.624 (1976) - Self - Narrator
1951
The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV Series) as
Self - as gangster
- Episode #1.8 (1951) - Self - as gangster
References
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