David Opatoshu
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David Opatoshu in Mannix, in the 1969 episode "A Pittance of Faith", as Mr. Lardelli.
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David Opatovsky January 30, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1996 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor; screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Weinberg (m. 1941–96)(his death) |
| Children | Danny Opatoshu |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Opatoshu |
David Opatoshu (January 30, 1918 – April 30, 1996) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was born as David Opatovsky in New York City, where he was reared and educated. His father was the Yiddish writer Joseph Opatoshu.
His career in television began in 1949 and lasted through the 1980s. In the fall of 1953, he played a theatrical agent representing Ezio Pinza's title character in the NBC situation comedy Bonino. Other costars were Mary Wickes, Chet Allen, and Van Dyke Parks. The series focused upon an Italian American opera singer trying to rear his six children after having been widowed.
He played Anan 7 in the original Star Trek series episode "A Taste of Armageddon", and also co-starred with James Doohan in an episode of The Twilight Zone, entitled "Valley of the Shadow". He guest-starred in the 1964 The Outer Limits episode "A Feasibility Study", in the 1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode "The Price of Doom', in the 1965 two-part episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. called "The Alexander the Greater Affair," in the 1969 season 3 Ironside episode "L'Chayim", and in Mannix, in the episode "A Pittance of Faith", as Mr. Lardelli, in the same year.
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