Arthur Batanides
Acting
Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience. One of his more recognizable television roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly, Violent Road, The Leech Woman, Man-Trap,...
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Filmography
Cry Tough
as Alvears
The Killers of Mussolini
as Vito
Violent Road
as Ben
A Sound of Different Drummers
as Watkins
The Unearthly
as Danny Green
The Last Tycoon
as Van Dyke
The Ten Commandments
as Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)