Anthony Zerbe

American actor

Born

20 May 1936, Long Beach

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

stage actor, television actor, film actor, actor

Films here

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Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American actor. After pursuing an interest in theater in his early years, including a stint at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, he enlisted in the Air Force and later embarked upon a career in television and film.

On television, he appeared in many series, making multiple appearances in series such as Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Kung Fu, Mannix, How the West Was Won and The Equalizer. He had recurring roles in the series Harry O and The Young Riders, garnering an Emmy Award in 1976 for his work on the former. His film credits include Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Omega Man (1971), Papillon (1973), The Dead Zone (1983), Licence to Kill (1989), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998),The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and American Hustle (2013).

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Laurence Fishburne
• Carrie-Anne Moss
• Lambert Wilson
• Monica Bellucci
• Jada Pinkett Smith
• Harold Perrineau
• Harry Lennix
• Keanu Reeves
• Essie Davis
• Collin Chou
• Ian Bliss
• Nona Gaye
• Nathaniel Lees
• Gina Torres
• Helmut Bakaitis
• Genevieve O'Reilly

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q574190 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.