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Simon Oakland | |
Gender: | Male |
Medium(s): | Film; Television |
Roles: | Actor |
Date of birth: | August 28th, 1915 |
Place of birth: | New York City, New York |
Date of death: | August 29th, 1983 |
Place of death: | Cathedral City, California |
Notable works: | Kolchak: The Night Stalker Psycho |
1st Horror: | Psycho (1960) |
Body of work[]
Film[]
Film | Year | Role |
---|---|---|
Psycho | 1960 | Doctor Fred Richman |
The Night Stalker | 1972 | Tony Vincenzo |
The Night Strangler | 1973 | Tony Vincenzo |
Television[]
Series | Episode | Role |
---|---|---|
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | 20 episodes | Tony Vincenzo |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Simon Oakland died just one day after his sixty-eighth birthday.
- Both of Simon Oakland's hallmark horror characters have been re-imagined with different actors. In the 1998 remake of Psycho, Oakland's character was played by actor Robert Forster, though the name was changed to Doctor Fred Simon. In the Night Stalker television series, which was a remake of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, the character of Tony Vincenzo was played by actor Cotter Smith.
- Simon Oakland and Darren McGavin are the only two actors to appear in both of the Kolchak telefilms as well as the regular series.
Other works[]
- Simon Oakland also played a character named Tasserly in the 1965 sci-fi/thriller The Satan Bug.
External Links[]
- Simon Oakland at AMG
- Simon Oakland at IMDB
- Simon Oakland at Wikipedia
- Simon Oakland at TV.com guide
- Simon Oakland at TV Rage.com
- Simon Oakland at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
Kolchak Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Kolchak: The Night Stalker franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Kolchak crew members category. |
Psycho Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Psycho film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Psycho crew members category. |