Background
Berlinger, Warren was born on August 31, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Elias and Frieda (Shapkin) Berlinger.
Berlinger, Warren was born on August 31, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Elias and Frieda (Shapkin) Berlinger.
Student, Professional Children's School, 1952-1955; student, Columbia, 1958.
Berlinger performed in the original 1946 Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun, with Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. He guest-starred on the original Howdy Doody television show, with roles following on Kraft Television Theatre and other programs. He also guest-starred on John Cassavetes"s detective series, National Broadcasting Company"s Johnny Staccato.
Then in the movies Because They"re Young (1960), Billie (1965) and Thunder Alley (1967).
In 1965, Berlinger was the star of Kilroy, a segment of Walt Disney"s Wonderful World of Color. In 1966, he played Phillip Short in the movie Spinout.
Later appearances included episodes of Charlie"s Angels, Happy Days (including an appearance as "tough-as-nails" United States Army recruiter Sergeant Bechler), Love, American Style, Operation Petticoat, Friends, Columbo and Murder, She Wrote. His other films include The Long Goodbye (1973), The Girl Most Likely to
(1973), Lepke (1975), I Will, I Will.. for Now (1976), The Shaggy Doctorate.A. (1976), The Magician of Lublin (1979), The Cannonball Run (1981), The World According to Garp (1982), Ten Little Indians (1989), Hero (1992) and That Thing You Do! The year 2006 marked Berlinger"s 60th anniversary in show business.
He has been both honorary mayor and honorary sheriff of Chatsworth, California.
Board director Screen Actors Guild. Vice chair Safom Art Commission, Hollywood Host Commission. Member of Academy Motion Picture Art & Sciences, Academy television Arts & Sciences (executive committee member), Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Married Betty Lou Keim, February 18, 1960.