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Sebouh Der Abrahamian, known professionally as Val Avery, was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows. In a career that spanned 50 years, Avery appeared in over 100 films and had appearances in over 300 television episodes.
Birth Name
Sebouh Der Abrahamian
Born
Monday, 14 July 1924
Died
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Renegade | Judge | 2004 |
In the Shadows | Carlo Pierazzi | 2001 |
100 Centre Street | Sal Gentle | 2001 |
A Constant Forge | 2000 | |
A Fish in the Bathtub | Abe | 1999 |
Gold Coast | Jimmy Capp | 1997 |
Donnie Brasco | Trafficante / Santo Trafficante Jr. | 1997 |
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Gen. Sherman | 1994 |
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Salerno | 1992 |
Secret Service | Moe | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Renegade | Judge | 2004 |
In the Shadows | Carlo Pierazzi | 2001 |
100 Centre Street | Sal Gentle | 2001 |
A Constant Forge | 2000 | |
A Fish in the Bathtub | Abe | 1999 |
Gold Coast | Jimmy Capp | 1997 |
Donnie Brasco | Trafficante / Santo Trafficante Jr. | 1997 |
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Gen. Sherman | 1994 |
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Salerno | 1992 |
Secret Service | Moe | 1992 |
Civil Wars | Sol Lobell | 1991 |
Law & Order | Max Schaeffer / Dan Magadan Sr. | 1990 |
Counterstrike | Morey Lempke | 1990 |
Men | Burt | 1989 |
Friday the 13th: The Series | Russ Sharko | 1987 |
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | 1987 | |
The Messenger | Clark | 1986 |
Courage | Pete Solto | 1986 |
Cobra | Chief Halliwell | 1986 |
Out of the Darkness | Guido Pressano | 1985 |
Moonlighting | Mr. Viola | 1985 |
Too Scared to Scream | Dr. Richards | 1984 |
Hunter | Ray Sullivan | 1984 |
The Pope of Greenwich Village | Nunzi | 1984 |
Hardcastle and McCormick | Willie Lerner | 1983 |
Easy Money | Louie the Bartender | 1983 |
The Sting II | O'Malley | 1983 |
Jinxed! | Milt Hawkins | 1982 |
Assignment Berlin | Talaat Pasha | 1982 |
Sharky's Machine | Man with Siakwan / Manny | 1981 |
Cagney & Lacey | Rekubian | 1981 |
Choices | Coach Rizzo | 1981 |
Continental Divide | Yablonowitz | 1981 |
The Chosen | Teacher / College Dean | 1981 |
Riker | Benton | 1981 |
Gloria | Sill | 1980 |
Brubaker | Wendel | 1980 |
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Bearded Man in Suit | 1979 |
The Amityville Horror | Sgt. Gionfriddo | 1979 |
The Wanderers | Mr. Sharp | 1979 |
Love and Bullets | Caruso | 1979 |
Up in Smoke | The Hoods: Factory Boss | 1978 |
Heroes | Mel | 1977 |
Man from Atlantis | Lew | 1977 |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Skipper / Tracy | 1977 |
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? | Chuck Voit | 1977 |
Quincy M.E. | Rawley Dinehart / Aaron Zakarian / Carlo Russo | 1976 |
Harry and Walter Go to New York | Chatsworth | 1976 |
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Blair Benoit | 1976 |
Lucky Lady | Dolph | 1975 |
Let's Do It Again | Lt. Bottomley | 1975 |
Russian Roulette | Rudolf Henke | 1975 |
Starsky and Hutch | Capt. Ryan | 1975 |
Switch | Rosie Finniston / Irving Munn | 1975 |
The Law | Ouspensky | 1975 |
McCoy | Turk | 1975 |
Archer | Joe Mengers | 1975 |
Baretta | Ray Carmona / Pogo | 1975 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
The Laughing Policeman | Pappas / Insp. John Pappas SFPD | 1973 |
Papillon | Pascal | 1973 |
Blood Sport | Frank Dorsdale | 1973 |
Kojak | George Janis | 1973 |
Shaft | Captain Rigano | 1973 |
Police Story | Sgt. Mahler / Steve | 1973 |
Black Caesar | Cardoza | 1973 |
Barnaby Jones | Andy Burns | 1973 |
Firehouse | Sonny Caputo | 1973 |
Madigan | Augie | 1972 |
The Legend of Hillbilly John | Cobart | 1972 |
Minnie and Moskowitz | Zelmo Swift | 1971 |
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! | The Marshal | 1971 |
A Tattered Web | Sgt. Harry Barnes | 1971 |
Monty Nash | Luis Perez / Man | 1971 |
Nichols | Jasper | 1971 |
Columbo | Artie Jessup / Harry Barnes / Louie / Ralph Dobbs | 1971 |
Cannon | Leo Crothers / Pawnshop Owner | 1971 |
The Anderson Tapes | Rocco Parelli / Parelli aka Socks | 1971 |
Vanishing Point | Police Officer | 1971 |
The Traveling Executioner | Jake | 1970 |
The Odd Couple | Dr. Elmo Most ko | 1970 |
Dan August | Ranch Foreman Russ Carter | 1970 |
McCloud | Walter McKay / Gruber | 1970 |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Lt. Aram Makarian | 1969 |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Victor Corso | 1969 |
Machine Gun McCain | Chuck Regan | 1969 |
A Dream of Kings | Fatsas / Fatas | 1969 |
The Brotherhood | Jake Rotherman | 1968 |
The Pink Jungle | Rodriguez | 1968 |
Mod Squad | Turk / Briggs | 1968 |
Lancer | Wade Hackett | 1968 |
The Name of the Game | Mike | 1968 |
Faces | Jim McCarthy | 1968 |
No Way to Treat a Lady | Bartender | 1968 |
Mannix | Doyle / Harry Ruxton / Mel Cooley / Vanaman | 1967 |
Ironside | Arnie Hummel / McKay | 1967 |
Judd for the Defense | John Rowan | 1967 |
N.Y.P.D. | Walter Carrey | 1967 |
Hombre | Delgado | 1967 |
CBS Playhouse | McDermott | 1967 |
Dragnet 1967 | Phil Masturian | 1967 |
The Invaders | Manager | 1967 |
Mr. Terrific | Leo | 1967 |
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones | Morgan | 1966 |
Mission: Impossible | Al Ross / Augie Leitch / Constantine Victor / Frank Brady | 1966 |
The Felony Squad | Gene Hardy | 1966 |
Iron Horse | Grimes | 1966 |
Assault on a Queen | Trench | 1966 |
Nevada Smith | Buck Mason | 1966 |
Wild Wild Winter | Fox | 1966 |
Get Smart | KAOS Agent #1 | 1965 |
The Wild Wild West | Brad Logan / John Crane | 1965 |
Honey West | Roger | 1965 |
Laredo | Sheriff Jonathan Daniels | 1965 |
The F.B.I. | Tony Hendricks / Roy Sumner / Max Horton / Carn | 1965 |
I Spy | Josef | 1965 |
Run for Your Life | 2nd Killer | 1965 |
The Hallelujah Trail | Denver bartender / Bartender | 1965 |
Satan's Bed | 1965 | |
Sylvia | Pudgey Smith | 1965 |
Mr. Broadway | Detective | 1964 |
The Reporter | Pete Krenek | 1964 |
Daniel Boone | Watowah | 1964 |
Slattery's People | Lou Teller | 1964 |
Peyton Place | Boudreau | 1964 |
The Munsters | Marty / The Commissar | 1964 |
Love with the Proper Stranger | Stein | 1963 |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | Sergeant / Colonel Velasquez | 1963 |
East Side/West Side | Lt. Al Costello / Det. Al Costello | 1963 |
The Fugitive | Burns / Gordie Shiller / Jerry Kulik / Jim Ross | 1963 |
Hud | Jose | 1963 |
Requiem for a Heavyweight | Young fighter's promoter | 1962 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Charman Tompkins | 1962 |
The Virginian | Jim Sunderland | 1962 |
Too Late Blues | Milt Frielobe | 1961 |
The Power and the Glory | The Sergeant | 1961 |
Everglades! | Pops / Harry Conlin | 1961 |
The Investigators | Phil Bledsoe | 1961 |
The Defenders | Strafaci / Mac Peters / D.A. Anthony Periko | 1961 |
The Asphalt Jungle | The Big Fellow | 1961 |
Hong Kong | Michael Fortune | 1960 |
The Magnificent Seven | Henry | 1960 |
Play of the Week | Police Chief | 1959 |
The Twilight Zone | The Bartender | 1959 |
Bonanza | Sheriff Trev Kincaid | 1959 |
Johnny Staccato | Corky Lewis | 1959 |
Last Train from Gun Hill | Steve, Horseshoe Bartender' | 1959 |
The Lawless Years | Bobo Koening | 1959 |
Border Patrol | Waxey Walters | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Frank Salinas / Johnny the Enforcer | 1959 |
Rawhide | Sheriff | 1959 |
Naked City | Franko | 1958 |
Peter Gunn | Hoodlum | 1958 |
King Creole | Ralph | 1958 |
The Long, Hot Summer | Wilk | 1958 |
Mike Hammer | Sherrif Jenkins | 1958 |
Have Gun - Will Travel | Banker B.J. Throckton | 1957 |
Tales of Wells Fargo | Frank 'Bully' Armstrong | 1957 |
Edge of the City | Brother | 1957 |
Zane Grey Theatre | Carson | 1956 |
Playhouse 90 | Bartender / Joe | 1956 |
The Harder They Fall | Frank | 1956 |
Gunsmoke | Bull / Dorner / Joe Nadler / Trent | 1955 |
The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self - as gangster | 1951 |
Lux Video Theatre | Hank | 1950 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | Uncle Steve / Ronald Levesque / Napol / Joe Varetti / Gino Dovelli | 1950 |
Robert Montgomery Presents | Philip Reilly (The Tall Dark Man) | 1950 |
The Big Story | Informer | 1949 |
Kraft Theatre | Mauck / John Hardy | 1947 |