Michael Ansara was born on April 15, 1922 in Syria.
Dr. Victor Fries or Mr. Freeze is a role that Michael Ansara
knows well. It all started in 1997 on the hit TV series THE
NEW BATMAN SUPERMAN AND ADVENTURES Michael Ansara to the role
and ran with it, Bring to life the voice of Mr Freeze in several
films including BATMAN & MR FREEZE: SUBZERO in 1998. Then
again in 1999 in the movie BATMAN BEYON:THE MOVIE and BATMAN:
VENGEANCE in 2001.
A role in 1956 playing cochise on the TV Series BROKEN ARROW
was the role that brought Michael Ansara TV stardom.
Having a successful carrer as an actor Michael Ansara has
been in over 90 films and has had over 100 TV Guest Appearances.
A few of Ansara's TV guest appearances have been on hits like
BABYLON 5, THE FALL GUY, HUNTER, CHIPS, FANTASY ISLAND and
PERRY MASON.
A date arrange by 20th Century Fox's publicity department
is how Michael Ansara met actress Barbara Eden, 2 years later
they were married. However the married failed they were divorced
in 1977.
Michael Ansara has been in several uncredited roles including
ACTION IN ARABIA in 1944 playing Hamid, in 1949 as a rife
dispender in OUTPOST IN MOROCCO, a house servant in MY FAVORITE
SPY in 1951 and THE LAWLESS BREED in 1953 as Gus Hanley, just
to name a few.
The hit TV series, which is still watch today in reruns I
DREAM OF JEANNIE was a series that was directed by Michael
Ansara he also was a guest star on several episodes.
Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Armin Shimerman, John de
Lancie and Richard Poe, are the only six actors to play the
same character on three different STAR TREK series. Michael
Ansara played Kang in STAR TREK in 1966, on STAR TREK: DEEP
SPACE NINE in 1993 and STAR TREK: VOYAGER in 1995.
Michael Ansara's other notable credits include...
THE LONG ROAD HOME (1999)
ASSASSINATION (1987)
THE GUNS AND THE FURY (1981)
THE MESSAGE (1976)
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED (1972)
GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1969)
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961)
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (1955)