Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience.
One of his more recognizable television roles was that of the unfortunate Starfleet officer/geologist D'Amato in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives". Among his film credits are The Unearthly, Violent Road, The Leech Woman, Man-Trap, The Maltese Bippy, Evil Roy Slade and Brannigan. He also appeared as Mr. Kirkland in four of the Police Academy film series, and the sixth installment (City Under Siege) was his final acting appearance.
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Movies
The Unearthly Danny Green
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege Mr. Kirkland
Cry Tough Alvears
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Flint
The Maltese Bippy Tony
The Ten Commandments Hebrew at Golden Calf/Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
Spartacus Legionnaire (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Shugo
Man-Trap Cortez
Violent Road Ben
The Cat Ate the Parakeet Marty
Black Tuesday Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Evil Roy Slade Lee
The Feminist and the Fuzz Joe
The Last Tycoon Van Dyke
The Leech Woman Jerry Lando
Brannigan Angell
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Old Man Kirkland
Police Academy 3: Back in Training Mr. Kirkland
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Mr. Kirkland
The Killers of Mussolini Vito
Shows
Lou Grant
The Time Tunnel
The Andy Griffith Show Ralph Neal
Star Trek Lt. D'Amato
Burke's Law Spanjard
The Great Adventure Pouliades
The Odd Couple Bartender
Hawaii Five-O Consul
The Dick Van Dyke Show Bernard
Knight Rider Henry Quincy
Quincy, M.E.
Route 66
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Streets of San Francisco
Land of the Giants Luigi
Room 222
Mannix
Happy Days
The Mod Squad
Lost in Space Rongah
Perry Mason Bill Golding
Gunsmoke Harv Foster
Combat! Nader
Wonder Woman Maxwell
Mission: Impossible Kura
Zorro
Get Smart
Johnny Staccato
Hallmark Hall of Fame Ben Morrow
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Police Sergeant
Run, Buddy, Run
87th Precinct
Target: The Corruptors!
The Lawless Years
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Beachcomber Lah-Ring
The Wild Wild West Marius
Rawhide
Cimarron Strip
The Fugitive Wimpy
Daniel Boone Chief Tekwatana
Police Story
Peter Gunn
McCloud
One Step Beyond Constable Gaisingh
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Chip Cooper
Galactica 1980 Cabbie
Adventures in Paradise Brimmer
Accidental Family
Decoy Herbert Carson
Navy Log
Wanted: Dead or Alive Allen Stokes
Lock-Up
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
Riverboat Shag Ryan
The Detectives
The Bill Dana Show
Honey West 'Chico'
General Electric True
State Trooper
The Man Called X
Johnny Midnight
The Asphalt Jungle
The Third Man
Not for Hire
Blue Light
The Green Hornet Shugo
Maverick Norman Brock
Columbo Murph
The Twilight Zone Tabal
Riverboat Matt Jennings
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Wally
Gunsmoke Feeter Kreb
The Outer Limits Lt. Ken Galvin
Mission: Impossible Tino
The Twilight Zone Leader
The Dick Van Dyke Show Arnold
The Chevy Mystery Show Manny
The Great Adventure Lieutenant Gomez
The Beachcomber Mahkei
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Police Detective
Mission: Impossible Father Paolo Dominguin
The Odd Couple Nino Babaloni
The Odd Couple Plaintiff Lawyer
Mission: Impossible Valenkoff
Lucan Detective (uncredited)
