Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Wiki Biography

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was born on the 30th November 1918 in New York City, New York, USA of Russian and Romanian ancestry, and passed away on the 2nd May 2014 in Solvang, California, USA, of natural causes at the age of 95. He is best known to the world for being an actor, and one of the most recognizable voice actors of all time. He was an active member of the entertainment industry for over 60 years.

Have you ever wondered how rich Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was? It is estimated that the overall size of Efrem Jr.’s net worth was $5 million. The main source of this amount of money came from his successful professional career as an actor, who starred in a number of TV series and films.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was the son of Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., who was a violinist, and Alma Gluck, who was an opera singer. They raised him as a Christian, rejecting their Jewish heritage. After graduation from the Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts, he attended Yale University, and through his studies, he went to acting classes at the Yale School of Drama, where he showed his acting skills. Side by side with his education, Efrem started to earn money as a page for the NBC radio station in New York City. Besides that, he served in the US Army during World War II, receiving several leg wounds at Huertgen Forest, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.

Efrem`s acting career began as early as 1945, when he appeared on Broadway in “The Rugged Path”, alongside Spencer Tracy. Efrem had a successful career on stage, appearing also in “Androcles And The Lion” (1946), “Hedda Grabler” (1948), and “The Consul” (1950) among others, increasing his net worth steadily.

He also tried himself as a producer and director, winning the Pulitzer Prize for music used for the play “The Consul”.

Before he moved to Hollywood, Efrem made his acting debut on TV screens, in “Concerning Miss Marlowe” (1954-1955). In 1956, Efrem signed a contract with Warner Bros. and made a move to Hollywood; where he first experienced the glory of Hollywood in the TV series “Maverick” in 1957, portraying the gambler Dandy Jim Buckley. After t hat, Efrem was cast in the action TV series “77 Sunset Strip”, the popular series in several countries lasting from 1958 until 1964, and considerably enhancing his net worth. His net worth also increased in 1958 from his appearances in the films “Girl On The Run” (1958), and “Violent Road”.

In 1965, Efrem was chosen for the lead role of Inspector Lewis Erskine in the popular TV crime drama series “F. B. I.”, ,which became the main source of his net worth in the following years, since the series was shown until 1974.

Meantime, in 1967 Efrem starred in the film “Wait Until Dark”, alongside Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin. He was already a big name in the film industry; he lined up role after role in high profile films and TV series, including “Airport 1975” (1974), “The Best Place To Be” (1974), “Beyond Witch Mountain” (1982), “The Avenging” (1982), and “Remington Steele” (1983-1987).

In 1990, Efrem`s net worth increased by a large degree, as he was selected for the role of Don Alejandro De La Vega in the remake of “Zorro”. Furthermore, he played King Arthur in the TV series “The Legend Of The Prince Valiant” (1991-1993).

Before his retirement in 2008, Efrem had several more noteworthy roles, such as being the voice of Alfred in the animated TV series “The New Batman Adventures”; he had already been the voice of Dr. Octopus in the animated TV series “Spider-Man” from 1995-1997. Efrem repeated his role of Alfred in the TV series “Justice League” from 2003 to 2004.

His last role before retirement, was that of Dr. Engel in the short fantasy film entitled “Delivery”, which also contributed to his net worth.

When it comes to his personal life, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was married twice. His first wife was Emily Munroe McNair, and they had a son and a daughter. After Emily’s death, Efrem married Loranda Stephanie Spaulding in 1956, with whom he had a daughter. Efrem was a big supporter and practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.

IMDB Wikipedia ” The F.B.I.” (1965-1974) “Androcles And The Lion” (1946) “Beyond Witch Mountain” (1982) “Hedda Grabler” (1948) “Remington Steele” (1983-1987) “The Avenging” (1982) “The Best Place To Be” (1974) “The Consul” (1950) “The Legend Of The Prince Valiant” (1991-1993) $5 million 1918 2014 Actor Actors Airport 1975 (1974) Alma Gluck California Efrem Zimbalist Efrem Zimbalist III Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Emily Munroe McNair Emily Munroe McNair (m. 1941–1950) Fay School in Southborough Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Male (1959) Jewish people Jr. Jr. Net Worth Loranda Stephanie Spaulding Loranda Stephanie Spaulding (m. 1956–2007) Massachusetts May 2 Nancy Zimbalist New York City November 30 Purple Heart (United States military decoration) Solvang Stephanie Zimbalist United States United States of America Yale School of Drama Yale University

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Quick Info

Full Name Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth November 30, 1918, United States of America
Died May 2, 2014, Solvang, California, United States
Profession Actor
Education Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts, Yale University, Yale School of Drama
Nationality American
Spouse Loranda Stephanie Spaulding (m. 1956–2007), Emily Munroe McNair (m. 1941–1950)
Children Stephanie Zimbalist, Nancy Zimbalist, Efrem Zimbalist III
Parents Efrem Zimbalist, Alma Gluck
Siblings Marcia Davenport
Nicknames Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0956544
Awards Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer – Male (1959), Purple Heart (United States military decoration)
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Male, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Dramatic or Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Com…
Movies “Androcles And The Lion” (1946), “Hedda Grabler” (1948), “The Consul” (1950), ” The F.B.I.” (1965-1974), “The Legend Of The Prince Valiant” (1991-1993), “Batman: The Animated Series” (1990)
TV Shows “Airport 1975” (1974), “The Best Place To Be” (1974), “Beyond Witch Mountain” (1982), “The Avenging” (1982), “Remington Steele” (1983-1987)

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Trademarks

  1. Deep smooth voice

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Quotes

  • Having been kept pretty strict in prep schools, I guess I couldn’t cope with all the freedom at Yale. I had a wild, wonderful time, got abysmal grades and was bounced out in my freshman year. I then came back the following fall as a repeating freshman, lasted until April and got bounced out again — for the same reason. This time I quit.
  • As for the year 2000 being the time for Armageddon, Jesus himself said: “Even the son doesn’t know. Only the father knows.” So if Jesus didn’t know, you can be sure I’ve got no idea.
  • I happen to believe that the liberating movements of our time are devised and thought up, not for the people they are supposed to champion, but to splinter society. In the case of women’s liberation, if the state gets the women out of the house working, they can get to the children and bring them up. I thing that has been the game plan all along.
  • I don’t even know the people who are making movies today. I stopped going to the movies over 20 years ago. The movies I used to be fanatic about they stopped making. They started making another kind of movie, and it’s not my kind of world.

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Important Facts

  • His daughter Nancy Zimbalist died in 2012.
  • In 2009, FBI Director Robert Mueller presented an honorary Special Agent badge to Zimbalist.
  • Close friends with then-FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover, Zimbalist ended many Quinn Martin productions on Sunday nights with a description of a fugitive wanted by FBI agents, exhorting viewers to be on the lookout. One of the more prominent names from this segment was James Earl Ray, assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Zimbalist died on May 2, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 95, outliving his father’s age of 94 by one year. His daughter Stephanie announced the news saying he was 95 years old, a devout Christian. He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends.
  • He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7095 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 1, 1994.
  • Occasionally, he does voice-overs, reading Biblical verses, for the Trinity Broadcasting Network, as a commercial-break starts or concludes. [February 2007]
  • Came out of retirement to act with daughter Stephanie Zimbalist in a stage production of “Night of the Iguana” in Ventura, California. [October 2004]
  • Is a staunch conservative Republican.
  • Has played the same character (Alfred Pennyworth) on five different series: Batman: The Animated Series (1992), Superman (1996), The New Batman Adventures (1997), Static Shock (2000) and Justice League (2001).
  • Younger stepbrother of Marcia Davenport.
  • Children from his marriage to Emily McNair: Nancy Zimbalist and Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III.
  • His father was Russian-born and his mother was Romanian-born; both were from Jewish families. Zimbalist was an early practitioner and proponent of Transcendental Meditation, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, prior to his conversion to Christianity.
  • In 1935, after accompanying his father on a concert tour of the Soviet Union, he was enrolled by his parents to a boarding school in Kiev, while they visited western Europe. Expected to learn piano in a class of wonderkinds, he was rather handicapped, for the classes were taught in Ukrainian – a language he did not know. He eventually ran off to Moscow, where his elder sister had been lodged with a family. After spending a bad winter in Moscow, (they only had their summer clothing, at the time). He and his sister hid the last of their money in the bottom of a cold-cream jar to prevent confiscation by Russian border officials, and they escaped from Moscow, by train to Paris.
  • He was severely wounded during his World War II service, at Huertgen Forest.
  • Son of violinist Efrem Zimbalist Sr. and opera singer Alma Gluck.
  • Father of Stephanie Zimbalist.

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Sugarfoot 1958 TV Series Kerrigan the Great Actor
Girl on the Run 1958 Stuart Bailey Actor
Violent Road 1958 George Lawrence Actor
Too Much, Too Soon 1958 Vincent Bryant Actor
The Deep Six 1958 Lt. Blanchard Actor
Bombers B-52 1957 Col. Jim Herlihy Actor
Band of Angels 1957 Lt. Ethan Sears Actor
Conflict 1957 TV Series Stuart Bailey Actor
The Phil Silvers Show 1957 TV Series Musician Actor
The United States Steel Hour 1956 TV Series Sean O’Neill Actor
Goodyear Playhouse 1956 TV Series Actor
Star Tonight 1956 TV Series Actor
Concerning Miss Marlowe 1954 TV Series Jim Gavin (1954-1955) Actor
House of Strangers 1949 Tony Monetti Actor
Mr. and Mrs. North 1946 TV Movie Actor
The Delivery 2008/I Short Dr. Engel Actor
Justice League 2003-2004 TV Series Alfred Pennyworth Actor
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman 2003 Video Alfred (voice) Actor
Static Shock 2003 TV Series Alfred Pennyworth Actor
The First Day 2001 TV Movie Benjamin Hart Actor
Batman: Vengeance 2001 Video Game Alfred Pennyworth (voice) Actor
Spider-Man 2000 Video Game Doctor Octopus (voice) Actor
Superman 1997-1999 TV Series Alfred Actor
Cab to Canada 1998 TV Movie Vice Chancellor Actor
The New Batman Adventures 1997-1998 TV Series Alfred Pennyworth / Business Man / Man #2 / … Actor
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero 1998 Video Alfred Pennyworth (voice) Actor
The Visitor 1997 TV Series Wayland Scott Actor
Spider-Man 1995-1997 TV Series Dr. Octopus
Dr. Otto Octavius
Butler
Actor
The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest 1997 TV Movie Alfred Pennyworth (voice) Actor
Babylon 5 1997 TV Series William Edgars Actor
Mighty Ducks 1996 TV Series Dr. Denton P. Hookerman Actor
Picket Fences 1996 TV Series Hal Klosterman / Lester Blodgett Actor
Iron Man 1995 TV Series Justin Hammer
Firepower
Actor
Gargoyles 1995 TV Series Mace Malone Actor
One West Waikiki 1995 TV Series Walter Mansfield Actor
Biker Mice from Mars 1995 TV Series King Arthur Actor
Batman: The Animated Series 1992-1995 TV Series Alfred Pennyworth
Piedmont Police Chief
Frankie
Actor
The Street Corner Kids: The Sequel 1995 Makenzie Actor
Turbocharged Thunderbirds 1994-1995 TV Series Jeff Tracy / The Hood / Cyric Mazard / … Actor
The Nanny 1994 TV Series Theodore Timmons Actor
Heaven Help Us 1994 TV Series Martin Kitteridge Actor
Burke’s Law 1994 TV Series Sam Gallagher Actor
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 Alfred Pennyworth (voice) Actor
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 1993 Video Game Wolfgang (voice) Actor
The Legend of Prince Valiant 1991-1993 TV Series King Arthur Actor
Trade Winds 1993 TV Mini-Series Christof Philips Actor
Murder, She Wrote 1988-1992 TV Series Adam Quatrain / Richard Thompson Grant / Gen. Marcus Havermeyer Actor
Hot Shots! 1991 Wilson Actor
Zorro 1990 TV Series Don Alejandro de la Vega Actor
Who’s the Boss? 1990 TV Series Robert Robinson Actor
Streets 1989 TV Series Actor
Hunter 1988 TV Series Clarence Hyland Actor
Hotel 1984-1988 TV Series Charles Cabot / Alexander Heath Actor
American Playhouse 1987 TV Series Col. Francis Chesney Actor
Remington Steele 1983-1987 TV Series Daniel Chalmers Actor
Finder of Lost Loves 1985 TV Series Judge Alex Hale Actor
Cover Up 1984 TV Series E.G. Dawson Actor
Partners in Crime 1984 TV Series Grant Latham Actor
Hardcastle and McCormick 1984 TV Series Emmett Parnell Actor
The Love Boat 1984 TV Series Senator Dan Whitman Actor
The Tempest 1983 Video Prospero Actor
Fantasy Island 1983 TV Series Marshall Baldwin Actor
Insight 1963-1983 TV Series Booth / God (T. Lord) / Fleming / … Actor
Shooting Stars 1983 TV Movie Robert Cluso Actor
Baby Sister 1983 TV Movie Tom Burroughs Actor
Charley’s Aunt 1983 TV Movie Colonel Francis Chesney Actor
The Avenging 1982 Jacob Anderson Actor
Family in Blue 1982 TV Movie Marty Malone Actor
Beyond Witch Mountain 1982 TV Movie Bolt Actor
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1982 TV Series Aristotle Actor
Scruples 1980 TV Mini-Series Ellis Ikehorn Actor
The Gathering, Part II 1979 TV Movie Victor Wainwright Actor
The Best Place to Be 1979 TV Movie Bill Reardan Actor
Terror Out of the Sky 1978 TV Movie David Martin Actor
A Family Upside Down 1978 TV Movie Mike Long Actor
Who Is the Black Dahlia? 1975 TV Movie Sgt. Harry Hansen Actor
Airport 1975 1974 Captain Stacy Actor
The F.B.I. 1965-1974 TV Series Inspector Lewis Erskine Actor
Wait Until Dark 1967 Sam Hendrix Actor
The Reward 1965 Frank Bryant Actor
Harlow 1965/II William Mansfield Actor
Rawhide 1965 TV Series Jeff McKeever Actor
The Reporter 1964 TV Series Charles Durwood Actor
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1964 TV Series Stranger Actor
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1964 TV Series John Ferris Actor
77 Sunset Strip 1958-1964 TV Series Stuart Bailey
Stu Bailey
Sandy the Executioner
Actor
The Chapman Report 1962 Paul Radford Actor
Hawaiian Eye 1959-1962 TV Series Stuart Bailey Actor
Bronco 1961 TV Series Edwin Booth Actor
By Love Possessed 1961 Arthur Winner Actor
A Fever in the Blood 1961 Judge Leland Hoffman Actor
The Crowded Sky 1960 Dale Heath Actor
The Alaskans 1960 TV Series John Conrad Actor
Maverick 1957-1958 TV Series Dandy Jim Buckley Actor
Home Before Dark 1958 Jacob ‘Jake’ Diamond Actor
Maverick 1958 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot 2013 Documentary Himself Self
TV Land Moguls 2004-2009 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
The Brothers Warner 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself – Actor Self
Batman: Behind the Mystery 2003 Video short Himself Self
Praise the Lord 1981-2003 TV Series Himself Self
Hollywood Behind the Badge: A Century of Cops and Detectives 1997 TV Movie documentary Himself – Narrator Self
Vicki! 1994 TV Series Himself Self
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul 1993 Documentary Himself / Narrator (voice) Self
A Year to Remember 1991 TV Series documentary Himself – Host (1999) Self
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 TV Special Himself Self
Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie 1991 Video documentary short Himself Self
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards 1988 TV Special Himself – Audience Member Self
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Self
You Are the Jury 1984-1986 TV Series Himself – Host / Narrator Self
All-Star Party for ‘Dutch’ Reagan 1985 TV Special Himself Self
50th Presidential Inaugural Gala 1985 TV Movie Himself Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1984 TV Movie Himself Self
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1983 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Self
Xpose 1982 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
The Anita Bryant Spectacular 1980 TV Special Himself – Dancer Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1964-1979 TV Series Himself – Actor / Himself Self
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1978 TV Special Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special Self
ABC’s Silver Anniversary Celebration 1978 TV Special Himself Self
The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1977 TV Special Himself Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1972-1976 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
Dinah! 1975 TV Series Himself Self
Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary 1972 TV Special Himself Self
Your FBI 1972 Documentary short Narrator Self
The Joey Bishop Show 1969 TV Series Himself Self
Season in Tyrol 1969 Documentary short Narrator (voice) Self
Password All-Stars 1965 TV Series Himself Self
The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1963 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Here’s Hollywood 1962 TV Series Himself Self
Person to Person 1961 TV Series documentary Himself Self
What About Linda? 1961 TV Special Himself Self
The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1959 TV Special Himself – Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series Self
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 TV Special Himself – In Memoriam Archive Footage
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – In Memoriam Archive Footage
The Making of ‘Midway’ 2001 Video documentary short Stacy (scene from “Airport 1975”) Archive Footage
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999 Video documentary Stuart Bailey Archive Footage
Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI 1967 TV Movie Lewis Erskine Archive Footage

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1994 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 1 February 1994. At 7095 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1959 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Most Promising Newcomer – Male Too Much, Too Soon (1958) Won
1994 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 1 February 1994. At 7095 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated
1959 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Most Promising Newcomer – Male Too Much, Too Soon (1958) Nominated