Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in The Omega Man, a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, I Am Legend. He is also well-known for playing Milton Krest in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Zerbe was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Catherine (née Scurlock) an...
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Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in The Omega Man, a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, I Am Legend. He is also well-known for playing Milton Krest in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill.
Zerbe was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Catherine (née Scurlock) and Arthur Lee Van Zerbe. From 1959 to 1961, Zerbe served in the United States Air Force. Zerbe studied at the Stella Adler Studio in New York City.
In television he has played numerous guest roles in TV series including Naked City, The Virginian, The Big Valley, Route 66, The Wild Wild West, Twelve O'Clock High, Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Mannix, It Takes a Thief, The Chisholms, Ironside, Cannon, Columbo, The Rookies, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, The Equalizer, Harry O, Kung Fu, Little House on...
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