Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (born November 30, 1918) is an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and its numerous spin-offs.
Zimbalist was born in New York, New York, the son of violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1890-1985) and operatic soprano Alma Gluck (née Reba Feinsohn; 1884-1938). His wife, ...
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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (born November 30, 1918) is an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and its numerous spin-offs.
Zimbalist was born in New York, New York, the son of violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1890-1985) and operatic soprano Alma Gluck (née Reba Feinsohn; 1884-1938). His wife, Stephanie Spaulding Zimbalist, died of lung cancer on February 5, 2007, at the age of 73. Zimbalist is the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist (with Stephanie Spaulding) and of Efrem Zimbalist III and Nancy Zimbalist (with Emily McNair).
Born Jewish, Zimbalist, Jr. has had a close association with evangelical Christianity, having appeared on some Christian radio and television shows including the PTL Club and TBN. Zimbalist was an early practitioner and proponent of Transcendental Meditation, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, prior to his...
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