# Anthony Call
**Anthony Call** (born August 31, 1940, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television actor whose career runs from 1960s guest shots on classic series to a long second career as the voice of documentary and paranormal narration. He is known to science-fiction audiences as Lieutenant Dave Bailey in the *Star Trek: The Original Series* episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", to soap opera viewers as district attorney Herb Callison on *One Life to Live*, and to documentary audiences as the narrator of series including *The F.B.I. Files* and *A Haunting*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1940, Los Angeles, California; birth name Anthony Dalby Biberman[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) • [3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) |
| Family | Son of actor and director Abner Biberman[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) |
| Signature TV role | Herb Callison on *One Life to Live*; IMDb lists 1979–1991 (98 episodes), while Memory Alpha and Soap Opera Digest give 1978–1993[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) • [3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) • [5](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/anthony-call-0/) |
| *Star Trek* | Lt. Dave Bailey in "The Corbomite Maneuver", first aired November 10, 1966[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call) |
| Soap opera work | Dr. Joseph "Joe" Werner on *Guiding Light*, 1972–1976, 1,271 episodes; Sen. Colin Whitney on *The Edge of Night*, 1970–1971[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) |
| Narration | *The F.B.I. Files* (1998–2002), *A Haunting* (from 2005), *Murder Comes to Town* (2017–2018), *Shock Docs* (2020–2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) |
| Broadway | *Crown Matrimonial* (1973, standby for King Edward VIII) and *The Trip Back Down* (1977, Super Joe Weller); Drama Desk nomination, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 1977[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Anthony-Call/) |
| Video games | Voice of Gordon Peterson in *Grand Theft Auto IV* (2008) and Mr. Bubas in *Bully* (2006), credited as Tony Call[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340363/) |
## Early life and family
Call was born in Los Angeles as Anthony Dalby Biberman, the son of the actor and director Abner Biberman.[3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) He graduated from the Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1958, where he acted on the school stage and was the star quarterback on the football team.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)
## 1960s television guest roles
Through the 1960s Call built a career as a television guest actor. His credits include *The Twilight Zone* (as Lee Helmsman in "The Thirty-Fathom Grave", 1963), *The Fugitive* (as Phil Andrews, 1965), *Bonanza* (1965), *Combat!* (1966), *The Virginian* (1968 and 1969), and *Gunsmoke* (as Pell in "Muley", 1967).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call) • [7](https://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/GunsmokeActors/Call.htm)
**Star Trek.** In the first-season *Star Trek* episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", first broadcast on November 10, 1966, Call played Lieutenant Dave Bailey, a navigator aboard the Enterprise.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call) The episode, written by Jerry Sohl and directed by Joseph Sargent, is frequently cited among the strongest of the series' first season.[8](https://www.sttos.com/sections/episodes/episode_detailed_03.shtml) Call filmed his scenes between May 24 and June 2, 1966, at Desilu Stage 9.[3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) The *Star Trek Encyclopedia*, 4th edition, vol. 2, p. 546, erroneously gives his name as "Anthony Hall", an error carried over from earlier editions.[3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call)
## Soap operas
Call's longest-running screen work came in daytime drama. He played Senator Colin Whitney on *The Edge of Night* from 1970 to 1971, then Dr. Joseph "Joe" Werner on *Guiding Light* from 1972 to 1976, a run IMDb credits with 1,271 episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) He also played Dr. Fred Ballard on *Lovers and Friends* in 1977–1978.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)
His best-known soap role was Herb Callison, the district attorney on *One Life to Live*. The dating of the role differs between sources: IMDb lists 1979–1991 with 98 episodes,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) while Memory Alpha gives 1978 through 1993[3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) and Soap Opera Digest states that Call "played Herb from 1978–'93".[5](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/anthony-call-0/) A Gunsmoke fan reference reports that he was twice nominated for Emmys, in 1983 and 1984, in the supporting actor category for the role.[7](https://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/GunsmokeActors/Call.htm)
Call's first major storyline on the show was Viki's trial for the murder of Marco Dane. In the courtroom scene in which Herb forced Karen Wolek, played by [Judith Light](https://www.edgepedia.org/judith-light), to reveal that she had worked as a prostitute, Call's cross-examination became one of the most discussed moments in daytime history and won Light a Daytime Emmy. Call described the two-week trial shoot as "the actor's nightmare".[5](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/anthony-call-0/)
## Stage work
On Broadway, Call appeared in *Crown Matrimonial* in 1973, where he was the standby for the role of King Edward VIII, and in *The Trip Back Down* in 1977, playing Super Joe Weller.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Anthony-Call/) The 1977 performance brought a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.[4](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Anthony-Call/) His film work in this period included *The People Next Door* (1970) and *Going in Style* (1979), in which he played the FBI agent in charge.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)
## Narration and voice work
From the late 1990s Call's career shifted toward narration, a field his deep voice suited. He told Soap Opera Digest in 2003 that he had "become wonderfully employed by the Discovery Channel", working on *The FBI Files*, TLC's *Hauntings Across America*, and movies of the week.[5](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/anthony-call-0/) His narration credits include *The F.B.I. Files* (1998–2002), *The System: Escape from Death Row* (2001), *Code of Silence* (2003), *Dangerous Company* (2003), and *The Boys of H Company* (2004).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)
**Paranormal and documentary series.** Call has been the narrator of Destination America's series *A Haunting* since 2005.[3](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call) TVmaze credits him with 125 episodes of that series,[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call) while IMDb lists 59 episodes for 2013–2022,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) a difference that reflects different counting windows for the same long-running engagement. He also narrated *Amish Haunting* (2014, 6 episodes), *Alien Encounters* (2012, 10 episodes), *Murder Comes to Town* (2017–2018, 13 episodes), and *Shock Docs* (2020–2023, 8 episodes).[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) On PBS's *Secrets of the Dead* he appeared as George Percy in "Jamestown's Dark Winter" and voiced Homer in "The Real Trojan Horse" (2015).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)Under the name Tony Call he also worked in video games, voicing Gordon Peterson in *Grand Theft Auto IV* (2008) and Mr. Bubas in *Bully* (2006).[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340363/)
## Personal life
Call married Margo Husin Call in 1985.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) He stands 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/) [Reference](https://www.edgepedia.org/reference) databases list his alternative names as Anthony D. Call and Tony Call.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call)
## References
1. [Anthony D. Call, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130083/)
2. [Anthony Call, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52936/anthony-call)
3. [Anthony Call, Memory Alpha](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Call)
4. [Anthony Call, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Anthony-Call/)
5. [Anthony Call, Soap Opera Digest (April 9, 2003)](https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/anthony-call-0/)
6. [Tony Call, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340363/)
7. [Anthony Call, GunsmokeNet guest cast page](https://gunsmokenet.com/GunsmokeTGAW/Marks-Stuff/Gunsmoke/GunsmokeActors/Call.htm)
8. [The Corbomite Maneuver, Steve's Star Trek TOS Site](https://www.sttos.com/sections/episodes/episode_detailed_03.shtml)
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