Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 12, 1928
Place of Birth:
East Los Angeles, California, USA
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Bernie Hamilton
Biography
Solid character actor that for various reasons never became a star. He is perhaps best known for his role as the tough police captain in the hit 1970s television series, "Starsky and Hutch." Other notable credits include Luis Buñuel's English-language film, "The Young One" (1960) where he plays a jazz musician who flees a lynch mob, and "One Potato, Two Potato" (1964), where he got a chance to show a softer side as a man fighting to obtain parental rights of his stepdaughter.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Police Chief |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Harold Dobey |
| 1974 | That's My Mama | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Lt. Dobbs |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Walter |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | Dr. Benjamin Edwards |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Doc Cullen |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Jason |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | Run, Buddy, Run | |
| 1966 | Tarzan | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | J.C. |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Wilbur Jones |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Ransome Kiley |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Convict #2 |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Willie Carter |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Nelson |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Officer Kendal |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Coley |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dawson |
| 1955 | Jungle Jim | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Christy |