Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 16, 1929
Place of Birth:
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Ramon Bieri
Biography
Heavy-set American character actor whose typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. A decorated Korean War veteran, Bieri appeared on stage from 1954, both on ('Death of a Salesman', 1975) and off-Broadway. He latterly acted with the ensemble of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre (notably, as the tough captain in 'Mr. Roberts', 1995). On screen from 1962 as a bit part player, he went on to have a prolific career as guest star of 1970's and 80's TV shows. Bieri also starred in his own, somewhat short-lived NBC sitcom, Joe's World (1979), as a Detroit house painter with five kids and assorted problems. In private life, he was said to have been a keen fisherman and sailor. Bieri died in May 2001 in Woodland Hills from cancer at the age of 71.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | James Holley |
| 1989 | The Final Days | Judge John J. Sirica |
| 1988 | Juarez | Lt. C.P. Hardin |
| 1988 | Vibes | Eli Diamond |
| 1987 | The Sicilian | Quintana |
| 1987 | Carly's Web | |
| 1986 | The Richest Cat in the World | Oscar Kohlmeyer |
| 1986 | Oceans of Fire | Chuck Horn |
| 1985 | The Zoo Gang | Pa Donnely |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Mr. Pearson |
| 1981 | Reds | Police Chief |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death | Mr. Kutzreba |
| 1980 | A Christmas Without Snow | Henry Quist |
| 1979 | The Frisco Kid | Mr. Jones |
| 1979 | When She Was Bad... | Dr. Gilbert |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Babe Ruth |
| 1978 | True Grit: A Further Adventure | Sheriff Ambrose |
| 1977 | Sorcerer | Corlette |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park | |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Bums | Sgt. Yost |
| 1976 | Nicole | Malcolm |
| 1976 | Demon and the Mummy | |
| 1975 | Crossfire | Captain McCardle |
| 1974 | Badlands | Cato |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Walter O'Malley |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner | Craig Willeman |
| 1974 | The Gun | Walt Kelsy |
| 1974 | The Conversation | Man at Party (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Outrage | Deputy Tottif |
| 1973 | Hunter | Mishani |
| 1972 | The Honkers | Jack Ferguson |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Major Manchek |
| 1971 | Brother John | Orly Ball |
| 1971 | Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Chief Dewey |
| 1970 | R.P.M. | Brown |
| 1970 | The Grasshopper | Roosevelt Dekker |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cracker | |
| 1996 | Profiler | Monte Drake |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Bartok |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and Murder | Howard |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Vernon Weeks |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Shadow Play") |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Pat Phillips |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | |
| 1984 | Hunter | Charlie Coster |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Capt. Frank Browning |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Nick Zavakis |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Al Farland |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | 'Acid' John Byrock |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Gene Galecki |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | Insp. Cory McFadden |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick | Elijah Crow |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe | Leo Crown |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Mayor John P. Littlefield |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
| 1979 | Joe's World | Joe Wabash |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Commissioner Bergstrom |
| 1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | |
| 1977 | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | Daniel Meehan |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | General Sheridan |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Yanos Barzak |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Jake Garfield |
| 1976 | McNaughton's Daughter | Randall Jardine |
| 1975 | Switch | Jack Gaynor |
| 1975 | Bronk | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Bo Rile |
| 1975 | Kate McShane | Ben |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Captain Joe Baker |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Sheriff Homer Prouty |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | The Magician | Lt. Phil Corcoran |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Lt. Hager |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | John Bates |
| 1972 | Search | |
| 1972 | Banacek | John Hargroves |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Skowlownowski |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Sarge | Barney Verick |
| 1971 | Nichols | Cutler |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Michael Briggs |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | Frank Clausen |
| 1967 | Mannix | Peters |
| 1967 | Mannix | Carl Meiss |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Colonel Rodriguez |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Colonel Jaroslav Sardner |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes | Steiner |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Hanker |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Jonas Holt |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Forbes |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jarvis |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | John Sontag |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Doyle |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Musgrove |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Big Thicket |