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Bernie Hamilton
ACTOR

Bernie Hamilton

Known for The Twilight Zone · The Six Million Dollar Man · Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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…

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Born
Jun 12, 1928
Died
Dec 30, 2008
Birthplace
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

Filmography

Movies

The Jackie Robinson StoryErnie
1950
Bright VictorySoldier (uncredited)
1951
Mysterious IslandNeb
1951
The Harlem GlobetrottersHiggins
1951
Carmen JonesReporter
1954
Jungle Man-EatersZuwaba
1954
KismetPearl Merchant (uncredited)
1955
Congo CrossingPompala
1956
The Girl He Left BehindCorporal West
1956
Cry Tough
1959
Take a Giant StepBar Sharpie
1959
Up PeriscopeSeaman Weary
1959
Let No Man Write My EpitaphGoodbye George
1960
The Young OneTraver
1960
The Devil at 4 O'ClockCharlie
1961
Underworld U.S.A.Investigator
1961
13 West StreetNegro
1962
Captain SindbadQuinius
1963
One Potato, Two PotatoFrank Richards
1964
SynanonPete
1965
Stranger on the RunDickory
1967
Sullivan's EmpireAmando
1967
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock ArmyChaka
1968
The SwimmerChauffeur
1968
The Lost ManReggie Page
1969
A Clear and Present DangerHouse
1970
The LosersCapt. Jackson
1970
Walk the WalkMike
1970
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesShambu
1971
The OrganizationLt. Jessop
1971
HammerDavis
1972
Scream Blacula ScreamRagman
1973
BucktownHarley
1975
Full Moon HighHijacker #2
1981

Television

General Electric TheaterChristy · 1 eps
1953
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDawson · 1 eps
1955
Jungle Jim1 eps
1955
The Twilight ZoneColey · 1 eps
1959
87th PrecinctOfficer Kendal · 1 eps
1961
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
Cain's HundredWillie Carter · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Van Dyke ShowNelson · 1 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourConvict #2 · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianRansome Kiley · 1 eps
1962
The Great AdventureWilbur Jones · 1 eps
1963
TG
The Greatest Show on Earth1 eps
1963
Run for Your LifeJ.C. · 1 eps
1965
Run, Buddy, Run1 eps
1966
Tarzan5 eps
1966
Ironside1 eps
1967
Judd, for the Defense1 eps
1967
The Name of the GameDoc Cullen · 1 eps
1968
The Name of the GameJason · 2 eps
1968
The Bold Ones: The SenatorDr. Benjamin Edwards · 1 eps
1970
All in the FamilyWalter · 1 eps
1971
Sanford and Son1 eps
1972
Police Story1 eps
1973
That's My Mama1 eps
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManLt. Dobbs · 1 eps
1974
Starsky & HutchHarold Dobey · 92 eps
1975
Galactica 1980Police Chief · 1 eps
1980

Photos

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