Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1928-06-12
- Day of Death2008-12-30 (80 years)
- Place of BirthEast Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known AsБерни ХэмилтонБерни Гамильтон
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1981
Full Moon High
As: Hijacker #2
- 1980
Galactica 1980
As: Police Chief
- 1975
Starsky & Hutch
As: Harold Dobey
- 1975
Bucktown
As: Harley
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Lt. Dobbs
- 1973
Scream Blacula Scream
As: Ragman
- 1972
Hammer
As: Davis
- 1971
The Organization
As: Lt. Jessop
- 1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
As: Shambu
- 1971
All in the Family
As: Walter
- 1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
As: Dr. Benjamin Edwards
- 1970
Walk the Walk
As: Mike
- 1970
The Losers
As: Capt. Jackson
- 1970
A Clear and Present Danger
As: House
- 1969
The Lost Man
As: Reggie Page
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Doc Cullen
- 1968
The Name of the Game
As: Jason
- 1968
The Swimmer
As: Chauffeur
- 1968
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
As: Chaka
- 1967
Stranger on the Run
As: Dickory
- 1967
Sullivan's Empire
As: Amando
- 1965
Run for Your Life
As: J.C.
- 1965
Synanon
As: Pete
- 1964
One Potato, Two Potato
As: Frank Richards
- 1963
The Great Adventure
As: Wilbur Jones
- 1963
Captain Sindbad
As: Quinius
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Convict #2
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Ransome Kiley
- 1962
13 West Street
As: Negro
- 1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
As: Charlie
- 1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
As: Nelson
- 1961
87th Precinct
As: Officer Kendal
- 1961
Cain's Hundred
As: Willie Carter
- 1961
Underworld U.S.A.
As: Investigator
- 1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
As: Goodbye George
- 1960
The Young One
As: Traver
- 1959
Take a Giant Step
As: Bar Sharpie
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Coley
- 1959
Up Periscope
As: Seaman Weary
- 1956
The Girl He Left Behind
As: Corporal West
- 1956
Congo Crossing
As: Pompala
- 1955
Kismet
As: Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Dawson
- 1954
Carmen Jones
As: Reporter
- 1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
As: Zuwaba
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Christy
- 1951
Mysterious Island
As: Neb
- 1951
Bright Victory
As: Soldier (uncredited)
- 1951
The Harlem Globetrotters
As: Higgins
- 1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
As: Ernie