Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1919-11-03
- Day of Death1994-08-02 (74 years)
- Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York USA
- Also Known As-
Bert Freed
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army service in the...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1986
Are You My Mother?
As: Bert
- 1982
Knight Rider
As: Anthony Solan
- 1980
Skag
As: Bishop
- 1979
Norma Rae
As: Sam Dakin
- 1978
Barracuda
As: Jack
- 1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
As: Dr. Julius Korein
- 1977
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
As: Mayor John Randolph
- 1976
Charlie's Angels
As: Stambler
- 1975
Death Scream
As: Det. Ross
- 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
As: Capt. Akins
- 1974
Lincoln
As: Edwin Stanton
- 1973
Incident at Vichy
As: Marchand, A Businessman
- 1973
Barnaby Jones
As: Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt
- 1971
Evel Knievel
As: Doc Kincaid
- 1971
Billy Jack
As: Mr. Stuart Posner
- 1970
Breakout
As: Fletcher
- 1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
As: Skinner
- 1970
The Andersonville Trial
As: Board of Military Judges
- 1969
Then Came Bronson
As: Editor Carson
- 1968
Wild in the Streets
As: Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
- 1968
Hang 'em High
As: Schmidt
- 1968
Madigan
As: Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
- 1968
P.J.
As: Police Lieutenant
- 1967
The High Chaparral
As: Telford Burris
- 1966
The Swinger
As: Police Captain
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Leon Chandler
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Gen. Brenner
- 1966
Shane
As: Rufe Ryker
- 1966
The Green Hornet
As: Police Sgt. Bert Clark
- 1966
Nevada Smith
As: Quince
- 1965
Hogan's Heroes
As: Maj. Bernsdorf
- 1965
The Big Valley
As: Judge Ben Coulter
- 1965
The Big Valley
As: Henry Marvin
- 1965
The Big Valley
As: Homer Roberts
- 1965
Run for Your Life
As: Sheriff Parsons
- 1964
Fate Is the Hunter
As: Dillon
- 1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter
As: Sheriff
- 1964
Shock Treatment
As: Frank Josephson
- 1963
Twilight of Honor
As: Sheriff Buck Wheeler
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
As: Detective Horton
- 1963
Mr. Novak
As: Lorimer
- 1963
The Outer Limits
As: Joe Hayden
- 1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
As: Ben Golden
- 1962
Combat!
As: Sgt. Weber
- 1962
The Lucy Show
As: Miller
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Milo Henderson
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Jason Ainsworth
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Dr. Donald White
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Director
- 1961
Cain's Hundred
As: Dave Reed
- 1960
The Subterraneans
As: Bartender
- 1960
Why Must I Die
As: Adler
- 1960
The Gazebo
As: Lt. Jenkins
- 1959
Adventures in Paradise
As: Michael Dannora
- 1959
Law of the Plainsman
As: Benson
- 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As: Lieutenant
- 1959
Riverboat
As: Kester
- 1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin
As: Sokolovsky
- 1958
The Goddess
As: Lester Brackman
- 1957
Paths of Glory
As: Sgt. Boulanger
- 1957
Decoy
As: Lieutenant Rosenberg
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Ken Woodman
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Harry Parker
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Carl Holman
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Joe Marshall
- 1956
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
As: Dayton Colonel
- 1955
The Desperate Hours
As: Tom Winston
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Capt. Harvey Ellison
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Cooper
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Al Clovis
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Chris Thornton
- 1955
The Cobweb
As: Abe Irwin
- 1955
The Millionaire
As: M / Sgt. Matthew Brogan
- 1954
The Strike
As: Chick
- 1954
Men of the Fighting Lady
As: Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
- 1954
The Long, Long Trailer
As: Foreman
- 1953
Take the High Ground!
As: Sgt. Vince Opperman
- 1953
Invaders from Mars
As: Police Chief A.C. Barrows
- 1953
Tangier Incident
As: Kozad
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Mitch Green
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Armstrong
- 1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
As: American Soldier (uncredited)
- 1952
The Atomic City
As: Emil Jablons
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Pete Johnson
- 1951
Red Mountain
As: Sgt. Randall
- 1951
Detective Story
As: Det. Dakis
- 1951
The Company She Keeps
As: Smitty
- 1951
Halls of Montezuma
As: Slattery
- 1950
No Way Out
As: Rocky Miller (uncredited)
- 1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends
As: Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
- 1950
711 Ocean Drive
As: Steve Marshak (uncredited)
- 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
As: Dutch (Third New York Henchman)
- 1950
Key to the City
As: Emmy's Husband
- 1948
Studio One
As: Chick
- 1948
Studio One
As: Malone
- 1948
Studio One
As: Mike Jannis
- 1948
Studio One
As: Lt. Burke
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Al Rago
- 1947
Boomerang!
As: Herron, a Man in Alley Mob