Bernie Hamilton
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1928-06-12
- Died
- 2008-12-30
- Place of birth
- East Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Берни Хэмилтон · Берни Гамильтон
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
TV Shows (26)
Ironside
1967
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Convict #2
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Coley
The Virginian
1962
as Ransome Kiley
Ben Casey
1961
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Lt. Dobbs
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Harold Dobey
Run for Your Life
1965
as J.C.
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Nelson
The Name of the Game
1968
as Doc Cullen / Jason
Sanford and Son
1972
All in the Family
1971
as Walter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Dawson
Police Story
1973
Tarzan
1966
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Willie Carter
87th Precinct
1961
as Officer Kendal
The Great Adventure
1963
as Wilbur Jones
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Galactica 1980
1980
as Police Chief
That's My Mama
1974
General Electric Theater
1953
as Christy
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Dr. Benjamin Edwards
Jungle Jim
1955
Movies (34)
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Ragman
Kismet
1955
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
The Swimmer
1968
as Chauffeur
The Organization
1971
as Lt. Jessop
Carmen Jones
1954
as Reporter
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Quinius
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Corporal West
Up Periscope
1959
as Seaman Weary
The Young One
1960
as Traver
13 West Street
1962
as Negro
Congo Crossing
1956
as Pompala
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as House
The Losers
1970
as Capt. Jackson
Full Moon High
1981
as Hijacker #2
Bright Victory
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
Stranger on the Run
1967
as Dickory
Take a Giant Step
1959
as Bar Sharpie
Underworld U.S.A.
1961
as Investigator
Bucktown
1975
as Harley
Cry Tough
1959
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Ernie
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Goodbye George
Synanon
1965
as Pete
Hammer
1972
as Davis
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Charlie
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
as Frank Richards
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Shambu
Mysterious Island
1951
as Neb
The Lost Man
1969
as Reggie Page
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951
as Higgins
Sullivan's Empire
1967
as Amando
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as Zuwaba
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
1968
as Chaka
Walk the Walk
1970
as Mike
About Bernie Hamilton
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. With 60 credits spanning from 1950 to 1981, Bernie Hamilton has appeared in 34 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bernie Hamilton Movies
- Scream Blacula Scream (1973) — as Ragman
- Kismet (1955) — as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
- The Swimmer (1968) — as Chauffeur
- The Organization (1971) — as Lt. Jessop
- Carmen Jones (1954) — as Reporter
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