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
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Lt. Dobbs
Ben Casey
1961
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
87th Precinct
1961
as Officer Kendal
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Willie Carter
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
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Dr. Benjamin Edwards
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
Jungle Jim
1955
Movies (34)
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
as Ragman
The Swimmer
1968
as Chauffeur
The Organization
1971
as Lt. Jessop
Kismet
1955
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Carmen Jones
1954
as Reporter
Bright Victory
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Losers
1970
as Capt. Jackson
Up Periscope
1959
as Seaman Weary
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as House
13 West Street
1962
as Negro
Take a Giant Step
1959
as Bar Sharpie
Stranger on the Run
1967
as Dickory
The Young One
1960
as Traver
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Corporal West
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Quinius
Bucktown
1975
as Harley
Underworld U.S.A.
1961
as Investigator
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Ernie
Congo Crossing
1956
as Pompala
Cry Tough
1959
Hammer
1972
as Davis
Full Moon High
1981
as Hijacker #2
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Goodbye George
Synanon
1965
as Pete
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Charlie
The Lost Man
1969
as Reggie Page
Mysterious Island
1951
as Neb
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
as Frank Richards
Sullivan's Empire
1967
as Amando
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as Zuwaba
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951
as Higgins
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Shambu
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
- The Swimmer (1968) — as Chauffeur
- The Organization (1971) — as Lt. Jessop
- Kismet (1955) — as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
- Carmen Jones (1954) — as Reporter
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