Quick Facts
Born:
1928-06-12
Birthplace:
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
61 Total Roles
Bernie Hamilton
Acting
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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
The Twilight Zone
Coley
The Six Million Dollar Man
Lt. Dobbs
The Swimmer
Chauffeur
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dawson
Starsky & Hutch
Harold Dobey
All in the Family
Walter
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Nelson
Sanford and Son
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Full Moon High MOVIE | Hijacker #2 |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 TV | Police Chief |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch TV | Harold Dobey |
| 1975 | Bucktown MOVIE | Harley |
| 1974 | That's My Mama TV | Self |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man TV | Lt. Dobbs |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream MOVIE | Ragman |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Self |
| 1972 | Hammer MOVIE | Davis |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son TV | Self |