Bernie Hamilton

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    June 12, 1928

    Day of Death

    December 30, 2008 (80 years old)

    Place of Birth

    East Los Angeles, California, USA

    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 show a softer side as a man fighting to obtain parental rights of his stepdaughter.

    Known For

    • The Twilight Zone

      The Twilight Zone

      1959

    • The Six Million Dollar Man

      The Six Million Dollar Man

      1974

    • The Swimmer

      The Swimmer

      1968

    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

      Alfred Hitchcock Presents

      1955

    • Starsky & Hutch

      Starsky & Hutch

      1975

    • All in the Family

      All in the Family

      1971

    • The Dick Van Dyke Show

      The Dick Van Dyke Show

      1961

    • Sanford and Son

      Sanford and Son

      1972

    • Carmen Jones

      Carmen Jones

      1954

    • Underworld U.S.A.

      Underworld U.S.A.

      1961

    • Galactica 1980

      Galactica 1980

      1980

    • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      1962

    • Scream Blacula Scream

      Scream Blacula Scream

      1973

    • Ironside

      Ironside

      1967

    • The Young One

      The Young One

      1960