Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

1928-06-12 – 2008-12-30 (age 80) East Los Angeles, California, USA
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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 Buรฑuel'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.

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Known For

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones

1954

as Reporter

The Organization
The Organization

1971

as Lt. Jessop

The Swimmer
The Swimmer

1968

as Chauffeur

The Young One
The Young One

1960

as Traver

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961

as Charlie

Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.

1961

as Investigator

Kismet
Kismet

1955

as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Full Moon High
Full Moon High

1981

as Hijacker #2

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Corporal West

Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing

1956

as Pompala

13 West Street
13 West Street

1962

as Negro

The Losers
The Losers

1970

as Capt. Jackson

Scream Blacula Scream
One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato

1964

as Frank Richards

Up Periscope
Up Periscope

1959

as Seaman Weary

The Jackie Robinson Story
Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run

1967

as Dickory

Bright Victory
Bright Victory

1951

as Soldier (uncredited)

Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step

1959

as Bar Sharpie

The Lost Man
The Lost Man

1969

as Reggie Page