Bernie Hamilton

Actor

Born: June 12, 1928
Died: December 30, 2008 (age 80)
From: East Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Filmography (34)

Full Moon High (1981)
Hijacker #2
Bucktown (1975)
Harley
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Ragman
Hammer (1972)
Davis
The Organization (1971)
Lt. Jessop
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971)
Shambu
Walk the Walk (1970)
Mike
The Losers (1970)
Capt. Jackson
A Clear and Present Danger (1970)
House
The Lost Man (1969)
Reggie Page
The Swimmer (1968)
Chauffeur
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968)
Chaka
Stranger on the Run (1967)
Dickory
Sullivan's Empire (1967)
Amando
Synanon (1965)
Pete
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Frank Richards
Captain Sindbad (1963)
Quinius
13 West Street (1962)
Negro
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
Charlie
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
Investigator
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Goodbye George
The Young One (1960)
Traver
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Bar Sharpie
Cry Tough (1959)
Up Periscope (1959)
Seaman Weary
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Corporal West
Congo Crossing (1956)
Pompala
Kismet (1955)
Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Reporter
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
Zuwaba