Bernie Hamilton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-06-12

Day of death

2008-12-30 (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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Jackie Robinson Story

    The Jackie Robinson Story

  • Bright Victory

    Bright Victory

  • Mysterious Island

    Mysterious Island

  • Galactica 1980

    Galactica 1980

  • Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

    Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

  • A Clear and Present Danger

    A Clear and Present Danger

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • Full Moon High

    Full Moon High

  • Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army

    Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army

  • Stranger on the Run

    Stranger on the Run

  • Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

  • That's My Mama

    That's My Mama

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • One Potato, Two Potato

    One Potato, Two Potato

  • Captain Sindbad

    Captain Sindbad

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Cry Tough

    Cry Tough

  • The Girl He Left Behind

    The Girl He Left Behind

  • 13 West Street

    13 West Street

  • Walk the Walk

    Walk the Walk

  • The Losers

    The Losers

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • The Bold Ones: The Senator

    The Bold Ones: The Senator

  • The Harlem Globetrotters

    The Harlem Globetrotters

  • Hammer

    Hammer

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • Scream Blacula Scream

    Scream Blacula Scream

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Swimmer

    The Swimmer

  • Congo Crossing

    Congo Crossing

  • Up Periscope

    Up Periscope

  • Underworld U.S.A.

    Underworld U.S.A.

  • The Young One

    The Young One

  • Synanon

    Synanon

  • The Devil at 4 O'Clock

    The Devil at 4 O'Clock

  • The Organization

    The Organization

  • Take a Giant Step

    Take a Giant Step

  • Jungle Man-Eaters

    Jungle Man-Eaters

  • Sullivan's Empire

    Sullivan's Empire

  • Bucktown

    Bucktown