Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Acting
Born 1928-06-12 - Died 2008-12-30East Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies (34)

The Young One
7.0

The Young One

1960Movie7.0
The Organization
6.3

The Organization

1971Movie6.3
The Swimmer
7.4

The Swimmer

1968Movie7.4
Carmen Jones
6.2

Carmen Jones

1954Movie6.2
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960Movie5.9
Congo Crossing
5.5

Congo Crossing

1956Movie5.5
Captain Sindbad
4.9

Captain Sindbad

1963Movie4.9
A Clear and Present Danger
7.0

A Clear and Present Danger

1970Movie7.0
Kismet
5.6

Kismet

1955Movie5.6
Scream Blacula Scream
5.9

Scream Blacula Scream

1973Movie5.9
13 West Street
6.1

13 West Street

1962Movie6.1
The Lost Man
4.3

The Lost Man

1969Movie4.3
Stranger on the Run
5.7

Stranger on the Run

1967Movie5.7
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
6.3

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961Movie6.3
Full Moon High
4.4

Full Moon High

1981Movie4.4
Sullivan's Empire
7.0

Sullivan's Empire

1967Movie7.0
Up Periscope
6.3

Up Periscope

1959Movie6.3
The Losers
4.8

The Losers

1970Movie4.8
Bucktown
5.8

Bucktown

1975Movie5.8
Bright Victory
7.1

Bright Victory

1951Movie7.1
Underworld U.S.A.
7.1

Underworld U.S.A.

1961Movie7.1
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
9.0

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971Movie9.0
The Jackie Robinson Story
6.3

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950Movie6.3
Cry Tough
6.1

Cry Tough

1959Movie6.1
Jungle Man-Eaters
5.3

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954Movie5.3
The Girl He Left Behind
4.5

The Girl He Left Behind

1956Movie4.5
Hammer
5.4

Hammer

1972Movie5.4
Synanon
7.3

Synanon

1965Movie7.3
One Potato, Two Potato
6.9

One Potato, Two Potato

1964Movie6.9
The Harlem Globetrotters
5.5

The Harlem Globetrotters

1951Movie5.5
Mysterious Island
6.6

Mysterious Island

1951Movie6.6
Take a Giant Step
5.2

Take a Giant Step

1959Movie5.2
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
7.0

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army

1968Movie7.0
Walk the Walk
4.5

Walk the Walk

1970Movie4.5

TV Shows (26)

Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series7.9
The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961Series7.6
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974Series7.3
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965Series7.1
Sanford and Son
7.5

Sanford and Son

1972Series7.5
Tarzan
6.9

Tarzan

1966Series6.9
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
All in the Family
7.8

All in the Family

1971Series7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
Police Story
7.0

Police Story

1973Series7.0
Judd, for the Defense
7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967Series7.7
87th Precinct
7.8

87th Precinct

1961Series7.8
The Greatest Show on Earth
7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963Series7.5
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
The Great Adventure
10.0

The Great Adventure

1963Series10.0
Galactica 1980
6.1

Galactica 1980

1980Series6.1
The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970Series4.7
That's My Mama
7.3

That's My Mama

1974Series7.3
Run, Buddy, Run
7.5

Run, Buddy, Run

1966Series7.5
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Jungle Jim
6.7

Jungle Jim

1955Series6.7