Cliff Osmond

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Feb 26, 1937
Died	Dec 22, 2012 (75)
Birthplace	Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Popularity	0.4 (history)
Updated	Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cliff Osmond (born February 26, 1937) is an American character actor and television screenwriter most famous for the supporting role of "Barney," Ray Walston's dimwitted songwriting partner, in Billy Wilder's Kiss Me, Stupid (the comedic song lyrics were actual ... ly written by Ira Gershwin). Osmond made more than 86 appearances in TV shows or movies between 1962 and 1996. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cliff Osmond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Copacabana

1985

as Angelo

Incident at Crestridge

1981

as Bill McLaren

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

1981

as Stanfil

California Gold Rush

1981

as Harry Love

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1981

as Pap

Hangar 18

1980

as Sheriff Barlow

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

as Wes Hardin

Beggarman, Thief

1979

as Sagerac

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

as Big Chin

The Great Brain

1978

as Mr. Kokovinis

The Mouse and His Child

1977

as C. Serpentina (voice)

Joe Panther

1976

as Rance

Sharks' Treasure

1975

as Lobo

The Art of Crime

1975

as Nanoosh

The Front Page

1974

as Officer Jacobi

Invasion of the Bee Girls

1973

as Captain Peters

Oklahoma Crude

1973

as Massive Man

The Heist

1972

as Tom Logan

The Devil's Eight

1969

as Bubba

Three Guns for Texas

1968

as Running Antelope

Alexander The Great

1968

as Memnon

The Fortune Cookie

1966

as Purkey

Kiss Me, Stupid

1964

as Barney Milsap

Wild and Wonderful

1964

as Hercule

Irma la Douce

1963

as Police Sergeant

The Raiders

1963

as Private Jean Duchamps

How the West Was Won

1962

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Penitent

1988

Writer

Power Play

1978

Writer

The Blaylock House

2012

Director

The Penitent

1988

Director

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Organization	Category	Movie

Gunsmoke

as Tom Macomb

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

CHiPs

as Michael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

Here's Lucy

as Jake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

The Odd Couple

as Effram

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Batman

as Andante

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

All in the Family

as Nick Howard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Knight Rider

as Jim Courtney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Land of the Giants

as Grotius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1968

Kojak

as Gino

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Hart to Hart

as Vasquez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Gunsmoke

as Bo Remick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Twilight Zone

as Manolo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Rogues

as Sheriff Todd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1964

Dr. Kildare

as Robert Slade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Shane

as Joshua Spicer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1966

Gunsmoke

as Chunk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Ben Sommars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Daniel Sadler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Sheriff Bob Kemp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

Land of the Giants

as Jolo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1968

Murder, She Wrote

as Kris Karas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hogan's Heroes

as Marko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Movin' On

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Emergency!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Laredo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Matt Houston

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Rhoda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1974

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Mama's Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1983

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Arrest and Trial

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Glynis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Partners

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1971

The Chicago Teddy Bears

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

The Rifleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

The Manhunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Hell Town

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1985

Bodies of Evidence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1992

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