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Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 12, 1928
Died Dec 30, 2008 (80)
Birthplace East Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Buñuel's English-language film, "The Young One" (1960) where he plays a ja ... zz 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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Full Moon High

Full Moon High

1981

as Hijacker #2

Bucktown

Bucktown

1975

as Harley

Scream Blacula Scream

Scream Blacula Scream

1973

as Ragman

Hammer

Hammer

1972

as Davis

The Organization

The Organization

1971

as Lt. Jessop

The Losers

The Losers

1970

as Capt. Jackson

Walk the Walk

Walk the Walk

1970

as Mike

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969

as Reggie Page

The Swimmer

The Swimmer

1968

as Chauffeur

Sullivan's Empire

Sullivan's Empire

1967

as Amando

Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

1967

as Dickory

Synanon

Synanon

1965

as Pete

One Potato, Two Potato

One Potato, Two Potato

1964

as Frank Richards

Captain Sindbad

Captain Sindbad

1963

as Quinius

13 West Street

13 West Street

1962

as Negro

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

The Young One

The Young One

1960

as Traver

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

as Goodbye George

Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

1959

as Bar Sharpie

Up Periscope

Up Periscope

1959

as Seaman Weary

Congo Crossing

Congo Crossing

1956

as Pompala

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Corporal West

Kismet

Kismet

1955

as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Jungle Man-Eaters

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954

as Zuwaba

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

1954

as Reporter

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

1951

as Neb

The Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters

1951

as Higgins

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Soldier (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Starsky & Hutch

as Harold Dobey

Episodes: 92

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Name of the Game

as Jason

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Great Adventure

as Wilbur Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Cain's Hundred

as Willie Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Nelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

All in the Family

as Walter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

General Electric Theater

as Christy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Coley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Run for Your Life

as J.C.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Virginian

as Ransome Kiley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Galactica 1980

as Police Chief

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1980

87th Precinct

as Officer Kendal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1961

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Lt. Dobbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Name of the Game

as Doc Cullen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Convict #2

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as Dr. Benjamin Edwards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1970

Tarzan

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Sanford and Son

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1972

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Run, Buddy, Run

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

That's My Mama

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1974

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Jungle Jim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

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