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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Coley
2. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Lt. Dobbs
3. The Swimmer (1968) — Chauffeur
4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Dawson
5. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Harold Dobey
6. All in the Family (1971) — Walter
7. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Nelson
8. Galactica 1980 (1980) — Police Chief
9. Sanford and Son (1972)
10. Carmen Jones (1954) — Reporter
11. Underworld U.S.A. (1961) — Investigator
12. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Convict #2
13. Scream Blacula Scream (1973) — Ragman
14. Ironside (1967)
15. The Young One (1960) — Traver
16. The Organization (1971) — Lt. Jessop
17. The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) — Charlie
18. Full Moon High (1981) — Hijacker #2
19. Up Periscope (1959) — Seaman Weary
20. The Virginian (1962) — Ransome Kiley
21. Bucktown (1975) — Harley
22. Captain Sindbad (1963) — Quinius
23. Tarzan (1966)
24. One Potato, Two Potato (1964) — Frank Richards
25. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) — Ernie
26. Bright Victory (1951) — Soldier (uncredited)
27. Stranger on the Run (1967) — Dickory
28. Police Story (1973)
29. Hammer (1972) — Davis
30. Kismet (1955) — Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
31. 13 West Street (1962) — Negro
32. Ben Casey (1961)
33. The Losers (1970) — Capt. Jackson
34. The Name of the Game (1968) — Doc Cullen
35. Congo Crossing (1956) — Pompala
36. Walk the Walk (1970) — Mike
37. Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) — Goodbye George
38. Take a Giant Step (1959) — Bar Sharpie
39. Cry Tough (1959)
40. Mysterious Island (1951) — Neb