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Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Actor · Born 1919-11-03 · The Bronx, New York USA

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army service in the European Theatre, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Day Before Spring in 1945 and dozens of television shows between 1947 and 1985. His film debut occurred, oddly enough, in a musical Carnegie Hall (1947). A prominent role was as the villainous Ryker in the television series Shane, in which Freed added a unique touch of realism by beginning the show clean-shaven and growing a beard from one week to the next, never shaving again through the season. Freed played Columbo in a live 1960 episode of the "Chevy Mystery Theatre" seven years before Peter Falk played the role. Thomas Mitchell also played the part on stage prior to Falk's version, which is probably where many of the eccentric Columbo traits originated; only a few were visible in Freed's straightforward interpretation, although the c…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Paths of Glory (1957) — Sgt. Boulanger
  2. Knight Rider (1982) — Anthony Solan
  3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — Ben Golden
  4. Hang 'em High (1968) — Schmidt
  5. The Munsters (1964)
  6. Get Smart (1965) — Badeff
  7. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Leon Chandler
  8. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Capt. Harvey Ellison
  9. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Stambler
  10. Invaders from Mars (1953) — Police Chief A.C. Barrows
  11. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
  12. Norma Rae (1979) — Sam Dakin
  13. Nevada Smith (1966) — Quince
  14. Hogan's Heroes (1965) — Maj. Bernsdorf
  15. The Desperate Hours (1955) — Tom Winston
  16. The Fall Guy (1981)
  17. Detective Story (1951) — Det. Dakis
  18. The Outer Limits (1963) — Joe Hayden
  19. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — Skinner
  20. Perry Mason (1957) — Ken Woodman
  21. Combat! (1962) — Sgt. Weber
  22. Gunsmoke (1955) — Al Clovis
  23. No Way Out (1950) — Rocky Miller (uncredited)
  24. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  25. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) — American Soldier (uncredited)
  26. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Capt. Akins
  27. Madigan (1968) — Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
  28. The Green Hornet (1966) — Police Sgt. Bert Clark
  29. Boomerang! (1947) — Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
  30. Billy Jack (1971) — Mr. Stuart Posner
  31. Ironside (1967)
  32. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) — Sheriff
  33. The Long, Long Trailer (1954) — Foreman
  34. The Big Valley (1965) — Judge Ben Coulter
  35. Mannix (1967)
  36. McCloud (1970) — Packy Keefe
  37. The Lucy Show (1962) — Miller
  38. The Rifleman (1958)
  39. Halls of Montezuma (1951) — Slattery
  40. Fate Is the Hunter (1964) — Dillon

Directed

  1. T.H.E. Cat (1966) — Director