8.5
TV
Acting
Bernie Hamilton
- Born
- Died
- (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- East Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 60 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
7.3
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
Movie
The Swimmer
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.4
TV
Starsky & Hutch
7.8
TV
All in the Family
7.6
TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
6.1
TV
Galactica 1980
6.2
Movie
Carmen Jones
7.5
TV
Sanford and Son
7.1
Movie
Underworld U.S.A.
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
5.9
Movie
Scream Blacula Scream
6.8
TV
Ironside
7.0
Movie
The Young One
6.3
Movie
The Organization
6.3
Movie
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
4.4
Movie
Full Moon High
Acting credits 60
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Full Moon High Film | Hijacker #2 |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 TV | Police Chief (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch TV | Harold Dobey (92 ep) |
| 1975 | Bucktown Film | Harley |
| 1974 | That's My Mama TV | (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man TV | Lt. Dobbs (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Scream Blacula Scream Film | Ragman |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Hammer Film | Davis |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Organization Film | Lt. Jessop |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Film | Shambu |
| 1971 | All in the Family TV | Walter (1 ep) |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator TV | Dr. Benjamin Edwards (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Walk the Walk Film | Mike |
| 1970 | The Losers Film | Capt. Jackson |
| 1970 | A Clear and Present Danger Film | House |
| 1969 | The Lost Man Film | Reggie Page |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game TV | Doc Cullen, Jason (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Swimmer Film | Chauffeur |
| 1968 | Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army Film | Chaka |
| 1967 | Stranger on the Run Film | Dickory |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense TV | (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Sullivan's Empire Film | Amando |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Run, Buddy, Run TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Tarzan TV | (5 ep) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life TV | J.C. (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Synanon Film | Pete |
| 1964 | One Potato, Two Potato Film | Frank Richards |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure TV | Wilbur Jones (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth TV | (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Captain Sindbad Film | Quinius |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Convict #2 (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Ransome Kiley (1 ep) |
| 1962 | 13 West Street Film | Negro |
| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock Film | Charlie |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show TV | Nelson (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct TV | Officer Kendal (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred TV | Willie Carter (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Underworld U.S.A. Film | Investigator |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph Film | Goodbye George |
| 1960 | The Young One Film | Traver |
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step Film | Bar Sharpie |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Coley (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Cry Tough Film | |
| 1959 | Up Periscope Film | Seaman Weary |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind Film | Corporal West |
| 1956 | Congo Crossing Film | Pompala |
| 1955 | Kismet Film | Pearl Merchant (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Dawson (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Jungle Jim TV | (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones Film | Reporter |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters Film | Zuwaba |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Christy (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Mysterious Island Film | Neb |
| 1951 | Bright Victory Film | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters Film | Higgins |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story Film | Ernie |