Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

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.

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Filmography

1981

Full Moon High
Full Moon High
as Hijacker #2
Movie - Released: 8/4/1981

1980

Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
as Police Chief
TV - Released: 1/27/1980

1975

Bucktown
Bucktown
as Harley
Movie - Released: 7/2/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Harold Dobey
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

That's My Mama
That's My Mama
TV - Released: 9/4/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Lt. Dobbs
TV - Released: 1/18/1974

1973

Scream Blacula Scream
Scream Blacula Scream
as Ragman
Movie - Released: 6/27/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

Hammer
Hammer
as Davis
Movie - Released: 7/4/1972
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
TV - Released: 1/14/1972

1971

The Organization
The Organization
as Lt. Jessop
Movie - Released: 10/20/1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Shambu
Movie - Released: 10/4/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Walter
TV - Released: 1/12/1971

1970

The Losers
The Losers
as Capt. Jackson
Movie - Released: 6/8/1970
Walk the Walk
Walk the Walk
as Mike
Movie - Released: 7/1/1970
A Clear and Present Danger
A Clear and Present Danger
as House
Movie - Released: 3/21/1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Dr. Benjamin Edwards
TV - Released: 9/13/1970

1969

The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Reggie Page
Movie - Released: 7/11/1969

1968

The Swimmer
The Swimmer
as Chauffeur
Movie - Released: 8/9/1968
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
as Chaka
Movie - Released: 3/1/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Doc Cullen
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Jason
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run
as Dickory
Movie - Released: 10/31/1967
Sullivan's Empire
Sullivan's Empire
as Amando
Movie - Released: 8/4/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1966

Run, Buddy, Run
Run, Buddy, Run
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
Tarzan
Tarzan
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

1965

Synanon
Synanon
as Pete
Movie - Released: 5/5/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as J.C.
TV - Released: 9/13/1965

1964

One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato
as Frank Richards
Movie - Released: 7/29/1964

1963

Captain Sindbad
Captain Sindbad
as Quinius
Movie - Released: 4/12/1963
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Wilbur Jones
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

13 West Street
13 West Street
as Negro
Movie - Released: 2/23/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Ransome Kiley
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Convict #2
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
as Investigator
Movie - Released: 2/22/1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/18/1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Willie Carter
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Nelson
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct
as Officer Kendal
TV - Released: 9/25/1961

1960

The Young One
The Young One
as Traver
Movie - Released: 9/5/1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Goodbye George
Movie - Released: 11/10/1960

1959

Up Periscope
Up Periscope
as Seaman Weary
Movie - Released: 3/4/1959
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
as Bar Sharpie
Movie - Released: 12/1/1959
Cry Tough
Cry Tough
Movie - Released: 8/1/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Coley
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1956

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
as Corporal West
Movie - Released: 10/26/1956
Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing
as Pompala
Movie - Released: 7/1/1956

1955

Kismet
Kismet
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/8/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dawson
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim
TV - Released: 9/26/1955

1954

Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Zuwaba
Movie - Released: 6/1/1954
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 10/28/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Christy
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1951

The Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Higgins
Movie - Released: 5/30/1951
Bright Victory
Bright Victory
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/1/1951
Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island
as Neb
Movie - Released: 9/13/1951

1950

The Jackie Robinson Story
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Ernie
Movie - Released: 5/16/1950