Actor profile

Bernie Hamilton

12th June 1928 East Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

34 Movies 26 TV Shows 61 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Full Moon High poster

Full Moon High 4th August 1981 as Hijacker #2

Bucktown poster

Bucktown 2nd July 1975 as Harley

Scream Blacula Scream poster

Scream Blacula Scream 27th June 1973 as Ragman

Hammer poster

Hammer 4th July 1972 as Davis

The Organization poster

The Organization 20th October 1971 as Lt. Jessop

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones poster

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones 4th October 1971 as Shambu

Walk the Walk poster

Walk the Walk 1st July 1970 as Mike

The Losers poster

The Losers 8th June 1970 as Capt. Jackson

A Clear and Present Danger poster

A Clear and Present Danger 21st March 1970 as House

The Lost Man poster

The Lost Man 11th July 1969 as Reggie Page

The Swimmer poster

The Swimmer 9th August 1968 as Chauffeur

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army poster

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army 1st March 1968 as Chaka

Stranger on the Run poster

Stranger on the Run 31st October 1967 as Dickory

Sullivan's Empire poster

Sullivan's Empire 4th August 1967 as Amando

Synanon poster

Synanon 5th May 1965 as Pete

One Potato, Two Potato poster

One Potato, Two Potato 29th July 1964 as Frank Richards

Captain Sindbad poster

Captain Sindbad 12th April 1963 as Quinius

13 West Street poster

13 West Street 23rd February 1962 as Negro

The Devil at 4 O'Clock poster

The Devil at 4 O'Clock 18th October 1961 as Charlie

Underworld U.S.A. poster

Underworld U.S.A. 22nd February 1961 as Investigator

Let No Man Write My Epitaph poster

Let No Man Write My Epitaph 10th November 1960 as Goodbye George

The Young One poster

The Young One 5th September 1960 as Traver

Take a Giant Step poster

Take a Giant Step 1st December 1959 as Bar Sharpie

Cry Tough poster

Cry Tough 1st August 1959

Up Periscope poster

Up Periscope 4th March 1959 as Seaman Weary

The Girl He Left Behind poster

The Girl He Left Behind 26th October 1956 as Corporal West

Congo Crossing poster

Congo Crossing 1st July 1956 as Pompala

Kismet poster

Kismet 8th October 1955 as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)

Carmen Jones poster

Carmen Jones 28th October 1954 as Reporter

Jungle Man-Eaters poster

Jungle Man-Eaters 1st June 1954 as Zuwaba

Mysterious Island poster

Mysterious Island 13th September 1951 as Neb

Bright Victory poster

Bright Victory 1st August 1951 as Soldier (uncredited)

The Harlem Globetrotters poster

The Harlem Globetrotters 30th May 1951 as Higgins

The Jackie Robinson Story poster

The Jackie Robinson Story 16th May 1950 as Ernie

Galactica 1980 poster

Galactica 1980 27th January 1980 as Police Chief

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch 10th September 1975 as Harold Dobey

That's My Mama poster

That's My Mama 4th September 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Lt. Dobbs

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Walter

The Bold Ones: The Senator poster

The Bold Ones: The Senator 13th September 1970 as Dr. Benjamin Edwards

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Doc Cullen

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Jason

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

Run, Buddy, Run poster

Run, Buddy, Run 12th September 1966

Tarzan poster

Tarzan 8th September 1966

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as J.C.

The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure 27th September 1963 as Wilbur Jones

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Convict #2

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Ransome Kiley

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show 3rd October 1961 as Nelson

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct 25th September 1961 as Officer Kendal

Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred 19th September 1961 as Willie Carter

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Coley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Dawson

Jungle Jim poster

Jungle Jim 26th September 1955

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Christy