Person file · Acting
Bernie Hamilton
Born 1928-06-12East Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Full Moon HighHijacker #2BucktownHarleyScream Blacula ScreamRagmanHammerDavisThe OrganizationLt. JessopTarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesShambuWalk the WalkMikeThe LosersCapt. JacksonA Clear and Present DangerHouseThe Lost ManReggie PageThe SwimmerChauffeurTarzan and the Four O'Clock ArmyChakaStranger on the RunDickorySullivan's EmpireAmandoSynanonPeteOne Potato, Two PotatoFrank RichardsCaptain SindbadQuinius13 West StreetNegroThe Devil at 4 O'ClockCharlieUnderworld U.S.A.InvestigatorLet No Man Write My EpitaphGoodbye GeorgeThe Young OneTraverTake a Giant StepBar SharpieCry ToughRole