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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.

Known for

Full Moon High
Full Moon High
1981 • Hijacker #2
Bucktown
Bucktown
1975 • Harley
Scream Blacula Scream
Scream Blacula Scream
1973 • Ragman
Hammer
Hammer
1972 • Davis
The Organization
The Organization
1971 • Lt. Jessop
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971 • Shambu
Walk the Walk
Walk the Walk
1970 • Mike
The Losers
The Losers
1970 • Capt. Jackson

Full filmography

Full Moon High
Full Moon High
1981 • Hijacker #2
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Bucktown
Bucktown
1975 • Harley
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Hammer
Hammer
1972 • Davis
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The Organization
The Organization
1971 • Lt. Jessop
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The Losers
The Losers
1970 • Capt. Jackson
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The Lost Man
The Lost Man
1969 • Reggie Page
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The Swimmer
The Swimmer
1968 • Chauffeur
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Synanon
Synanon
1965 • Pete
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One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato
1964 • Frank Richards
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Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
1961 • Investigator
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Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
1959 • Bar Sharpie
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Up Periscope
Up Periscope
1959 • Seaman Weary
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The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
1956 • Corporal West
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Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing
1956 • Pompala
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Kismet
Kismet
1955 • Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
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Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
1954 • Reporter
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Bright Victory
Bright Victory
1951 • Soldier (uncredited)
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Bernie Hamilton – Biography, Known For & Filmography