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.
Filmography
Full Moon High
as Hijacker #2
Full Moon High
as Hijacker #2
Bucktown
as Harley
Bucktown
as Harley
Scream Blacula Scream
as Ragman
Scream Blacula Scream
as Ragman
Hammer
as Davis
Hammer
as Davis
The Organization
as Lt. Jessop
The Organization
as Lt. Jessop
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Shambu
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Shambu
Walk the Walk
as Mike
Walk the Walk
as Mike
The Losers
as Capt. Jackson
The Losers
as Capt. Jackson
A Clear and Present Danger
as House
A Clear and Present Danger
as House
The Lost Man
as Reggie Page
The Lost Man
as Reggie Page
The Swimmer
as Chauffeur
The Swimmer
as Chauffeur
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
as Chaka
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
as Chaka
Stranger on the Run
as Dickory
Stranger on the Run
as Dickory
Sullivan's Empire
as Amando
Sullivan's Empire
as Amando
Synanon
as Pete
Synanon
as Pete
One Potato, Two Potato
as Frank Richards
One Potato, Two Potato
as Frank Richards
Captain Sindbad
as Quinius
Captain Sindbad
as Quinius
13 West Street
as Negro
13 West Street
as Negro
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
as Charlie
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
as Charlie
Underworld U.S.A.
as Investigator
Underworld U.S.A.
as Investigator
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Goodbye George
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Goodbye George
The Young One
as Traver
The Young One
as Traver
Take a Giant Step
as Bar Sharpie
Take a Giant Step
as Bar Sharpie
Cry Tough
Cry Tough
Up Periscope
as Seaman Weary
Up Periscope
as Seaman Weary
The Girl He Left Behind
as Corporal West
The Girl He Left Behind
as Corporal West
Congo Crossing
as Pompala
Congo Crossing
as Pompala
Kismet
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Kismet
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Carmen Jones
as Reporter
Carmen Jones
as Reporter
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Zuwaba
Jungle Man-Eaters
as Zuwaba
Mysterious Island
as Neb
Mysterious Island
as Neb
Bright Victory
as Soldier (uncredited)
Bright Victory
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Higgins
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Higgins
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Ernie
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Ernie