Bernie Hamilton

Biography

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

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The Organization

1971 ⭐ 6.3

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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971 ⭐ 9.0

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A Clear and Present Danger

1970 ⭐ 7.0

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The Swimmer

1968 ⭐ 7.3

Career timeline

1981

Full Moon High

Hijacker #2 · 1981

⭐ 4.4

1975

Bucktown

Harley · 1975

⭐ 5.8

1973

Scream Blacula Scream

Ragman · 1973

⭐ 5.8

1972

Hammer

Davis · 1972

⭐ 5.4

1971

The Organization

Lt. Jessop · 1971

⭐ 6.3

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones Notable

Shambu · 1971

⭐ 9.0

1970

Walk the Walk

Mike · 1970

⭐ 4.5

The Losers

Capt. Jackson · 1970

⭐ 4.8

A Clear and Present Danger Notable

House · 1970

⭐ 7.0

1969

The Lost Man

Reggie Page · 1969

⭐ 4.2

1968

The Swimmer Notable

Chauffeur · 1968

⭐ 7.3

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army Notable

Chaka · 1968

⭐ 7.0

1967

Stranger on the Run

Dickory · 1967

⭐ 5.7

Sullivan's Empire Notable

Amando · 1967

⭐ 7.0

1965

Synanon Notable

Pete · 1965

⭐ 7.3

1964

One Potato, Two Potato

Frank Richards · 1964

⭐ 6.9

1963

Captain Sindbad

Quinius · 1963

⭐ 5.0

1962

13 West Street

Negro · 1962

⭐ 6.1

1961

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

Charlie · 1961

⭐ 6.4

Underworld U.S.A.

Investigator · 1961

⭐ 7.0

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Goodbye George · 1960

⭐ 5.9

The Young One

Traver · 1960

⭐ 6.9

1959

Take a Giant Step

Bar Sharpie · 1959

⭐ 5.2

Cry Tough

1959

⭐ 6.1

Up Periscope

Seaman Weary · 1959

⭐ 6.4

1956

The Girl He Left Behind

Corporal West · 1956

⭐ 4.5

Congo Crossing

Pompala · 1956

⭐ 5.5

1955

Kismet

Pearl Merchant (uncredited) · 1955

⭐ 5.6

1954

Carmen Jones

Reporter · 1954

⭐ 6.2

Jungle Man-Eaters

Zuwaba · 1954

⭐ 5.3

1951

Mysterious Island

Neb · 1951

⭐ 6.6

Bright Victory Notable

Soldier (uncredited) · 1951

⭐ 7.1

The Harlem Globetrotters

Higgins · 1951

⭐ 5.5

Frequently appears with

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Barbara McNair

Valerie Tibbs

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Jack Pecora

Sheree North

Mrs. Morgan

Fred Beir

Bob Alford

Ron Ely

Tarzan

Julie Harris

Charity Jones

Edward Binns

Pedro

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Jai

Full filmography

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Full Moon High

1981 ⭐ 4.4

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Bucktown

1975 ⭐ 5.8

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Scream Blacula Scream

1973 ⭐ 5.8

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Hammer

1972 ⭐ 5.4

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The Organization

1971 ⭐ 6.3

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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971 ⭐ 9.0

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Walk the Walk

1970 ⭐ 4.5

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The Losers

1970 ⭐ 4.8

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A Clear and Present Danger

1970 ⭐ 7.0

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The Lost Man

1969 ⭐ 4.2

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The Swimmer

1968 ⭐ 7.3

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Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army

1968 ⭐ 7.0

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Stranger on the Run

1967 ⭐ 5.7

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Sullivan's Empire

1967 ⭐ 7.0

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Synanon

1965 ⭐ 7.3

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One Potato, Two Potato

1964 ⭐ 6.9

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Captain Sindbad

1963 ⭐ 5.0

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13 West Street

1962 ⭐ 6.1

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The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961 ⭐ 6.4

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Underworld U.S.A.

1961 ⭐ 7.0