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.
The Young One
(Traver)
Scream Blacula Scream
(Ragman)
Hammer
(Davis)
The Organization
(Lt. Jessop)
Bucktown
(Harley)
The Losers
(Capt. Jackson)
One Potato, Two Potato
(Frank Richards)
13 West Street
(Negro)
Jungle Man-Eaters
(Zuwaba)
The Lost Man
(Reggie Page)
The Girl He Left Behind
(Corporal West)
The Harlem Globetrotters
(Higgins)
Kismet
(Pearl Merchant (uncredited))
Carmen Jones
(Reporter)
Underworld U.S.A.
(Investigator)
Up Periscope
(Seaman Weary)
Take a Giant Step
(Bar Sharpie)
Stranger on the Run
(Dickory)
Walk the Walk
(Mike)
Cry Tough
Congo Crossing
(Pompala)
Bright Victory
(Soldier (uncredited))
Full Moon High
(Hijacker #2)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
(Charlie)
Captain Sindbad
(Quinius)
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
(Shambu)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
(Goodbye George)
The Swimmer
(Chauffeur)
Mysterious Island
(Neb)
Sullivan's Empire
(Amando)
The Jackie Robinson Story
(Ernie)
Synanon
(Pete)
A Clear and Present Danger
(House)
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
(Chaka)
The Great Adventure
(Wilbur Jones)
Cain's Hundred
(Willie Carter)
Starsky & Hutch
(Harold Dobey)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(Nelson)
All in the Family
(Walter)
Sanford and Son
General Electric Theater
(Christy)
The Twilight Zone
(Coley)
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Dawson)
Run, Buddy, Run
The Greatest Show on Earth
That's My Mama
Run for Your Life
(J.C.)
Police Story
The Virginian
(Ransome Kiley)
Galactica 1980
(Police Chief)
Judd for the Defense
Tarzan
Ben Casey
Jungle Jim
87th Precinct
(Officer Kendal)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(Lt. Dobbs)
The Name of the Game
(Doc Cullen)
The Name of the Game
(Jason)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Convict #2)
The Bold Ones: The Senator
(Dr. Benjamin Edwards)