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Bert Freed

Bert Freed

ActorDirector Nov 3 (died age 74) The Bronx, New York USA 1947–1986 (39 year career)
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army service in the European Theatre, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Day Before Spring in 1945 and dozens of televisi…

Known For

Paths of Glory
Film

Paths of Glory

Sgt. Boulanger
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Film

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Ben Golden
Hang 'em High
Film

Hang 'em High

Schmidt
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Film

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Norma Rae
Film

Norma Rae

Sam Dakin
The Desperate Hours
Film

The Desperate Hours

Tom Winston
Detective Story
Film

Detective Story

Det. Dakis
Nevada Smith
Film

Nevada Smith

Quince

Filmography

Acting (126)

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Movies (54)

Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?

1986

as Bert

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

as Carlo

Skag

Skag

1980

as Bishop

Norma Rae

Norma Rae

1979

as Sam Dakin

7.2
Barracuda

Barracuda

1978

as Jack

4.1
Till Death

Till Death

1978

as Dr. Sawyer

6.3
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

Love and the Midnight Auto Supply

1977

as Mayor John Randolph

2.7
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977

as Dr. Julius Korein

8.2
Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

as Det. Ross

6.6
Incident at Vichy

Incident at Vichy

1973

as Marchand, A Businessman

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

1971

as Mr. Stuart Posner

6.0
Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

1971

as Doc Kincaid

4.7
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as Skinner

6.8
Breakout

Breakout

1970

as Fletcher

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

1970

as Board of Military Judges

6.7
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Editor Carson

4.1
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Schmidt

6.8
Madigan

Madigan

1968

as Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch

6.2
P.J.

P.J.

1968

as Police Lieutenant

5.2
Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets

1968

as Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.

5.8
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Quince

6.7
The Swinger

The Swinger

1966

as Police Captain

5.2
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

as Dillon

6.6
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Sheriff

5.9
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

as Frank Josephson

6.7
Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

1963

as Sheriff Buck Wheeler

6.1
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

as Ben Golden

7.9
The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1960

as Lt. Jenkins

6.9
The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

as Bartender

4.8
Why Must I Die

Why Must I Die

1960

as Adler

5.0
The Goddess

The Goddess

1958

as Lester Brackman

5.6
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

as Sokolovsky

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957

as Sgt. Boulanger

8.3
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

1956

as Dayton Colonel

5.8
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Tom Winston

7.0
The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

as Abe Irwin

5.6
Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

as Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski

6.2
The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

as Foreman

6.9
The Strike

The Strike

1954

as Chick

7.5
Tangier Incident

Tangier Incident

1953

as Kozad

5.0
Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1953

as Police Chief A.C. Barrows

5.9
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

1953

as Sgt. Vince Opperman

5.9
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

as American Soldier (uncredited)

5.9
The Atomic City

The Atomic City

1952

as Emil Jablons

5.4
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Dakis

7.0
The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951

as Smitty

5.9
Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as Sgt. Randall

6.6
Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma

1951

as Slattery

5.9
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as Rocky Miller (uncredited)

6.9
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein

7.2
711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive

1950

as Steve Marshak (uncredited)

6.4
Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Emmy's Husband

6.2
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Dutch (Third New York Henchman)

6.5
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

7.0

Television (72)

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

1982

as Anthony Solan

7.5
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981
7.6
Vega$

Vega$

1978
7.0
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Stambler

6.7
Bronk

Bronk

1975
6.2
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

as Capt. Akins

7.6
Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1974
6.6
Lincoln

Lincoln

1974

as Edwin Stanton

8.0
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

as Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt

6.9
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
7.0
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972
6.8
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972
5.9
Cannon

Cannon

1971
6.6
McCloud

McCloud

1970
7.1
The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970

as Mr. Sharp

6.8
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Editor Carson

4.8
Lancer

Lancer

1968
4.7
The Outsider

The Outsider

1968
5.2
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
Ironside

Ironside

1967
6.8
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

as Telford Burris

6.6
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
6.2
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Leon Chandler

7.6
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1966

as Police Sgt. Bert Clark

7.2
Tarzan

Tarzan

1966
6.7
Shane

Shane

1966

as Rufe Ryker

6.0
Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

1965

as Maj. Bernsdorf

7.5
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Judge Ben Coulter

6.1
Get Smart

Get Smart

1965
7.9
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

as Sheriff Parsons

7.2
The Loner

The Loner

1965
5.7
The Munsters

The Munsters

1964
7.9
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

as Detective Horton

5.7
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

as Joe Hayden

7.8
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
5.7
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963
7.7
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
5.7
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

as Lorimer

6.5
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Milo Henderson

6.4
Combat!

Combat!

1962

as Sgt. Weber

7.7
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Miller

7.0
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Donald White

5.5
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
3.5
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

as Dave Reed

4.7
Route 66

Route 66

1960
6.3
The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960

as Lt. Columbo

6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
6.0
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Michael Dannora

5.7
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959
6.1
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959
5.0
Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
5.0
Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

as Kester

6.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Lieutenant

6.3
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

1959

as Benson

6.0
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
5.8
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958
6.4
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Ken Woodman

7.7
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1957
7.5
Decoy

Decoy

1957

as Lieutenant Rosenberg

6.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Capt. Harvey Ellison

7.8
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

as M / Sgt. Matthew Brogan

5.0
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Al Clovis

6.6
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Mitch Green

6.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Pete Johnson

8.6
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

as Al Rago

6.3
Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Chick

5.0

Crew (1)