Bernie Hamilton
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Bernie Hamilton (born June 12, 1928, Los Angeles) is an American actor. In films from 1950, he laboured in bit roles for years before getting noticed in the film One Potato, Two Potato (1964), the story of an inter-racial marriage. He is best remembered for his role as the brusque, no-nonsense Captain Dobey in the US 70's police series Starsky and Hutch. Bernie is the brother of jazz drummer Chico Hamilton.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- Kismet (1955)
- The Young One (1960) directed by Luis Buñuel
- The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
- 13 West Street (1962)
- One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
- Synanon (1965)
- The Swimmer (1968)
- The Organization (1971)
- Hammer (1972)
- Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
- Bucktown (1975)
