Bernie Hamilton

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Bernie Hamilton
Born	(1928-06-12)June 12, 1928 East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2008(2008-12-30) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Years active	1950–1985

Bernie Hamilton (June 12, 1928 – December 30, 2008)^[1] was an American actor.

Hamilton was born in East Los Angeles and attended Oakland Technical High School, where he first became interested in acting.^[2] 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 United States 1970's police series Starsky and Hutch. Hamilton was the brother of jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. Hamilton was also an impresario; since the late 1960s he had run a nightclub/art gallery called Citadel d’Haiti on Sunset Boulevard. Hamilton also produced Rhythm and blues and gospel music recordings on his own record label called Chocolate Snowman. One of his releases featured himself; it was entitled Captain Dobey Sings the Blues.^[2]

Hamilton died of cardiac arrest on December 30, 2008, aged 80.

Selected filmography

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Kismet (1955)
Congo Crossing (1956)
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)
Stranger on the Run (1967)
The Swimmer (1968)
The Organization (1971)
Hammer (1972)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Bucktown (1975)

References

↑ "Actor Bernie Hamilton, Capt. Dobey on 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80.". The LA Times. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Lawson, Dominic (2009-01-02). "Bernie Hamilton: played Captain Dobey in Starsky and Hutch". The Times (London). Retrieved 2009-01-02.

External links

Bernie Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database
Bernie Hamilton at Find a Grave

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71602900 LCCN: no98034974 ISNI: 0000 0001 1447 6278 GND: 139768084 SUDOC: 10377663X BNF: cb14184977k

Persondata
Name	Hamilton, Bernie
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	June 12, 1928
Place of birth	East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death	December 30, 2008
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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