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Known for movies

Capt. Harold Dobey

Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979)
as Capt. Harold Dobey

Traver

The Young One (1960)
as Traver

Frank Richards

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
as Frank Richards

Ernie

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Ernie

Short Info

Date Of BirthJune 12, 1928
DiedDecember 30, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States
SpouseMaxine King
FactBrother of jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. Originally cast as "Roop" in the film, Claudine (1974), but was dropped when Diana Sands, originally cast in the title role, had to withdraw because of illness. Diana suggested that the role go to her friend Diahann Carroll. When Carroll auditioned and got the part, James Earl Jones was cast in the role of "Roop".


Bernie Hamilton was born on October 11, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. His parents were both African American and his father was a doctor. Bernie has two sisters. He was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played football and ran track. After graduation, he worked as a model and an actor.

He appeared in several films and television shows, including “The Mod Squad” and “Starsky and Hutch. ” In the 1980s, he became a successful real estate developer. He has a net worth of $10 million. Bernie is married to the former model and actress, Beverly Johnson.

They have two children together.

General Info

Full NameBernie Hamilton
Date Of BirthJune 12, 1928
DiedDecember 30, 2008, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthEastside Los Angeles
Height1.8 m
ProfessionActor, Music Producer, Impresario
EducationOakland Technical High School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseMaxine King
ChildrenCandy Hamilton, Raoul Hamilton
SiblingsChico Hamilton, Don Hamilton

Accomplishments

MoviesThe Young One, One Potato, Two Potato, The Devil at 4 O'Clock, The Swimmer, Scream Blacula Scream, Bucktown, Captain Sindbad, The Jackie Robinson Story, Hammer, Nam's Angels, Congo Crossing, Mysterious Island, The Organization, Stranger on the Run, Walk the Walk, The Life of Jackie Robinson, A Clear...
TV ShowsStarsky & Hutch

Social profile links

IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0357745

Facts

#Fact
1Los Angeles, California, USA [November 2000]
2He attended Oakland Technical High School where he played football and studied acting in Oakland, California.
3After Starsky and Hutch (1975) ended, Hamilton spent twenty years producing R&B and Gospel records for the Chocolate Snowman label.
4Music producer for twenty years, working on R&B and soul albums.
5Brother of Chico Hamilton.
6Had five brothers and one sister and was raised in East Los Angeles. Two brothers survived him, Chico and Don.
7Ran away from home as a teenager but eventually attended Oakland Technical High School where he played football and developed an interest in acting.
8Operated the Citadel d'Haiti, a nightclub-art gallery on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles during the late '60s and early '70s.
9Produced and sang on the album "Capt. Dobey Sings the Blues". Captain Dobey was the gruff police captain he played for four seasons on Starsky and Hutch (1975).
10Founded the record label Chocolate Snowman.
11Initially a white actor was cast to play Captain Harold Dobey on Starsky and Hutch (1975). Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, however, remembered Bernie, who had already played a police captain in a previous Spelling-Goldberg TV show, and thought he'd provided the right chemistry and balance. Since they already had film on him, Bernie didn't need a screen test and secured the part.
12A collector of antiques, his favorite sport was deep sea fishing.
13Brother of jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. Originally cast as "Roop" in the film, Claudine (1974), but was dropped when Diana Sands, originally cast in the title role, had to withdraw because of illness. Diana suggested that the role go to her friend Diahann Carroll. When Carroll auditioned and got the part, James Earl Jones was cast in the role of "Roop".
14Managed to avoid stereotyping for the most part in his early films years, his debut was as a baseball player in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). His most important role was in the frank, groundbreaking drama One Potato, Two Potato (1964) as the black husband of a white woman (Barbara Barrie).
15Divorced father of two children - daughter Candy and son Raoul.

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Insight1971TV SeriesAubrey
Walk the Walk1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator1970TV SeriesDr. Benjamin Edwards
The Name of the Game1969-1970TV SeriesJason / Doc Cullen
Me and Benjie1970TV Movie
Nam's Angels1970Capt. Jackson
A Clear and Present Danger1970TV MovieHouse
The Lost Man1969Reggie Page
The Virginian1966-1969TV SeriesCorporal Harvey / Ransome Kiley
Judd for the Defense1968TV SeriesJody Crews
The Swimmer1968Chauffeur
Tarzan1967-1968TV SeriesChaka / Shambu / Mwanza de Ludanzi
Cimarron Strip1968TV SeriesOllie Whippet
Ironside1967TV SeriesLt. Bill Adams
Stranger on the Run1967TV MovieDickory
Sullivan's Empire1967TV MovieAmando
Me and Benjy1967TV MovieJoe
Run Buddy Run1966TV Series'Dynamite' Williams
Run for Your Life1965TV SeriesJ.C.
Synanon1965Pete
One Potato, Two Potato1964Frank Richards
The Great Adventure1964TV SeriesWilbur Jones
The Greatest Show on Earth1964TV SeriesJ.J.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1964TV SeriesThe 2nd Convict
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963-1964TV SeriesJoe Workman / Joe
The Dick Van Dyke Show1963TV SeriesPatrolman Nelson
Captain Sindbad1963Quinius
Ben Casey1963TV SeriesHarry Demarest
87th Precinct1962TV SeriesOfficer Kendal
13 West Street1962Negro
Cain's Hundred1961TV SeriesWillie Carter
The Devil at 4 O'Clock1961Charlie
The Twilight Zone1961TV SeriesColey
Underworld U.S.A.1961Investigator (uncredited)
The Law and Mr. Jones1961TV SeriesBob Mills
Let No Man Write My Epitaph1960Goodbye George
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1960TV SeriesDawson
The Young One1960Traver
Take a Giant Step1959Sharpie in Bar (uncredited)
The DuPont Show of the Month1959TV Series
Cry Tough1959Policeman (uncredited)
Up Periscope1959Weary (uncredited)
Climax!1958TV SeriesSullivan
The Girl He Left Behind1956Corporal West (uncredited)
Congo Crossing1956Pompala
Jungle Jim1955TV SeriesMoko
Kismet1955Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America1955TV SeriesTom
General Electric Theater1955TV SeriesChristy
Carmen Jones1954Reporter (uncredited)
Jungle Man-Eaters1954Zuwaba
Ramar of the Jungle1953TV SeriesCholie
Mysterious Island1951Neb (as Bernard Hamilton)
The Harlem Globetrotters1951Higgins (uncredited)
Bright Victory1951Soldier (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story1950Ernie
The Love Boat1985TV SeriesMartin Waller
Galactica 19801980TV SeriesPolice Chief
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo1980TV SeriesCaptain McGraw
Starsky and Hutch1975-1979TV SeriesCapt. Harold Dobey
That's My Mama1975TV SeriesJake
Bucktown1975Harley
The Six Million Dollar Man1975TV SeriesLt. Dobbs
Stone1973TV Movie
Police Story1973TV SeriesBo Tate
Sanford and Son1973TV SeriesOfficer Jones
Scream Blacula Scream1973Ragman
Hec Ramsey1973TV SeriesObie Watson
All in the Family1973TV SeriesBlack Alumni
Hammer1972Davis
The Organization1971Lt. Jessop

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Starsky & Hutch Documentary: The Word on the Street1999TV Movie documentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards2009TV SpecialHimself - In Memoriam
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2009TV SpecialHimself - Memorial Tribute
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones1971Shambu
Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army1968Chaka

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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