Bert Freed
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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...
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Filmography
Are You My Mother?
1986
as Bert
Knight Rider
1982
as Anthony Solan
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
as Carlo
The Fall Guy
1981
Darkroom
1981
as Charlie's Dad
Skag
1980
as Bishop
Norma Rae
1979
as Sam Dakin
Barracuda
1978
as Jack
Till Death
1978
as Dr. Sawyer
Vega$
1978
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
as Dr. Julius Korein
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
1977
as Mayor John Randolph
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Stambler
Death Scream
1975
as Det. Ross
Bronk
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Capt. Akins
Paper Moon
1974
Lincoln
1974
as Edwin Stanton
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Marchand, A Businessman
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Billy Jack
1971
as Mr. Stuart Posner
Evel Knievel
1971
as Doc Kincaid
Cannon
1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Skinner
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges
Breakout
1970
as Fletcher
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Sharp
McCloud
1970
as Packy Keefe
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Editor Carson
Madigan
1968
as Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
P.J.
1968
as Police Lieutenant
Hang 'em High
1968
as Schmidt
The Mod Squad
1968
Lancer
1968
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
The High Chaparral
1967
as Telford Burris
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Nevada Smith
1966
as Quince
The Swinger
1966
as Police Captain
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Leon Chandler
Tarzan
1966
Shane
1966
as Rufe Ryker
The Green Hornet
1966
as Police Sgt. Bert Clark
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Gen. Brenner
Get Smart
1965
as Badeff
Run for Your Life
1965
as Sheriff Parsons
The Big Valley
1965
as Judge Ben Coulter
The Loner
1965
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Maj. Bernsdorf
The Big Valley
1965
as Henry Marvin
The Big Valley
1965
as Homer Roberts
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Dillon
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
as Sheriff
Shock Treatment
1964
as Frank Josephson
The Munsters
1964
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Sheriff Buck Wheeler
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Detective Horton
Arrest and Trial
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
as Lorimer
The Outer Limits
1963
as Joe Hayden
The Dakotas
1963
as Lloyd Mitchell
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
as Ben Golden
Combat!
1962
as Sgt. Weber
The Virginian
1962
as Milo Henderson
The Virginian
1962
as Jason Ainsworth
The Lucy Show
1962
as Miller
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Dave Reed
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Donald White
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Director
Why Must I Die
1960
as Adler
The Subterraneans
1960
as Bartender
Route 66
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Lt. Columbo
The Gazebo
1959
as Joe Jenkins
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Johnny Staccato
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Michael Dannora
Riverboat
1959
as Kester
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Benson
The Detectives
1959
Tightrope
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Lieutenant
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Startime
1959
as Couver
Laramie
1959
as Sgt. Abe Jordan
The Goddess
1958
as Lester Brackman
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958
as Sokolovsky
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Paths of Glory
1957
as Sgt. Boulanger
Perry Mason
1957
as Ken Woodman
The Thin Man
1957
Decoy
1957
as Lieutenant Rosenberg
Perry Mason
1957
as Harry Parker
Perry Mason
1957
as Carl Holman
Perry Mason
1957
as Joe Marshall
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
1956
as Dayton Colonel
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Tom Winston
The Cobweb
1955
as Abe Irwin
Gunsmoke
1955
as Al Clovis
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Capt. Harvey Ellison
The Millionaire
1955
as M / Sgt. Matthew Brogan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chris Thornton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Cooper
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
as Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
The Strike
1954
as Chick
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Foreman
Invaders from Mars
1953
as Police Chief A.C. Barrows
Tangier Incident
1953
as Kozad
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Sgt. Vince Opperman
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mitch Green
General Electric Theater
1953
as Armstrong
The Atomic City
1952
as Emil Jablons
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as American Soldier (uncredited)
Detective Story
1951
as Det. Dakis
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Smitty
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Slattery
Red Mountain
1951
as Sgt. Randall
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Pete Johnson
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
Key to the City
1950
as Emmy's Husband
No Way Out
1950
as Rocky Miller (uncredited)
711 Ocean Drive
1950
as Steve Marshak (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
as Dutch (Third New York Henchman)
Studio One
1948
as Chick
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Al Rago
Studio One
1948
as Malone
Studio One
1948
as Mike Jannis
Studio One
1948
as Lt. Burke
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Boomerang!
1947
as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob