Bert Freed

actor • director

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 Stat...

Born: November 3, 1919 in The Bronx, New York USA

Died: August 2, 1994 (age 74)

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Known For

7.1

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Movies & TV Credits

140 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Are You My Mother? Movie	—	Actor	Bert	1986
Knight Rider TV Show	7.1	Actor	Anthony Solan(1 Episode)	1982
The Fall Guy TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase Movie	5.7	Actor	Carlo	1981
Skag TV Show	7.5	Actor	Bishop	1980
Norma Rae Movie	7.5	Actor	Sam Dakin	1979
Barracuda Movie	4.1	Actor	Jack	1978
Till Death Movie	5.0	Actor	Dr. Sawyer	1978
Vega$ TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1978
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply Movie	6.1	Actor	Mayor John Randolph	1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan Movie	7.1	Actor	Dr. Julius Korein	1977
Charlie's Angels TV Show	6.7	Actor	Stambler(1 Episode)	1976
Bronk TV Show	6.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1975
Streetkill Movie	6.1	Actor	Det. Ross	1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV Show	8.2	Actor	Capt. Akins(1 Episode)	1974
Paper Moon TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1974
Lincoln Limited Series	7.5	Actor	Edwin Stanton(6 Episodes)	1974
Police Story TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1973
Barnaby Jones TV Show	6.8	Actor	Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt(1 Episode)	1973
Incident at Vichy Movie	8.1	Actor	Marchand, A Businessman	1973
The Streets of San Francisco TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1972
The Rookies TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
The Sixth Sense TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
Evel Knievel Movie	5.0	Actor	Doc Kincaid	1971
Billy Jack Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Stuart Posner	1971
Cannon TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1971
There Was a Crooked Man... Movie	6.9	Actor	Skinner	1970
McCloud TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1970
Breakout Movie	6.4	Actor	Fletcher	1970
The Andersonville Trial Movie	7.6	Actor	Board of Military Judges	1970
Then Came Bronson Movie	7.4	Actor	Editor Carson	1969
Hang 'em High Movie	7.1	Actor	Schmidt	1968
Madigan Movie	6.6	Actor	Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch	1968
Wild in the Streets Movie	6.1	Actor	Max Jacob Flatow Sr.	1968
P.J. Movie	6.3	Actor	Police Lieutenant	1968
Mod Squad TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
Lancer TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
The Outsider TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
Ironside TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1967
The High Chaparral TV Show	7.4	Actor	Telford Burris(1 Episode)	1967
Mannix TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1967
Nevada Smith Movie	6.8	Actor	Quince	1966
The Swinger Movie	5.0	Actor	Police Captain	1966
Mission: Impossible TV Show	7.7	Actor	Gen. Brenner(1 Episode)	1966
Tarzan TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1966
The Green Hornet TV Show	7.1	Actor	Police Sgt. Bert Clark(1 Episode)	1966
Shane TV Show	6.8	Actor	Rufe Ryker(15 Episodes)	1966
Mission: Impossible TV Show	7.7	Actor	Leon Chandler(2 Episodes)	1966
T.H.E. Cat TV Show	7.9	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1966
The Big Valley TV Show	7.4	Actor	Homer Roberts(1 Episode)	1965
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sheriff Parsons(1 Episode)	1965
Hogan's Heroes TV Show	8.0	Actor	Maj. Bernsdorf(1 Episode)	1965
Get Smart TV Show	8.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1965
The Loner TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1965
The Big Valley TV Show	7.4	Actor	Henry Marvin(1 Episode)	1965
The Big Valley TV Show	7.4	Actor	Judge Ben Coulter(1 Episode)	1965
Fate Is the Hunter Movie	6.7	Actor	Dillon	1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff	1964
Shock Treatment Movie	6.4	Actor	Frank Josephson	1964
The Munsters TV Show	8.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1964
Twilight of Honor Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff Buck Wheeler	1963
Arrest and Trial TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1963
Mr. Novak TV Show	7.2	Actor	Lorimer(1 Episode)	1963
The Outer Limits TV Show	8.0	Actor	Joe Hayden(1 Episode)	1963
Petticoat Junction TV Show	6.8	Actor	Detective Horton(1 Episode)	1963
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Movie	8.1	Actor	Ben Golden	1962
The Virginian TV Show	7.4	Actor	Jason Ainsworth(1 Episode)	1962
Combat! TV Show	8.2	Actor	Sgt. Weber(1 Episode)	1962
The Dakotas TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1962
The Virginian TV Show	7.4	Actor	Milo Henderson(1 Episode)	1962
The Lucy Show TV Show	7.0	Actor	Miller(1 Episode)	1962
Ben Casey TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1961
Dr. Kildare TV Show	6.8	Actor	Director(1 Episode)	1961
Cain's Hundred TV Show	7.5	Actor	Dave Reed(1 Episode)	1961
Target: The Corruptors TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1961
Dr. Kildare TV Show	6.8	Actor	Dr. Donald White(1 Episode)	1961
The Gazebo Movie	6.9	Actor	Lt. Jenkins	1960
The Subterraneans Movie	4.8	Actor	Bartender	1960
Why Must I Die Movie	5.4	Actor	Adler	1960
Route 66 TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
The Chevy Mystery Show TV Show	7.6	Actor	Lt. Columbo(1 Episode)	1960
Johnny Staccato TV Show	7.7	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1959
The Detectives TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Adventures in Paradise TV Show	7.9	Actor	Michael Dannora(1 Episode)	1959
Riverboat TV Show	7.1	Actor	Kester(1 Episode)	1959
Law of the Plainsman TV Show	7.0	Actor	Benson(1 Episode)	1959
Tightrope TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV Show	7.0	Actor	Lieutenant(1 Episode)	1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Bourbon Street Beat TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
The Goddess Movie	6.4	Actor	Lester Brackman	1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin Movie	8.1	Actor	Sokolovsky	1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
The Rifleman TV Show	8.1	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1958
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
Peter Gunn TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
Paths of Glory Movie	8.3	Actor	Sgt. Boulanger	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Joe Marshall(1 Episode)	1957
The Thin Man TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Decoy TV Show	7.5	Actor	Lieutenant Rosenberg(1 Episode)	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Harry Parker(1 Episode)	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Ken Woodman(1 Episode)	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Carl Holman(1 Episode)	1957
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Movie	5.1	Actor	Dayton Colonel	1956
The Desperate Hours Movie	7.3	Actor	Tom Winston	1955
The Cobweb Movie	6.1	Actor	Abe Irwin	1955
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actor	Chris Thornton(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actor	Cooper(1 Episode)	1955
The Millionaire TV Show	7.6	Actor	M / Sgt. Matthew Brogan(1 Episode)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actor	Capt. Harvey Ellison(1 Episode)	1955
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actor	Al Clovis(1 Episode)	1955
Men of the Fighting Lady Movie	6.1	Actor	Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski	1954
The Long, Long Trailer Movie	7.2	Actor	Foreman	1954
The Strike Movie	6.4	Actor	Chick	1954
Invaders from Mars Movie	6.0	Actor	Police Chief A.C. Barrows	1953
Tangier Incident Movie	5.1	Actor	Kozad	1953
Take the High Ground! Movie	5.8	Actor	Sgt. Vince Opperman	1953
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.5	Actor	Armstrong(1 Episode)	1953
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.5	Actor	Mitch Green(1 Episode)	1953
The Atomic City Movie	5.9	Actor	Emil Jablons	1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Movie	6.0	Actor	American Soldier (uncredited)	1952
Detective Story Movie	7.3	Actor	Det. Dakis	1951
Halls of Montezuma Movie	6.7	Actor	Slattery	1951
The Company She Keeps Movie	6.1	Actor	Smitty (plainclothesman)	1951
Red Mountain Movie	5.9	Actor	Sgt. Randall	1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	Pete Johnson(1 Episode)	1951
Where the Sidewalk Ends Movie	7.6	Actor	Det. Sgt. Paul Klein	1950
Key to the City Movie	6.2	Actor	Emmy's Husband	1950
No Way Out Movie	7.5	Actor	Rocky Miller (uncredited)	1950
711 Ocean Drive Movie	6.6	Actor	Steve Marshak (uncredited)	1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Movie	6.5	Actor	Dutch (Third New York Henchman)	1950
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Lt. Burke(1 Episode)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1948
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Malone(1 Episode)	1948
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Mike Jannis(1 Episode)	1948
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Chick(1 Episode)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	Al Rago(1 Episode)	1948
Boomerang! Movie	7.0	Actor	Herron, a Man in Alley Mob	1947

Bert Freed

Known For

Hang 'em High

Norma Rae

Paths of Glory

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Movies & TV Credits