Bert Freed

Personal Info

Birthday

November 3, 1919

Day of Death

1994-08-02

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York USA

Bert Freed

Biography

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 television shows between 1947 and 1985. His film debut occurred, oddly enough, in a musical Carnegie Hall (1947).

Known For

Perry Mason

Knight Rider

Hogan's Heroes

Combat!

Charlie's Angels

Dr. Kildare

The Big Valley

The Philco Television Playhouse

Filmography

1986
Are You My Mother?
as Bert
1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Carlo
1980
Skag
as Bishop
1979
Norma Rae
as Sam Dakin
1978
Barracuda
as Jack
Till Death
as Dr. Sawyer
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Dr. Julius Korein
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
as Mayor John Randolph
1975
Death Scream
as Det. Ross
1973
Incident at Vichy
as Marchand, A Businessman
1971
Evel Knievel
as Doc Kincaid
Billy Jack
as Mr. Stuart Posner
1970
Breakout
as Fletcher
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Skinner
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
1969
Then Came Bronson
as Editor Carson
1968
Wild in the Streets
as Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
Hang 'em High
as Schmidt
Madigan
as Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
P.J.
as Police Lieutenant
1966
The Swinger
as Police Captain
Nevada Smith
as Quince
1964
Fate Is the Hunter
as Dillon
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Sheriff
Shock Treatment
as Frank Josephson
1963
Twilight of Honor
as Sheriff Buck Wheeler
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Ben Golden
1960
The Subterraneans
as Bartender
Why Must I Die
as Adler
The Gazebo
as Lt. Jenkins
1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Sokolovsky
The Goddess
as Lester Brackman
1957
Paths of Glory
as Sgt. Boulanger
1956
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
as Dayton Colonel
1955
The Desperate Hours
as Tom Winston
The Cobweb
as Abe Irwin
1954
The Strike
as Chick
Men of the Fighting Lady
as Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
The Long, Long Trailer
as Foreman
1953
Take the High Ground!
as Sgt. Vince Opperman
Invaders from Mars
as Police Chief A.C. Barrows
Tangier Incident
as Kozad
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
as American Soldier (uncredited)
The Atomic City
as Emil Jablons
1951
Red Mountain
as Sgt. Randall
Detective Story
as Det. Dakis
The Company She Keeps
as Smitty
Halls of Montezuma
as Slattery
1950
No Way Out
as Rocky Miller (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
711 Ocean Drive
as Steve Marshak (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Dutch (Third New York Henchman)
Key to the City
as Emmy's Husband
1947
Boomerang!
as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob