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Bert Freed (1919–1994)


During the '50s and '60s it seemed like every time you turned around, there was Bert Freed as a detective, gangster, sheriff or greedy small-town businessman, and sci-fi fans will remember him as the police chief taken over by the Martians in the classic Invaders from Mars. He played a lot of tough cops--sometimes crooked ones... See full bio »

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1986 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Bert
Are You My Mother? (1986) … Bert
 
1985 Riptide (TV series)
Jessup Taylor
Curse of the Mary Aberdeen (1985) … Jessup Taylor
 
1982-1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
George Farr / Riggins
The Huntress (1984) … Riggins
Guess Who's Coming to Town? (1982) … George Farr
 
1983 Knight Rider (TV series)
Anthony Solan
White Bird (1983) … Anthony Solan
 
1982 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Dr. Tishman
Miracle of Birth: Part 2 (1982) … Dr. Tishman
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
Mr. Miller, Charlie's Dad
Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back (1981) … Mr. Miller, Charlie's Dad
 
1981 Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (TV movie)
Carlo
 
1980 Skag (TV series)
Bishop
Pilot (1980) … Bishop
 
1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Tony Regosi
The Private Eye Connection (1980) … Tony Regosi
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Sam Bishop
Hard Water: Part 2 (1979) … Sam Bishop
Hard Water: Part 1 (1979) … Sam Bishop
The Haunting of Manderley Mansion (1979) … Sam Bishop
 
1979 Norma Rae
Sam Dakin
 
1973-1978 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt / Edward V. Emery
The Picture Pirates (1978) … Edward V. Emery
Twenty Million Alibis (1973) … Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt
 
1978 Barracuda
Papa Jack
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Jonathan Stambler
Angel on High (1978) … Jonathan Stambler
 
1978 Till Death
Dr. Sawyer
 
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Hank Jimson
 
1977 Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Mayor John Randolph
 
1977 In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (TV movie)
Dr. Julius Korein
 
1976-1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Morry / Mr. Jenks
Dead Lift (1977) … Mr. Jenks
Police Buff (1976) … Morry
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
Jack Powell
Every Man Must Pay His Dues (1976) … Jack Powell
 
1976 Bronk (TV series)
Trent
Death with Honor (1976) … Trent
 
1972-1976 Cannon (TV series)
Col / Gen Beardsley / Lt. Asher
Revenge (1976) … Col/Gen Beardsley
The Shadow Man (1972) … Lt. Asher
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Capt. Milt Hirshman
Eye for an Eye (1975) … Capt. Milt Hirshman
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Edgar Winfield
Deadly Inheritance (1975) … Edgar Winfield
 
1975 Death Scream (TV movie)
Detective Ross
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Capt. Akins
Mr. R.I.N.G. (1975) … Capt. Akins
 
1974-1975 Lincoln (TV series)
Edwin Stanton / Sec. Edwin Stanton
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Packy Keefe
The 42nd Street Cavalry (1974) … Packy Keefe
 
1974 Paper Moon (TV series)
Harvest (1974)
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Burt Cohen
Fingerprint (1974) … Burt Cohen
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Judge
A Foreigner Among Us (1974) … Judge
 
1973 Incident at Vichy (TV movie)
Marchand, A Businessman
 
1972 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Mr. Sharp
For Sale by Owner (1972) … Mr. Sharp
 
1969-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Gen. Brenner / Leon Chandler
Committed (1972) … Leon Chandler
Time Bomb (1969) … Gen. Brenner
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Prof. Calvin Blake
I Do Not Belong to the Human World (1972) … Prof. Calvin Blake
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Lt. Ryder
I See, Said the Blind Man (1971) … Lt. Ryder
 
1971 Evel Knievel
Doc Kincaid
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Tom Weaver
Greener Pastures (1971) … Tom Weaver
 
1963-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Col. Harmon / Jason Ainsworth / Milo Henderson
The Regimental Line (1971) … Col. Harmon
A Small Taste of Justice (1967) … Jason Ainsworth
The Final Hour (1963) … Milo Henderson
 
1965-1971 Insight (TV series)
The Wrinkle Squad (1971)
 
1970 Breakout (TV movie)
Fletcher
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Skinner
 
1970 The Andersonville Trial (TV movie)
The Board of Military Judges
 
1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Paul Laker
The Deadly Sin (1970) … Paul Laker
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
R. Eberhard
Tooth of the Serpent (1969) … R. Eberhard
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Toby Jencks
The Kid (1969) … Toby Jencks
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Editor Carson
Pilot (1969) … Editor Carson
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Warden
Breakout to a Fast Buck (1969) … Warden
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Telford Burris
A Fella Named Kilroy (1969) … Telford Burris
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series)
Elkins
Take the Key and Lock Him Up (1969) … Elkins
 
1966-1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Henry Marvin / Homer Roberts / Judge Ben Colter / …
The Profit and the Lost (1968) … Rance Kendell
Days of Grace (1967) … Homer Roberts
Caesar's Wife (1966) … Henry Marvin
Hazard (1966) … Judge Ben Colter
 
1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (TV movie)
Pete Johnson
 
1968 Hang 'Em High
Schmidt
 
1968 Wild in the Streets
Max Jacob Flatow Sr.
 
1968 Madigan
Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
 
1960-1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Broom / Solomon Belcher
The Late Ben Cartwright (1968) … Broom
The Last Trophy (1960) … Solomon Belcher
 
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Frank Stover
And He Shall Lead the Children (1968) … Frank Stover
 
1968 P.J.
Police Lieutenant
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Sheriff Parsons
One Bad Turn (1968) … Sheriff Parsons
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Bonacci
Hotel Hurricane (1967) … Bonacci
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Det. Keeley / Sgt. Cable
Tagged for Murder (1967) … Sgt. Cable
The Leaf in the Forest (1967) … Det. Keeley
 
1967 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Walker
Heaven Help Us (1967) … Mr. Walker
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Police Sgt. Bert Clark
Bad Bet on a 459-Silent (1967) … Police Sgt. Bert Clark
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Breed Pembrooke
The Pembrooke Blood (1967) … Breed Pembrooke
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
Rufe Ryker / Ryker
A Man'd Be Proud (1966) … Rufe Ryker
The Big Fifty (1966) … Rufe Ryker
The Silent Gift (1966) … Rufe Ryker
 
1966 The Swinger
Police Captain
 
1966 Nevada Smith
Quince
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Sheriff Wade
Aces and Kings (1966) … Sheriff Wade
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Badeff
Hubert's Unfinished Symphony (1966) … Badeff
 
1966 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Miller
Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere (1966) … Miller
 
1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Maj. Bernsdorf
The Great Impersonation (1966) … Maj. Bernsdorf
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Sheriff Ross
Hunt the Man Down (1965) … Sheriff Ross
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Dr. Ullman / Halden
The Silent Saboteurs (1965) … Halden
The Saboteur (1965) … Dr. Ullman
 
1959-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Al Clovis / Chris Thornton
The Bounty Hunter (1965) … Chris Thornton
The F.U. (1959) … Al Clovis
 
1962-1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Director / Dr. Donald White
With Hellfire and Thunder (1965) … Director
Operation: Lazarus (1962) … Dr. Donald White
 
1965 Combat! (TV series)
Sgt. Weber
Odyssey (1965) … Sgt. Weber
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
Mr. Dennison
Munsters on the Move (1965) … Mr. Dennison
 
1965 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Detective Horton
Hooterville Crime Wave (1965) … Detective Horton
 
1960-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Carl Holman / Edward Parker / Joe Marshall / …
The Case of the Ruinous Road (1964) … Joe Marshall
The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal (1962) … Carl Holman
The Case of the Difficult Detour (1961) … Edward Parker
The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (1960) … Ken Woodman
 
1964 Karen (TV series)
Mr. Francis
Father Daughter Dance (1964) … Mr. Francis
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
Dillon
 
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
Sheriff
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Detective Sergeant Sam Crowell / Detective Sgt. Sam Crowell
The Prisoner: Part 2 (1964) … Detective Sgt. Sam Crowell
The Prisoner: Part 1 (1964) … Detective Sergeant Sam Crowell
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Lorimer
Moonlighting (1964) … Lorimer
 
1964 Shock Treatment
Frank Josephson
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Mr. S
The Game with Glass Pieces (1964) … Mr. S
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Joe Hayden
The Special One (1964) … Joe Hayden
 
1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Captain West
Follow the White Dove with the Broken Wing (1964) … Captain West
 
1963-1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Detective Bradley / Edward Benton
I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye (1964) … Edward Benton
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Sgt. Gregson
Funny Man with a Monkey (1964) … Sgt. Gregson
 
1963 Twilight of Honor
Sheriff B.L. 'Buck' Wheeler
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Lloyd Mitchell
Incident at Rapid City (1963) … Lloyd Mitchell
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
The Warden
Metamorphosis (1963) … The Warden
 
1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Gov. Leroy Martin
The Judas Goat (1963) … Gov. Leroy Martin
 
1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Coach Prendergast
What Makes the Varsity Drag? (1962) … Coach Prendergast
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Ben Golden (as Robert Freed)
 
1961-1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Henderson / Joe Vista / Paul Sander
Run Till It's Dark (1962) … Henderson
330 Independence S.W. (1962) … Joe Vista
Doyle Against the House (1961) … Paul Sander
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Dave Reed
The Schemer (1962) … Dave Reed
 
1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Michael Dannora
The Velvet Trap (1962) … Michael Dannora
 
1961 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Andre Goulet
The Greed Merchant (1961) … Andre Goulet
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
 
1961 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Mr.Eddie Riley
Danny and the Hoodlums (1961) … Mr.Eddie Riley
 
1959-1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Ben Crown / Oat Jackford
Short Rope for a Tall Man (1961) … Ben Crown
The Money Gun (1959) … Oat Jackford
 
1961 Dante (TV series)
Detective Sgt. Pickard
Dante in the Dark (1961) … Detective Sgt. Pickard
 
1960-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Capt. Harvey Ellison / Cooper
The Kiss-Off (1961) … Cooper
Not the Running Type (1960) … Capt. Harvey Ellison
 
1960-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mitch Green
Memory in White (1961)
They Like Me Fine (1960) … Mitch Green
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Lieutenant
Silent Panic (1960) … Lieutenant
 
1960 The Witness (TV series)
Jimmy Hines (1960)
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Matt Poliska
Tramp Steamer (1960) … Matt Poliska
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Emory Blaine
Double Trouble (1960) … Emory Blaine (uncredited)
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Lt. Columbo
Enough Rope (1960) … Lt. Columbo
 
1960 Why Must I Die?
Adler
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Big Tom Lanza
Reunion (1960) … Big Tom Lanza
 
1960 The Subterraneans
Bartender
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
Angelo Adamic
Anxious Angel (1960) … Angelo Adamic
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Big Walter
The Avenger (1960) … Big Walter (as Burt Freed)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Couver
The Young Juggler (1960) … Couver
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Gus Caserta
Three Thousand Suspects (1960) … Gus Caserta
 
1960 M Squad (TV series)
Police Lt. Shannon
A Kid Up There (1960) … Police Lt. Shannon
 
1960 The Detectives (TV series)
Joe Travis
Conspiracy of Silence (1960) … Joe Travis
 
1959-1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Police Sgt. Joe Gillen / Police Sgt. Joe Gillin
Double Feature (1960) … Police Sgt. Joe Gillen
A Piece of Paradise (1959) … Police Sgt. Joe Gillin
Murder in Hi-Fi (1959) … Police Sgt. Joe Gillen
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Benson
Toll Road (1959) … Benson
 
1959 The Gazebo
Lt. Joe Jenkins
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Sgt. Matt Brogan
Millionaire Sergeant Matthew Brogan (1959) … Sgt. Matt Brogan
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Kester
The Faithless (1959) … Kester
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
Dutch Reese
Thousand Dollar Bill (1959) … Dutch Reese
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
Sgt. Abe Jordan
Fugitive Road (1959) … Sgt. Abe Jordan
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Mallory
The Killer Instinct (1959) … Mallory
 
1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
Healey
Cold Cargo (1959) … Healey
 
1955-1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Frank Ryan / Janos
Sound of Violence (1959) … Frank Ryan
The Trial of Poznan (1957)
The Freedom Fighters of Hungary (1957) … Janos
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Capt. Dunn
The Trap (1959) … Capt. Dunn
 
1959 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Gallardo
The Dude (1959) … Gallardo
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Police Lieutenant
The Gentle Gun-Man (1958) … Police Lieutenant
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Blick / Sokolovsky
The Time of Your Life (1958) … Blick
The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) … Sokolovsky
 
1958 The Goddess
Lester Brackman
 
1958 True Story (TV series)
Meyers
Episode dated 31 May 1958 (1958) … Meyers
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
The Funmaster (1958)
 
1957 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
2nd Detective
The Big Man Hunt (1957) … 2nd Detective
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Gallardo
The Dude (1957) … Gallardo
 
1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Mr. Crandall
Roar of the Lion (1956) … Mr. Crandall
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Manager
The Magic Horn (1956) … Manager
 
1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
 
1954-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Chick / Lt. Burke / Mike Jannis
This Will Do Nicely (1956) … Lt. Burke
A Most Contagious Game (1955) … Mike Jannis
The Strike (1954) … Chick
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Soldier
Dateline II (1955) … Soldier
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Christie / Farrell / Sears
Outcast (1955) … Christie
Shoot It Again (1955) … Farrell
The Gambler (1955) … Sears
 
1955 The Desperate Hours
Tom Winston
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Al Rago
Black Frost (1955)
The Ghost Writer (1955) … Al Rago
 
1955 The Cobweb
Abe Irwin
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Arena (1954)
 
1954 Center Stage (TV series)
 
1954 Men of the Fighting Lady
Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
 
1953 The Long, Long Trailer
Foreman
 
1953 Take the High Ground!
Sgt. Vince Opperman
 
1953 Invaders from Mars
Police Chief A.C. Barrows (uncredited)
 
1953 Tangier Incident
Kozad
 
1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
American Soldier (uncredited)
 
1952 The Atomic City
Emil Jablons
 
1952 Anything Can Happen
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
 
1951 Red Mountain
Sgt. Randall
 
1951 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
Peril in the House (1951)
 
1951 The Company She Keeps
Smitty (plainclothesman)
 
1950 Halls of Montezuma
Slattery
 
1950 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
 
1950 No Way Out
Rocky Miller - Beaver Canal Resident (uncredited)
 
1950 711 Ocean Drive
Steve Marshak (uncredited)
 
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
Det. Paul Klein
 
1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Dutch, Third New York Henchman
 
1950 Black Hand
Prosecutor
 
1950 Key to the City
Emmy's Husband
 
1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Teddy Brewster
 
1947 Boomerang!
Herron - Man in Alley Mob (uncredited)
 
1947 Carnegie Hall
Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
The Blood-Red Night (1967)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1961 The Danny Kaye Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
A.C. Barrows (uncredited)
 
1965 The Final Hour
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1945) Stage: Appeared in "The Firebrand of Florence" on Broadway.

Alternate Names:

Burt Freed | Robert Freed

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

First actor to play the role of Lt. Columbo, in a 1960 episode of The Chevy Mystery Show, eight years before Peter Falk became famous in the part. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio