Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri (born June 16, 1929) was an American actor. A heavy-set character actor, his typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. Bieri was decorated Korean War veteran who began his stage career in 1954, appearing both on and off-Broadway (notably in 'Death of a Salesman' in 1975). In later years he acted with the ensemble of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre (notably, as the tough captain in 'Mr. Roberts', 1995). On screen, he made his television debut in 1962 as a bit part player; he went on to have a prolific career as guest star in television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Bieri also starred in his own short-lived NBC sitcom, Joe's World (1979), as a Detroit house painter with five kids and assorted problems. He had roles in notable films such as Badlands (1973), The Conversation (1974), Sorcerer (1977), and Reds (1981). In private life, he was said to have been a keen fisherman and sailor. Bieri died in May 2001 in Woodland Hills from cancer at the age of 71.

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Filmography

1997

Cracker
Cracker
TV - Released: 9/18/1997

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi
as James Holley
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Profiler
Profiler
as Monte Drake
TV - Released: 9/21/1996

1994

ER
ER
as Mr. Bartok
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1991

Love, Lies and Murder
Love, Lies and Murder
as Howard
TV - Released: 2/17/1991

1989

The Final Days
The Final Days
as Judge John J. Sirica
Movie - Released: 10/29/1989

1988

Movie
Juarez
as Lt. C.P. Hardin
Movie - Released: 5/28/1988
Vibes
Vibes
as Eli Diamond
Movie - Released: 8/5/1988

1987

The Sicilian
The Sicilian
as Quintana
Movie - Released: 10/7/1987
Movie
Carly's Web
Movie - Released: 7/12/1987
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1986

The Richest Cat in the World
The Richest Cat in the World
as Oscar Kohlmeyer
Movie - Released: 3/9/1986
Oceans of Fire
Oceans of Fire
as Chuck Horn
Movie - Released: 9/16/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Vernon Weeks
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
TV - Released: 1/5/1986

1985

Movie
The Zoo Gang
as Pa Donnely
Movie - Released: 5/19/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shadow Play")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mr. Pearson
Movie - Released: 8/3/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Pat Phillips
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
TV - Released: 9/19/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Charlie Coster
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
TV - Released: 12/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Capt. Frank Browning
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Nick Zavakis
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Al Farland
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as 'Acid' John Byrock
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Gene Galecki
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
as Insp. Cory McFadden
TV - Released: 9/26/1982

1981

Reds
Reds
as Police Chief
Movie - Released: 12/25/1981
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Kutzreba
Movie - Released: 1/13/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
as Elijah Crow
TV - Released: 12/1/1981
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
as Leo Crown
TV - Released: 12/24/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
as Mayor John P. Littlefield
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1980

A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow
as Henry Quist
Movie - Released: 12/9/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Police Captain Frank Browning
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV - Released: 3/20/1980

1979

The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid
as Mr. Jones
Movie - Released: 7/6/1979
When She Was Bad...
When She Was Bad...
as Dr. Gilbert
Movie - Released: 11/25/1979
TV
Joe's World
as Joe Wabash
TV - Released: 12/28/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Commissioner Bergstrom
TV - Released: 9/20/1979

1978

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Babe Ruth
Movie - Released: 1/15/1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure
True Grit: A Further Adventure
as Sheriff Ambrose
Movie - Released: 5/19/1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
TV - Released: 4/5/1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV - Released: 9/8/1978

1977

Sorcerer
Sorcerer
as Corlette
Movie - Released: 6/24/1977
Panic in Echo Park
Panic in Echo Park
Movie - Released: 6/23/1977
The San Pedro Bums
The San Pedro Bums
as Sgt. Yost
Movie - Released: 5/13/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
TV - Released: 2/6/1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
The Rhinemann Exchange
as Daniel Meehan
TV - Released: 3/10/1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as General Sheridan
TV - Released: 2/6/1977

1976

Nicole
Nicole
as Malcolm
Movie - Released: 12/30/1976
Demon and the Mummy
Demon and the Mummy
Movie - Released: 3/14/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Yanos Barzak
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Jake Garfield
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
McNaughton's Daughter
McNaughton's Daughter
as Randall Jardine
TV - Released: 3/24/1976

1975

Crossfire
Crossfire
as Captain McCardle
Movie - Released: 3/24/1975
Switch
Switch
as Jack Gaynor
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Bronk
Bronk
TV - Released: 4/17/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Bo Rile
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
Kate McShane
Kate McShane
as Ben
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

Badlands
Badlands
as Cato
Movie - Released: 1/5/1974
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Good to Be Alive
as Walter O'Malley
Movie - Released: 2/22/1974
Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner
as Craig Willeman
Movie - Released: 5/8/1974
The Gun
The Gun
as Walt Kelsy
Movie - Released: 11/13/1974
The Conversation
The Conversation
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/7/1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Captain Joe Baker
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Harry O
Harry O
TV - Released: 9/12/1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
TV - Released: 9/11/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Sheriff Homer Prouty
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Liam O'Neill
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

Outrage
Outrage
as Deputy Tottif
Movie - Released: 11/28/1973
Hunter
Hunter
as Mishani
Movie - Released: 1/9/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
The Magician
The Magician
as Lt. Phil Corcoran
TV - Released: 10/2/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Lt. Hager
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

The Honkers
The Honkers
as Jack Ferguson
Movie - Released: 5/17/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as John Bates
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
Search
Search
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
Banacek
Banacek
as John Hargroves
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Skowlownowski
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
as Major Manchek
Movie - Released: 3/12/1971
Brother John
Brother John
as Orly Ball
Movie - Released: 8/15/1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Chief Dewey
Movie - Released: 2/22/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
Sarge
Sarge
as Barney Verick
TV - Released: 9/21/1971
Nichols
Nichols
as Cutler
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

R.P.M.
R.P.M.
as Brown
Movie - Released: 9/16/1970
The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper
as Roosevelt Dekker
Movie - Released: 5/27/1970

1969

Room 222
Room 222
TV - Released: 9/11/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Michael Briggs
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1967

Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Frank Clausen
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Peters
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Carl Meiss
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Colonel Rodriguez
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Colonel Jaroslav Sardner
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
as Steiner
TV - Released: 9/17/1965

1964

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Hanker
TV - Released: 9/24/1964

1960

Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

Bonanza
Bonanza
as Jonas Holt
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Forbes
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jarvis
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as John Sontag
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Doyle
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Musgrove
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Big Thicket
TV - Released: 9/10/1955