Bert Freed
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-11-03 (75 years old)
Deathday
1994-08-02
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York USA
Also known As
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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). A prominent role was as the villainous Ryker...
Acting
1957
as Sgt. Boulanger
1958
as Lester Brackman
1962
as Ben Golden
1971
as Mr. Stuart Posner
1951
as Det. Dakis
1968
as Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch
1966
as Quince
1951
as Smitty (plainclothesman)
1970
as Skinner
1978
as Jack
1968
as Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
1951
as Slattery
1950
as Det. Sgt. Paul Klein
1955
as Tom Winston
1954
as Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
1955
as Abe Irwin
1952
as Emil Jablons
1960
as Adler
1964
as Dillon
1968
as Police Lieutenant
1951
as Sgt. Randall
1971
as Doc Kincaid
1980
as Bishop
1979
as Sam Dakin
1969
as Editor Carson
1960
as Bartender
1950
as Emmy's Husband
1960
as Lt. Jenkins
1978
as Dr. Sawyer
1964
as Sheriff
1970
as Board of Military Judges
1958
as Sokolovsky
1953
as Police Chief A.C. Barrows
1977
as Dr. Julius Korein
1952
as American Soldier (uncredited)
1947
as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
1950
as Rocky Miller (uncredited)
1986
as Bert
1970
as Fletcher
1968
as Schmidt
1977
as Mayor John Randolph
1950
as Steve Marshak (uncredited)
1954
as Chick
1950
as Dutch (Third New York Henchman)
1981
1953
as Kozad
1975
as Det. Ross
1973
as Marchand, A Businessman
1956
as Dayton Colonel
1964
as Frank Josephson
1953
as Sgt. Vince Opperman
1954
as Foreman
1963
as Sheriff Buck Wheeler
1966
as Police Captain
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