Ramon Bieri
Acting
Ramon Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) 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.
Known for
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tvCracker
1997
Witness
movieGhosts of Mississippi
1996
James Holley
tvProfiler
1996
Monte Drake
tvArli$$
1996
Jake Bullock
tvER
1994
Mr. Bartok
movieChildren of the Dark
1994
T. Hardy Fallbrook
movieThe Final Days
1989
Judge John J. Sirica
movieVibes
1988
Eli Diamond
Juarez
1988
Lt. C.P. Hardin
movieThe Sicilian
1987
Quintana
movieOceans of Fire
1986
Chuck Horn
tvL.A. Law
1986
Vernon Weeks
movieThe Richest Cat in the World
1986
Oscar Kohlmeyer
tvBlacke's Magic
1986
Captain Luis Gondolpho /Victor Kroeger
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
(segment "Shadow Play")
The Zoo Gang
1985
Pa Donnely
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Pat Phillips / Capt. Frank Browning / Nick Zavakis
tvHunter
1984
Charlie Coster
movieGrandview, U.S.A.
1984
Mr. Pearson
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Gene Galecki
tvKnight Rider
1982
Al Farland / 'Acid' John Byrock
tvMatt Houston
1982
Insp. Cory McFadden
movieReds
1981
Police Chief
tvNero Wolfe
1981
Leo Crown
tvBret Maverick
1981
Elijah Crow
tvThe Fall Guy
1981
Mayor John P. Littlefield
movieA Matter of Life and Death
1981
Mr. Kutzreba
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Police Captain Frank Browning
movieA Christmas Without Snow
1980
Henry Quist
Joe's World
1979
Joe Wabash
movieWhen She Was Bad...
1979
Dr. Gilbert
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Commissioner Bergstrom
movieThe Frisco Kid
1979
Mr. Jones
movieTrue Grit: A Further Adventure
1978
Sheriff Ambrose
movieSorcerer
1977
Corlette
movieThe San Pedro Bums
1977
Sgt. Yost
tvThe Rhinemann Exchange
1977
Daniel Meehan
tvHow the West Was Won
1977
General Sheridan
movieNicole
1976
Malcolm
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Yanos Barzak / Jake Garfield
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
Randall Jardine
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975
Bo Rile
tvSwitch
1975
Jack Gaynor
movieCrossfire
1975
Captain McCardle
movieThe Gun
1974
Walt Kelsy
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Captain Joe Baker
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Sheriff Homer Prouty
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Liam O'Neill
movieLucas Tanner
1974
Craig Willeman
movieThe Conversation
1974
Man at Party (uncredited)
movieIt's Good to Be Alive
1974
Walter O'Malley
movieOutrage!
1973
Deputy Tottif
tvThe Magician
1973
Lt. Phil Corcoran
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Lt. Hager
movieHunter
1973
Mishani
tvKung Fu
1972
John Bates
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Skowlownowski
tvBanacek
1972
John Hargroves
tvSearch
1972
Inspector Baertschi
movieThe Honkers
1972
Jack Ferguson
tvNichols
1971
Cutler
movieBrother John
1971
Orly Ball
movieThe Andromeda Strain
1971
Major Manchek
movieSarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
Chief Dewey
tvThe Partridge Family
1970
Mr. Grisbee
movieR.P.M.
1970
Brown
movieThe Grasshopper
1970
Roosevelt Dekker
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Michael Briggs
tvMannix
1967
Peters / Carl Meiss
tvIronside
1967
Frank Clausen
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Colonel Rodriguez / Colonel Jaroslav Sardner
tvHogan's Heroes
1965
Steiner
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Hanker
tvBonanza
1959
Jonas Holt
tvGunsmoke
1955
Forbes / Jarvis / John Sontag / Doyle / Musgrove / Big Thicket