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Bernie Hamilton is a Actor and Director American born on 12 june 1928 at Los Angeles (USA)
Bernard "Bernie" Hamilton (June 12, 1928 – December 30, 2008) was an American actor.
Hamilton died of cardiac arrest on December 30, 2008, aged 80.
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Birth name Bernard Hamilton
Nationality USA
Birth 12 june 1928 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 30 december 2008 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 june 1928 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 30 december 2008 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Bernard "Bernie" Hamilton (June 12, 1928 – December 30, 2008) was an American actor.
Biography
Hamilton was born in East Los Angeles and attended Oakland Technical High School, where he first became interested in acting. In films from 1950, he laboured in bit roles for years before getting noticed in the film One Potato, Two Potato (1964), the story of an inter-racial marriage. He is best remembered for his role as the brusque, no-nonsense Captain Dobey in the United States 1970s police series Starsky and Hutch. Hamilton was the brother of jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. Hamilton was also an impresario; since the late 1960s he had run a nightclub/art gallery called Citadel d’Haiti on Sunset Boulevard. Hamilton also produced Rhythm and blues and gospel music recordings on his own record label called Chocolate Snowman. One of his releases featured himself; it was entitled Captain Dobey Sings the Blues.Hamilton died of cardiac arrest on December 30, 2008, aged 80.
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Full Moon High (1981)
, 1h33Directed by Larry Cohen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about education, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Adam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Ed McMahon, Bill Kirchenbauer, Kenneth Mars, Elizabeth Hartman
Roles Hijacker #2
Rating48%
A teenager goes on a trip to Transylvania with his father and gets bitten by a werewolf. Made ageless, he attempts to put his life back together a couple of decades later by enrolling in high school. The basic premise of the movie is that he tries to keep his secret from the school and his girlfriend with comedic results. The movie was filmed partially at John Burroughs Senior High School in the city of Burbank, California, in the summer of 1979.
Bucktown (1975)
, 1h34Directed by Bernie Hamilton, Arthur Marks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, Bernie Hamilton, Robert Burton, Carl Weathers
Roles Harley
Rating60%
Fred Williamson stars as Duke Johnson, a man who arrives in Bucktown to bury his brother, a bar owner who was killed after refusing to pay crooked cops for protection. After arriving to Bucktown, he realize he needs help after being threatened himself. Duke calls his friend Roy (Thalmus Rasulala) and his gang to come and help, after arriving Roy's gang decided to take over the town. In order to gain control, Duke has to fight off Roy's gang all by himself.
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors William Horace Marshall, Pam Grier, Don Mitchell, Michael Conrad, Richard Lawson, Lynne Moody
Roles Ragman
Rating56%
After a dying Voodoo queen, Mama Loa, chooses an adopted apprentice, Lisa Fortier (Pam Grier) as her successor, her arrogant son and true heir, Willis, (Richard Lawson) is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Mamuwalde the vampire from the former shaman of the voodoo cult, and uses voodoo to resurrect the vampire to do his bidding. However, while it brings Mamuwalde back to life, he quickly bites Willis upon awakening. Willis now finds himself in a curse of his own doing: made into a vampire hungering for blood and, ironically, a slave to the very creature he sought to control. Meanwhile, Justin Carter (Don Mitchell), an ex-police officer with a large collection of acquired African antiquities and an interest in the occult, begins to investigate the murders caused by Mamuwalde and his growing vampire horde. Justin meets Mamuwalde at a party Justin hosts to display the African collection pieces before being moved to the University's museum. They discuss the artifacts, unbeknown to anyone else, that were from the region of Africa Mamuwalde hails from, including pieces of jewelry once worn by his late wife Luva. Mamuwalde also meets Justin's girlfriend, Lisa Fortier, at the party and he discovers that Lisa is naturally adept at voodoo. Lisa discovers Mamuwaldes' true nature after a friend of hers, Gloria, falls victim to his bite and resurrected as a vampire who nearly feeds on her if not for Mamuwalde's intervention. He later asks her for help to cure him of his vampire curse. Justin, with the help of L.A.P.D. Lieutenant Harley Dunlop (Michael Conrad), pulls together several other cops to go to the Mamuwalde residence to investigate the recent deaths. While Lisa is performing the ritual to cure Mamuwalde, using a voodoo doll fashioned to look like him, Justin, Harley and their men raid the house, fighting against Blacula's vampire minions which include several friends of theirs. Willis is killed during this scuffle. Justin manages to find Lisa and Mamuwalde and interrupts the ritual. Lisa refuses to help Mamuwalde after she witnesses him kill the other police officers in the house in a fit of rage. As Mamuwalde, now calling himself Blacula, is about to bite Justin, Lisa stabs the prince's voodoo doll killing Mamuwalde and destroying the menace of Blacula forever.
Hammer (1972)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, William Smith, Mel Stewart, Stack Pierce
Roles Davis
Rating55%
B.J. Hammer is a boxer who rises up the ranks with help from the Mafia. However, Hammer doesn't realize that the help comes with a price: He is asked to throw a fight. Gangsters threaten to harm his girlfriend in an attempt to force him to go through with their plan. Hammer is forced to figure out a way to save his dignity and the life of his girlfriend, who has been kidnapped by gangsters.
The Organization (1971)
, 1h43Directed by Don Medford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Sheree North, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Raúl Juliá, Billy "Green" Bush
Roles Lt. Jessop
Rating60%
After a break-in at the headquarters of a company, the police are called in. One of the executives has been murdered, and the watchman has been bludgeoned. It is not a simple robbery, the man was killed by shots from two different guns, there are several unexplained facts and nothing was stolen.
The Losers (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Jack Starrett
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Political films, Road movies
Actors William Smith, Bernie Hamilton, Adam Roarke, Paul Koslo, Vic Díaz, Alan Caillou
Roles Capt. Jackson
Rating53%
The plot involves a gang of Hells Angels type bikers called "The Devil's Advocates" involved in the Vietnam War. They are sent to the Cambodian jungle on Yamaha bikes in order to rescue an American diplomat/CIA Agent (Starrett).
Walk the Walk (1970)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Bernie Hamilton, Eric Weston
Roles Mike
Rating45%
The Lost Man (1969)
, 2h2Directed by James Fargo, Robert Alan Aurthur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Tolan, Leon Bibb, Richard A. Dysart
Roles Reggie Page
Rating59%
Former US Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier) who, after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Revolutionary Movement, is wounded as he pulls a payroll heist to help imprisoned brothers, and has to hide from the police. Social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) falls in love with Higgs while helping him elude capture.
The Swimmer (1968)
, 1h34Directed by Sydney Pollack, Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Marge Champion, Kim Hunter, Bernie Hamilton, Charles Drake
Roles Chauffeur
Rating75%
On a sunny day in an affluent suburb in Connecticut, a fit and tanned middle-aged man in a bathing suit, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster), drops by a pool party being held by friends. They offer him a cocktail while nursing hangovers from the night before. As they share stories, Ned realizes that there is a series of swimming pools that form a "river" to his house, making it possible for him to "swim" his way home. Ned dives into the pool, emerging at the other end and beginning his journey. Ned's behavior perplexes his friends, who know things about his recent past he seems to have forgotten.
Guerilla Hellcats (1968)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin, Jean Leduc
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Guy Williams, Elga Andersen, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Robert Woods, Giorgia Moll
Roles Quinius
Rating54%
De retour au pays, Sinbad découvre que le trône royal est convoité par le terrible El Kerim. Il décide alors de l'affronter...
Stranger on the Run (1967)
, 1h37Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Western
Actors Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks, Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo, Lloyd Bochner
Roles Dickory
Rating62%
In the film, former inmate and alcoholic Ben Chamberlain (Fonda) comes to a town enquiring about a woman. When she is found dead, Sheriff McKay (Parks), at the suggestion of his friend Hotchkiss (Dan Duryea), organises a human hunting party, thinking that Chamberlain is the culprit, but in reality, he had no connection with the murder.
Synanon (1965)
, 1h45Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens, Alex Cord, Richard Conte, Eartha Kitt
Roles Pete
Rating58%
Hooked on heroin, Zankie Albo is admitted to Synanon House, a rehabilitation center. Chuck Dederich, a recovering alcoholic, is in charge.
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
, 1h32Directed by Larry Peerce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about racism
Actors Barbara Barrie, Bernie Hamilton, Richard Mulligan, Robert Earl Jones, Harry Bellaver, Anthony Spinelli
Roles Frank Richards
Rating71%
Julie Cullen is a young parent, single for the past four years, since her husband abandoned her and their daughter, Ellen, only a year old at the time. At work, Julie, who is white, meets Frank Richards, who is black, and the two strike up a friendship that blossoms into a romance. Their relationship is strained by the racial prejudices of many around them, including Frank's parents, William and Martha, who oppose the pairing. But ultimately Frank and Julie decide to persevere through such difficulties. They marry, and Julie and Ellen move in with Frank and his parents. Ellen's arrival immediately softens Martha's heart, but William remains cool toward Julie, steadfast in his belief that Frank and Julie's marriage is a foolish endeavor. His attitude only changes when Frank and Julie have a son together. When William first holds his new grandson, he loses any remaining animosity and the household becomes a happy one for all.
Captain Sindbad (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Abraham Sofaer, Bernie Hamilton, Henry Brandon
Roles Quinius
Rating54%
The peaceful kingdom of Baristan has an evil ruler named El-Carim. He plans to capture his rival, Sindbad, who will soon return from sea in order to marry Princess Jana. The Princess convinces the magician Galgo to turn her into a small bird, so that she may fly off to warn Sinbad of the trap set against him. She flies off just as Galgo is discovered by the guards, who take him to El-Carim. As Sindbad and his crew sail towards Baristan, the Princess-Firebird descends and lands on the ship.
13 West Street (1962)
Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Michael Callan, Dolores Dorn, Kenneth MacKenna, Margaret Hayes
Roles Negro
Rating62%
For no discernible reason, scientist Walt Sherill is assaulted and viciously beaten by a group of well-dressed young men. When the police, including investigating officer Detective Koleski, are in his opinion too slow in finding the culprits, Sherill decides to go after them on his own.