Bernie Hamilton
June 12, 1928 · 98 years old
Solid character actor that for various reasons never became a star. He is perhaps best known for his role as the tough police captain in the hit 1970s television series, "Starsky and Hutch." Other notable credits include Luis Buñuel's English-language film, "The Young One" (1960) where he plays a ja…
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6 titles
Carmen Jones
Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
Scream Blacula Scream
The vampire Mamuwalde (a.k.a. Blacula) is resurrected by voodoo and forced to kill again.
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.
The Organization
In San Francisco, Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen.
Get Off My Back
Chuck Dederich, a recovering alcoholic, founds Synanon House, a rehabilitation center for people with all kinds of addictions.
The Lost Man
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."