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Date of Birth:
Bernie Hamilton
12 June 1928
Bernie Hamilton played in 3 movies in the Horror, Music, Action, Crime, Drama genres.
Bernie Hamilton got succeed with average imdb rating 6.1.
Divorced father of two children - daughter Sweets and son Raoul.Managed to refrain from stereotyping for the most release in his early films years, his debut was as a baseball instrumentalist in _The Jackie Robinson Record (1950)_ (qv). His most top-level role was in the truthful, groundbreaking theatre _One Potato, Two Potato (1964)_ (qv) as the black placate of a white woman ('Barbara Barrie' (qv)).Associate of jazz drummer 'Chico Hamilton' (qv). Originally company as "Roop" in the film, _Clau... dine (1974)_ (qv), but was dropped when 'Diana Sands' (qv), initially cast in the championship function, had to retract because of illness. Diana suggested that the function function to her sweetheart 'Diahann Carroll' (qv). When Carroll auditioned and got the large, 'James Earl Jones' (qv) was cast in the duty of "Roop".A collector of antiques, his favorite sport was deep sea fishing.Initially a white actor was cast to play Captain Harold Dobey on _"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)_ (qv). 'Aaron Spelling' (qv) and 'Leonard Goldberg (I)' (qv), however, remembered Bernie, who had already played a police captain in a previous Spelling-Goldberg TV posture, and thought he'd provided the right chemistry and balance. Since they already had mistiness on him, Bernie didn't need a screen test and secured the part.Founded the record label Chocolate Snowman.Produced and sang on the album "Capt. Dobey Sings the Blues". Captain Dobey was the low enforce captain he played for four seasons on _"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)_ (qv).Operated the Citadel d'Haiti, a nightclub-art gallery on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles during the late '60s and originally '70s.Ran away from to the heart as a minor but ultimately attended Oakland Technical High School where he played football and developed an avail in acting.Had five brothers and one sister and was raised in East Los Angeles. Two brothers survived him, Chico and Don.Brother of 'Chico Hamilton' (qv).Music farmer by reason of twenty years, working on R&B and soul albums.After _"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)_ (qv) ended, Hamilton spent twenty years producing R&B and Gospel records for the purpose the Chocolate Snowman docket.He attended Oakland Technical Principal Devotees where he played football and contrived acting in Oakland, California.Read more Less
