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Ramon Bieri

Jun 16, 1929 - May 27, 2001 (71 years old) in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Heavy-set American character actor whose typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. A decorated Korean War veteran, Bieri appeared on stage from 1954, both on ('Death of a Salesman', 1975) and off-Broadway. He latterly acted with the ensemble of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre (notably, as the tough captain in 'Mr. Roberts', 1995). On screen from 1962 as a bit part player, he went on to have a prolific career as guest star of 1970's and 80's TV shows. Bieri also starred in his own, somewhat short-lived NBC sitcom, Joe's World (1979), as a Detroit house painter with five kids and assorted problems. 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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Charlie's Angels
Yanos Barzak
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Medical Center
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Switch
Jack Gaynor
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The Rockford Files
Sheriff Homer Prouty
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Jake and the Fatman
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The Fall Guy
Mayor John P. Littlefield
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Hogan's Heroes
Steiner
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Bonanza
Jonas Holt
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Commissioner Bergstrom
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The Streets of San Francisco
Skowlownowski

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