Acting · Hartford, Connecticut, USA · Born June 16, 1929
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.
TVCracker
1997
as Witness
MovieGhosts of Mississippi
1996
as James Holley
TVProfiler
1996
as Monte Drake
TVArli$$
1996
as Jake Bullock
TVER
1994
as Mr. Bartok
MovieChildren of the Dark
1994
as T. Hardy Fallbrook
TVLove, Lies and Murder
1991
as Howard
MovieThe Final Days
1989
as Judge John J. Sirica
MovieVibes
1988
as Eli Diamond
Juarez
1988
as Lt. C.P. Hardin
MovieThe Sicilian
1987
as Quintana
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
Carly's Web
1987
MovieOceans of Fire
1986
as Chuck Horn
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Vernon Weeks
MovieThe Richest Cat in the World
1986
as Oscar Kohlmeyer
TVBlacke's Magic
1986
as Captain Luis Gondolpho /Victor Kroeger
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shadow Play")
The Zoo Gang
1985
as Pa Donnely
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Pat Phillips
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
TVHunter
1984
as Charlie Coster
MovieGrandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mr. Pearson
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Gene Galecki
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Al Farland
TVMatt Houston
1982
MovieReds
1981
as Police Chief
TVNero Wolfe
1981
as Leo Crown
TVBret Maverick
1981
as Elijah Crow
TVSimon & Simon
1981
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
as Mayor John P. Littlefield
MovieA Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mr. Kutzreba
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Police Captain Frank Browning
MovieA Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Henry Quist
TVPalmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Joe's World
1979
as Joe Wabash
MovieWhen She Was Bad...
1979
as Dr. Gilbert
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Commissioner Bergstrom
MovieThe Frisco Kid
1979
as Mr. Jones
TVThe Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
MovieTrue Grit: A Further Adventure
1978
as Sheriff Ambrose
TVThe Amazing Spider-Man
1978
MovieA Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Babe Ruth
TVCHiPs
1977
MovieSorcerer
1977
as Corlette
MoviePanic in Echo Park
1977
MovieThe San Pedro Bums
1977
as Sgt. Yost
TVThe Rhinemann Exchange
1977
as Daniel Meehan
TVHow the West Was Won
1977
TVQuinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
MovieNicole
1976
as Malcolm
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Yanos Barzak
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
as Randall Jardine
MovieDemon and the Mummy
1976
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Bo Rile
TVKate McShane
1975
as Ben
TVSwitch
1975
as Jack Gaynor
TVBronk
1975
MovieCrossfire
1975
as Captain McCardle
MovieThe Gun
1974
as Walt Kelsy
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Captain Joe Baker
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Sheriff Homer Prouty
TVHarry O
1974
TVThe Manhunter
1974
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Liam O'Neill
MovieLucas Tanner
1974
as Craig Willeman
MovieThe Conversation
1974
as Man at Party (uncredited)
MovieIt's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Walter O'Malley
MovieBadlands
1974
as Cato
MovieOutrage!
1973
as Deputy Tottif
TVThe Magician
1973
as Lt. Phil Corcoran
TVPolice Story
1973
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Lt. Hager
MovieHunter
1973
as Mishani
TVKung Fu
1972
as John Bates
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Skowlownowski
TVBanacek
1972
as John Hargroves
TVSearch
1972
as Inspector Baertschi
MovieThe Honkers
1972
as Jack Ferguson
TVNichols
1971
as Cutler
TVCannon
1971
MovieBrother John
1971
as Orly Ball
MovieThe Andromeda Strain
1971
as Major Manchek
MovieSarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Chief Dewey
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
TVThe Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Grisbee
MovieR.P.M.
1970
as Brown
MovieThe Grasshopper
1970
as Roosevelt Dekker
TVMedical Center
1969
TVRoom 222
1969
TVLancer
1968
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Michael Briggs
TVMannix
1967
TVIronside
1967
as Frank Clausen
TVNET Playhouse
1966
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Colonel Rodriguez
TVHogan's Heroes
1965
as Steiner
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Hanker
TVRoute 66
1960
TVBonanza
1959
as Jonas Holt
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Forbes
