Deceased

How Did Bert Freed Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/11/1919Born inThe Bronx, New York USADied02/08/1994 (aged 74)Died inSecheltCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ2800403 ↗TMDb#31503 ↗

Bert Freed was an American actor. He is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray Detective Frank Columbo.

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Filmography117 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1982	Knight RiderSeries	Anthony Solan	63
1981	The Fall GuySeries	—	62
1981	DarkroomSeries	Charlie's Dad	62
1981	Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseMovie	Carlo	62
1979	Norma RaeMovie	Sam Dakin	60
1978	Vega$Series	—	59
1978	Till DeathMovie	Dr. Sawyer	59
1977	Love and the Midnight Auto SupplyMovie	Mayor John Randolph	58
1977	In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanMovie	Dr. Julius Korein	58
1976	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Stambler	57
1975	BronkSeries	—	56
1975	Death ScreamMovie	Det. Ross	56
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	Capt. Akins	55
1974	Paper MoonSeries	—	55
1974	LincolnSeries	Edwin Stanton	55
1973	Police StorySeries	—	54
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Det. Capt. Ben Wyatt	54
1973	Incident at VichyMovie	Marchand, A Businessman	54
1972	The Sixth SenseSeries	—	53
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	53
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	—	53
1971	CannonSeries	—	52
1971	Evel KnievelMovie	Doc Kincaid	52
1971	Billy JackMovie	Mr. Stuart Posner	52
1970	McCloudSeries	Packy Keefe	51
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...Movie	Skinner	51
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	Mr. Sharp	51
1970	The Andersonville TrialMovie	Board of Military Judges	51
1969	Then Came BronsonMovie	Editor Carson	50
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	—	49
1968	Hang 'em HighMovie	Schmidt	49
1968	MadiganMovie	Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch	49
1968	The OutsiderSeries	—	49
1968	LancerSeries	—	49
1968	Wild in the StreetsMovie	Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.	49
1968	P.J.Movie	Police Lieutenant	49
1967	IronsideSeries	—	48
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	48
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Telford Burris	48
1967	MannixSeries	—	48
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Leon Chandler	47
1966	Nevada SmithMovie	Quince	47
1966	The Green HornetSeries	Police Sgt. Bert Clark	47
1966	TarzanSeries	—	47
1966	The SwingerMovie	Police Captain	47
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Henry Marvin	46
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Sheriff Parsons	46
1965	Hogan's HeroesSeries	Maj. Bernsdorf	46
1965	Get SmartSeries	Badeff	46
1965	The LonerSeries	—	46
1964	Invitation to a GunfighterMovie	Sheriff	45
1964	The MunstersSeries	—	45
1964	Fate Is the HunterMovie	Dillon	45
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	44
1963	Mr. NovakSeries	Lorimer	44
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	Detective Horton	44
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Joe Hayden	44
1963	Arrest and TrialSeries	—	44
1963	The DakotasSeries	Lloyd Mitchell	44
1963	Twilight of HonorMovie	Sheriff Buck Wheeler	44
1962	The VirginianSeries	Jason Ainsworth	43
1962	Combat!Series	Sgt. Weber	43
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Miller	43
1962	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie	Ben Golden	43
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	42
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Donald White	42
1961	Cain's HundredSeries	Dave Reed	42
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	42
1960	Route 66Series	—	41
1960	Why Must I DieMovie	Adler	41
1960	The Chevy Mystery ShowSeries	Lt. Columbo	41
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Benson	40
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries	—	40
1959	StartimeSeries	Couver	40
1959	The DetectivesSeries	—	40
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Michael Dannora	40
1959	The GazeboMovie	Joe Jenkins	40
1959	TightropeSeries	—	40
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Lieutenant	40
1959	RiverboatSeries	Kester	40
1959	Johnny StaccatoSeries	—	40
1959	Bourbon Street BeatSeries	—	40
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	—	39
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	39
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	39
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	39
1958	The Plot to Kill StalinMovie	Sokolovsky	39
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Harry Parker	38
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Joe Marshall	38
1957	The Thin ManSeries	—	38
1957	DecoySeries	Lieutenant Rosenberg	38
1957	Paths of GloryMovie	Sgt. Boulanger	38
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Cooper	36
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Al Clovis	36
1955	The MillionaireSeries	M / Sgt. Matthew Brogan	36
1955	The Desperate HoursMovie	Tom Winston	36
1955	The CobwebMovie	Abe Irwin	36
1954	The Long, Long TrailerMovie	Foreman	35
1954	The StrikeMovie	Chick	35
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Armstrong	34
1953	Take the High Ground!Movie	Sgt. Vince Opperman	34
1953	Invaders from MarsMovie	Police Chief A.C. Barrows	34
1953	Tangier IncidentMovie	Kozad	34
1952	The Atomic CityMovie	Emil Jablons	33
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Pete Johnson	32
1951	Detective StoryMovie	Det. Dakis	32
1951	Halls of MontezumaMovie	Slattery	32
1951	The Company She KeepsMovie	Smitty	32
1951	Red MountainMovie	Sgt. Randall	32
1950	Where the Sidewalk EndsMovie	Det. Sgt. Paul Klein	31
1950	711 Ocean DriveMovie	Steve Marshak (uncredited)	31
1950	Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownMovie	Dutch (Third New York Henchman)	31
1950	No Way OutMovie	Rocky Miller (uncredited)	31
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	29
1948	Studio OneSeries	Lt. Burke	29
1948	Studio OneSeries	Mike Jannis	29
1947	Boomerang!Movie	Herron, a Man in Alley Mob	28