Name Ramon Bieri | Role Actor | |
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Full Name Ramon Arens Bieri Born June 16, 1929 ( 1929-06-16 ) Windsor, ConnecticutUnited States Died May 27, 2001, Woodland Hills, California, United States Spouse Charlene Polite (m. 1970–1979), Nancy Bieri (m. ?–2001) Movies and TV shows Badlands, The Frisco Kid, Sorcerer, The Andromeda Strain, Bret Maverick Similar People Alan Vint, Warren Oates, Robert Aldrich, Jerry Paris, Sissy Spacek | ||
Occupation Film, television actor | ||
Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor who starred in many films and TV shows.
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Television work
Bieri starred as the title character in the NBC sitcom Joe's World, from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids. He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series Bret Maverick with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow. Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971-1972, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama Sarge.
His movie roles range from Badlands, The Sicilian, The Grasshopper, which was his first film, Grandview, U.S.A., and Reds.
Bieri made guest appearances in many TV shows, including Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five O, Bonanza, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Partridge Family, Hogan's Heroes, Quincy, M.E. and Knight Rider in two episodes, playing a different villain in each. He was featured in recurring roles in Room 222 (as the vice principal) and St. Elsewhere. Bieri also appeared in "The Final Chapter," the first episode of the 1977 NBC series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale), and in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of the NBC series The Eddie Capra Mysteries in 1978.
Death
On May 27, 2001, Bieri died of cancer in Woodland Hills, California, at age 71.
Filmography
Actor
2001
Arli$$ (TV Series) as
Jake
- Giving Something Back (2001) - Jake
2001
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Crowe
- Absolution (2001) - Mr. Crowe
1999
Cracker: Mind Over Murder (TV Series) as
Witness
- Best Boys (1999) - Witness
1998
Profiler (TV Series) as
Monte Drake
- Victims of Victims (1998) - Monte Drake
1997
ER (TV Series) as
Mr. Bartok
- You Bet Your Life (1997) - Mr. Bartok
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi as
James Holley
1994
Children of the Dark (TV Movie) as
T. Hardy Fallbrook
1993
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Vernon Weeks
- Pacific Rimshot (1993) - Vernon Weeks
1993
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Cal Sims
- Incident at Brewer's Pond (1993) - Cal Sims
1993
Sirens (TV Series) as
Seamus Whelan
- Waterloo (1993) - Seamus Whelan
1991
Love, Lies and Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Howard
- Episode #1.2 (1991) - Howard
- Episode #1.1 (1991) - Howard
1985
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Nick Zavakis / Capt. Frank Browning / Pat Phillips
- The Szechuan Dragon (1990) - Nick Zavakis
- Magnum on Ice (1986) - Capt. Frank Browning
- Dead Heat (1985) - Pat Phillips
1990
The Young Riders (TV Series) as
Lucius Corcoran
- Fall from Grace (1990) - Lucius Corcoran (as Raymond Bieri)
1989
The Final Days (TV Movie) as
Judge John J. Sirica
1989
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) as
Sam Dinello / Eddie Finnegan
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1989) - Sam Dinello / Eddie Finnegan
1988
Vibes as
Eli Diamond
1988
Juarez (TV Movie) as
Lt. C.P. Hardin
1987
The Sicilian as
Quintana
1987
Carly's Web (TV Movie)
1985
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Gene Galecki
- Slip Sliding Away (1987) - Gene Galecki
- Watch the Skies (1985) - Gene Galecki
- Close Encounters (1985) - Gene Galecki
- Slice O'Life (1985) - Gene Galecki
1987
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Ace Bradstreet
- Tanner, P.I. for Hire (1987) - Ace Bradstreet
1986
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Police Captain Frank Browning
- Novel Connection (1986) - Police Captain Frank Browning
1986
Oceans of Fire (TV Movie) as
Chuck Horn
1986
Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series) as
Fontana
- Dead on Arrival (1986) - Fontana
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Flash (segment "Shadow Play")
- Shadow Play/Grace Note (1986) - Flash (segment "Shadow Play") (as Raymond Bieri)
1986
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Oscar Kohlmeyer
- The Richest Cat in the World (1986) - Oscar Kohlmeyer
1986
Blacke's Magic (TV Series) as
Captain Gondolpho
- Prisioner of Paradise (1986) - Captain Gondolpho
1985
Hunter (TV Series) as
Charlie Coster
- Think Blue (1985) - Charlie Coster
1985
The Zoo Gang as
Pa Donnely
1982
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
'Acid' John Byrock / Al Farland
- Junk Yard Dog (1985) - 'Acid' John Byrock
- The Final Verdict (1982) - Al Farland
1985
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Sheriff Harm
- Plane Death (1985) - Sheriff Harm
1982
Matt Houston (TV Series) as
Sheriff Butz / Insp. Cory McFadden / Archie O'Brien
- Caged (1984) - Sheriff Butz
- Needle in a Haystack (1983) - Insp. Cory McFadden
- Stop the Presses (1982) - Archie O'Brien
1984
Grandview, U.S.A. as
Mr. Pearson
1984
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
J.J. Carver
- Undercover Dukes Part Two (1984) - J.J. Carver
- Undercover Dukes Part One (1984) - J.J. Carver
1978
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Droyden / Ben Mular
- A Loss for Words (1983) - Droyden
- Gone But Not Forgotten (1978) - Ben Mular
1982
The Fall Guy (TV Series) as
Mayor John P. Littlefield
- Colt Breaks Out (1982) - Mayor John P. Littlefield
- Colt's Outlaws (1982) - Mayor John P. Littlefield
1982
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Sheriff Willis
- Truth and Consequences: Part 2 (1982) - Sheriff Willis
- Truth and Consequences: Part 1 (1982) - Sheriff Willis
1981
Bret Maverick (TV Series) as
Elijah Crow
- The Hidalgo Thing (1982) - Elijah Crow
- The Rattlesnake Brigade (1982) - Elijah Crow
- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2 (1982) - Elijah Crow
- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1 (1982) - Elijah Crow
- The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur (1982) - Elijah Crow
- The Vulture Also Rises (1982) - Elijah Crow
- The Not So Magnificent Six (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- A Night at the Red Ox (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- The Ballad of Bret Maverick (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- Hallie (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- The Mayflower's Women Historical Society (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- Dateline: Sweetwater (1982) - Elijah Crow
- Horse of Yet Another Color (1982) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- The Yellow Rose (1981) - Elijah Crow
- Anything for a Friend (1981) - Elijah Crow (credit only)
- Welcome to Sweetwater (1981) - Elijah Crow
- The Lazy Ace: Part 2 (1981) - Elijah Crow
- The Lazy Ace: Part 1 (1981) - Elijah Crow
1981
Reds as
Police Chief
1975
Insight (TV Series) as
Jacob / Peter / Doctor
- Goodbye (1981) - Jacob
- 17 Going on Nowhere (1980) - Peter
- 17 Going On Nowhere (1980)
- The Last of the Great Male Chauvinists (1975) - Doctor
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Commissioner Bergstrom
- Testimony of a Traitor (1981) - Commissioner Bergstrom
1981
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV Series) as
Jake Simms
- Vendetta (1981) - Jake Simms
1981
Nero Wolfe (TV Series) as
Leo Crown
- Before I Die (1981) - Leo Crown
1981
A Matter of Life and Death (TV Movie) as
Kutzreba
1980
A Christmas Without Snow (TV Movie) as
Henry Quist
1979
Joe's World (TV Series) as
Joe Wabash
- To Catch a Cheater (1980) - Joe Wabash
- No Time for Jimmy (1980) - Joe Wabash
- The Gun (1980) - Joe Wabash
- The Strike (1980) - Joe Wabash
- If Something Should Happen (1980) - Joe Wabash
- Maggie Joins the Army (1980) - Joe Wabash
- One in the Oven (1980) - Joe Wabash
- Snowbound (1980) - Joe Wabash
- The Woman Painter (1980) - Joe Wabash
- The Initiation (1979) - Joe Wabash
- Steve's Drinking Problem (1979) - Joe Wabash
1980
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Larson
- Off Road (1980) - Larson
1979
When She Was Bad... (TV Movie) as
Dr. Gilbert
1979
The Frisco Kid as
Mr. Jones
1977
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Jake Garfield / Yanos Barzak
- Rosemary, for Remembrance (1979) - Jake Garfield
- Circus of Terror (1977) - Yanos Barzak
1978
How the West Was Won (TV Series) as
General Sheridan
- L'Affaire Riel (1979) - General Sheridan
- Orville Gant (1978) - General Sheridan (credit only)
- Interlude (1978) - General Sheridan
- Mormon Story (1978) - General Sheridan
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man (TV Series) as
Kates
- The Con Caper (1978) - Kates
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) as
Barney Kirk
- Murder, Murder (1978) - Barney Kirk
1978
Switch (TV Series) as
Jack Gaynor
- The Cage (1978) - Jack Gaynor
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure (TV Movie) as
Sheriff Ambrose
1978
Wheels (TV Mini Series) as
Ernie Johnson (as Raymond Bieri)
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (TV Movie) as
Babe Ruth
1977
Sorcerer as
Corlette
1977
Panic in Echo Park (TV Movie) as
Fallen Reilly
1977
The San Pedro Bums (TV Movie) as
Sgt. Yost
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange (TV Mini Series) as
Daniel Meehan
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Daniel Meehan
1977
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Warden Greer
- The Final Chapter (1977) - Warden Greer
1976
Nicole as
Malcolm
1976
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Bo Rile
- Bounty Hunter (1976) - Bo Rile
1976
McNaughton's Daughter (TV Mini Series) as
Randall Justice
- McNaughton's Daughter (1976) - Randall Justice
1976
Harry O (TV Series) as
Sam Pace
- Forbidden City (1976) - Sam Pace
1976
Jigsaw John (TV Series) as
Gus Constantine
- Thicker Than Blood (1976) - Gus Constantine
1976
Bronk (TV Series) as
O'Flanagan
- Vengeance (1976) - O'Flanagan
1973
Cannon (TV Series) as
Captain Styles / Lt. Lancaster / Chief
- The Reformer (1976) - Captain Styles
- The Cure That Kills (1974) - Lt. Lancaster
- To Ride a Tiger (1973) - Chief
1975
Kate McShane (TV Series)
- Midnight Lady, Pretty Lady (1975)
1975
Crossfire (TV Movie) as
Captain McCardle
1975
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Michael Briggs
- Diary of a Gun (1975) - Michael Briggs
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) as
Captain Webster / Captain Joe Baker
- Legacy of Terror (1975) - Captain Webster
- Bad Medicine (1974) - Captain Joe Baker
1975
Movin' On (TV Series) as
Rip
- Tattoos (1975) - Rip
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Sheriff Homer Prouty
- Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! (1974) - Sheriff Homer Prouty
1974
The Gun (TV Movie) as
Walt Kelsy
1974
The Manhunter (TV Series) as
Larry Squire
- The Doomsday Gang (1974) - Larry Squire
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Craig Wilson / Craig Willeman
- A Question of Privacy (1974) - Craig Wilson
- Lucas Tanner (1974) - Craig Willeman
1974
Police Story (TV Series) as
Josef Stavo
- Fathers and Sons (1974) - Josef Stavo
1968
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Big Thicket / Musgrove / Doyle / ...
- Town in Chains (1974) - Big Thicket
- The Judgment (1972) - Musgrove
- Alias Festus Haggen (1972) - Doyle
- Phoenix (1971) - John Sontag
- The Prisoner (1969) - Jarvis
- Railroad! (1968) - Forbes
1974
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Liam O'Neill
- A Harvest of Friends (1974) - Liam O'Neill
1974
The Conversation as
Man at Party (uncredited)
1969
Mannix (TV Series) as
Carl Meiss / Earl Weldon / Peters
- A Rage to Kill (1974) - Carl Meiss
- The Lost Art of Dying (1970) - Earl Weldon
- A Penny for the Peep Show (1969) - Peters
1974
It's Good to Be Alive (TV Movie) as
Walter O'Malley
1974
Chase (TV Series)
- The Game Ball (1974)
1974
Banacek (TV Series) as
John Hargroves
- Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) - John Hargroves
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
John Bates
- The Salamander (1973) - John Bates
1973
Tenafly (TV Series) as
Brimmer
- The Window That Wasn't (1973) - Brimmer
1973
Outrage (TV Movie) as
Deputy Tottif
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Eubank / Dr. Thomas Hershey
- Child of Wednesday (1973) - Eubank
- A Pattern of Morality (1971) - Dr. Thomas Hershey
1973
Badlands as
Cato
1973
Ironside (TV Series) as
Frank Clausen
- The Armageddon Gang (1973) - Frank Clausen
1973
The Magician (TV Series) as
Lt. Phil Corcoran
- The Vanishing Lady (1973) - Lt. Phil Corcoran
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Lt. Hager
- Death Leap (1973) - Lt. Hager
1973
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Grisbee
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex- But Couldn't Pronounce (1973) - Mr. Grisbee
1973
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Simmons
- No Margin for Error (1973) - Simmons
1973
Search (TV Series) as
Inspector Baertschi
- Numbered for Death (1973) - Inspector Baertschi
1971
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Jonas Holt / Sheriff Solomon Budd
- The Marriage of Theodora Duffy (1973) - Jonas Holt
- The Desperado (1971) - Sheriff Solomon Budd
1973
Hunter (TV Movie) as
Mishani
1972
Jigsaw (TV Series) as
Detective Lt. Jacobs
- To Stalk the Night (1972) - Detective Lt. Jacobs
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Skowlownowski
- In the Midst of Strangers (1972) - Skowlownowski
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Ted Thompson / Sheriff Moody
- The Clementine Ingredient (1972) - Ted Thompson
- The 5th Victim (1971) - Sheriff Moody
1972
The Honkers as
Jack Ferguson
1972
Nichols (TV Series) as
Cutler
- Wonder Fizz Flies Again (1972) - Cutler
1971
Sarge (TV Series) as
Barney Verick / Lt. Barney Verick / Chief Dewey
- Napoleon Never Wanted to Be a Cop (1972) - Lt. Barney Verick
- An Accident Waiting to Happen (1972) - Lt. Barney Verick
- A Company of Victims (1971) - Barney Verick
- The Combatants (1971) - Barney Verick
- A Bad Case of Monogamy (1971) - Barney Verick
- Quicksilver (1971) - Barney Verick
- The Silent Target (1971) - Barney Verick
- John Michael O'Flaherty Presents the Eleven O'Clock War (1971) - Barney Verick
- A Push Over the Edge (1971) - Barney Verick
- Psst! Wanna Buy a Dirty Picture? (1971) - Barney Verick
- Ring Out, Ring It (1971) - Barney Verick
- A Terminal Case of Vengeance (1971) - Barney Verick
- The Badge or the Cross (1971) - Chief Dewey
1970
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Judge Arnold Hartman / Mr. Parkinson
- Hall of Justice (1971) - Judge Arnold Hartman
- The People Against Doctor Chapman (1970) - Mr. Parkinson
1971
Brother John as
Orly Ball
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Harris / Ravetch
- The View from the Top (1971) - Harris
- Murph Collins vs. Tomorrow (1970) - Ravetch
1971
The Andromeda Strain as
Major Manchek
1969
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Colonel Rodriguez / Colonel Jaroslav Sardner
- The Catafalque (1971) - Colonel Rodriguez
- Submarine (1969) - Colonel Jaroslav Sardner
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Paul Barrett
- A Woman's Place (1971) - Paul Barrett
1969
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Gil Casey / Mr. Wagner
- The Fuzz That Grooved (1970) - Gil Casey
- Choose One & They Lived Happily/Unhappily Ever After (1970) - Gil Casey
- Write On, Brother (1970) - Gil Casey
- Clothes Make the Boy (1969) - Mr. Wagner
1970
R.P.M. as
Brown
1970
Southern Fried (TV Movie) as
Lamaar Peevy
1970
The Grasshopper as
Roosevelt Dekker
1970
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Hanker
- A Matter of Vengeance (1970) - Hanker
1969
Lancer (TV Series) as
Nevill
- A Person Unknown (1969) - Nevill
1966
NET Playhouse (TV Series)
- A Sleep of Prisoners (1966)
1966
Hawk (TV Series) as
Al Furber
- "H" Is a Dirty Letter (1966) - Al Furber (as Ray Bieri)
1966
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as
Steiner
- Hello, Zolle (1966) - Steiner
1965
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
Nick Cestano
- The Politician (1965) - Nick Cestano
1963
Directions (TV Series) as
JC Four / Father Louis
- Will the Real Jesus Christ Please Stand Up (1964) - JC Four
- In Face of Death (1963) - Father Louis
1964
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Brill / Anderson
- It's War, Man (1964) - Brill
- The $5.98 Dress (1964) - Anderson
1964
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Man in Bar
- Like This It Means Father- Like This - Bitter- Like This - Tiger- (1964) - Man in Bar
1963
Naked City (TV Series) as
Patrolman
- Barefoot on a Bed of Coals (1963) - Patrolman (uncredited)
1962
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- A City Betrayed (1962)
Archive Footage
1979
Little House Years (TV Movie) as
Liam O'Neill
1975
Demon and the Mummy (TV Movie) as
Captain Webster (segment: "Legacy of Terror")
References
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