Bert Freed
Born: 1919-11-03 The Bronx, New York USA
Died: 1994-08-02
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray 'Detective Columbo' on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army service in the European Theatre, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Day Before Spring in 1945 and dozens of television shows between 1947 and 1985. His film debut occurred, oddly enough, in a musical Carnegie Hall (1947). A prominent role was as the villainous Ryker ...
Acting (in our collection)
There Was a Crooked Man...
(1970)
Hang 'em High
(1968)
Madigan
(1968)
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
(1964)
Paths of Glory
(1957)
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Invaders from Mars
(1953)
Halls of Montezuma
(1951)
No Way Out
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)