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Ramon Bieri
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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 si…
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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.
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Ghosts of Mississippi
as James Holley
Children of the Dark
as T. Hardy Fallbrook
The Final Days
as Judge John J. Sirica
Vibes
as Eli Diamond
No Poster
Juarez
as Lt. C.P. Hardin
The Sicilian
as Quintana
No Poster
Carly's Web
Oceans of Fire
as Chuck Horn
The Richest Cat in the World
as Oscar Kohlmeyer
No Poster
The Zoo Gang
as Pa Donnely
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mr. Pearson
Reds
as Police Chief
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Kutzreba
A Christmas Without Snow
as Henry Quist
When She Was Bad...
as Dr. Gilbert
The Frisco Kid
as Mr. Jones
True Grit: A Further Adventure
as Sheriff Ambrose
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Babe Ruth
Sorcerer
as Corlette
Panic in Echo Park
The San Pedro Bums
as Sgt. Yost
Nicole
as Malcolm
Demon and the Mummy
Crossfire
as Captain McCardle
The Gun
as Walt Kelsy
Lucas Tanner
as Craig Willeman
The Conversation
as Man at Party (uncredited)
It's Good to Be Alive
as Walter O'Malley
Outrage!
as Deputy Tottif
Badlands
as Cato
Hunter
as Mishani
The Honkers
as Jack Ferguson
Brother John
as Orly Ball
The Andromeda Strain
as Major Manchek
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Chief Dewey
R.P.M.
as Brown
The Grasshopper
as Roosevelt Dekker