Ramon Bieri
Heavy-set American character actor whose typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. A decorated Korean War veteran, Bieri appeared on stage from 1954, both on ('Death of a Salesman', 1975) and off-Broadway. He latterly acted with the ensemble of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre (notably, as the tough captain in 'Mr. Roberts', 1995). On screen from 1962 as a bit part player, he went on to have a prolific career as guest star of 1970's and 80's TV shows. Bieri also starred in his own, somewhat short-lived NBC sitcom, Joe's World (1979), as a Detroit house painter with five kids and assorted problems. 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.
Acted in
Cracker
1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as James Holley
Profiler
1996
as Monte Drake
ER
1994
as Mr. Bartok
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Howard
The Final Days
1989
as Judge John J. Sirica
Vibes
1988
as Eli Diamond
Juarez
1988
as Lt. C.P. Hardin
The Sicilian
1987
as Quintana
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Carly's Web
1987
Oceans of Fire
1986
as Chuck Horn
L.A. Law
1986
as Vernon Weeks
The Richest Cat in the World
1986
as Oscar Kohlmeyer
Blacke's Magic
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Zoo Gang
1985
as Pa Donnely
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Pat Phillips
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Capt. Frank Browning
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Nick Zavakis
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
as Charlie Coster
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mr. Pearson
St. Elsewhere
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Gene Galecki
Knight Rider
1982
as Al Farland
Matt Houston
1982
Knight Rider
1982
as 'Acid' John Byrock
Matt Houston
1982
as Insp. Cory McFadden
Reds
1981
as Police Chief
Bret Maverick
1981
as Elijah Crow
Simon & Simon
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
as Mayor John P. Littlefield
Nero Wolfe
1981
as Leo Crown
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mr. Kutzreba
Magnum, P.I.
1980
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Henry Quist
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Joe's World
1979
as Joe Wabash
When She Was Bad...
1979
as Dr. Gilbert
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Commissioner Bergstrom
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Mr. Jones
Nicole
1978
as Malcolm
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure
1978
as Sheriff Ambrose
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Babe Ruth
CHiPs
1977
Sorcerer
1977
as Corlette
Panic in Echo Park
1977
The San Pedro Bums
1977
as Sgt. Yost
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
as Daniel Meehan
How the West Was Won
1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Yanos Barzak
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Jake Garfield
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
as Randall Jardine
Demon and the Mummy
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Bo Rile
Switch
1975
as Jack Gaynor
Bronk
1975
Crossfire
1975
as Captain McCardle
The Gun
1974
as Walt Kelsy
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Captain Joe Baker
The Rockford Files
1974
as Sheriff Homer Prouty
Harry O
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Lucas Tanner
1974
as Craig Willeman
The Conversation
1974
as Man at Party (uncredited)
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Walter O'Malley
Badlands
1974
as Cato
Outrage
1973
as Deputy Tottif
The Magician
1973
as Lt. Phil Corcoran
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Lt. Hager
Hunter
1973
as Mishani
Kung Fu
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Search
1972
Banacek
1972
as John Hargroves
The Honkers
1972
as Jack Ferguson
Sarge
1971
as Barney Verick
Nichols
1971
as Cutler
Cannon
1971
Brother John
1971
as Orly Ball
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Major Manchek
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Chief Dewey
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
R.P.M.
1970
as Brown
The Grasshopper
1970
as Roosevelt Dekker
Medical Center
1969
Room 222
1969
Lancer
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Michael Briggs
Mannix
1967
Mannix
1967
as Peters
Ironside
1967
as Frank Clausen
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Colonel Rodriguez
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Colonel Jaroslav Sardner
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Steiner
Daniel Boone
1964
as Hanker
Route 66
1960
Bonanza
1959
as Jonas Holt
Gunsmoke
1955
as Forbes
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jarvis
Gunsmoke
1955
as John Sontag
Gunsmoke
1955
as Doyle
Gunsmoke
1955
as Musgrove
Gunsmoke
1955
as Big Thicket