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Bert Freed

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Bert Freed

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American actor (1919–1994)

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The Bronx, New York USA

​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…

Known for

  • Are You My Mother? — Bert1986
  • Knight Rider — Anthony Solan1982
  • Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase — Carlo1981
  • The Fall Guy1981
  • Darkroom — Charlie's Dad1981
  • Skag — Bishop1980
  • Norma Rae — Sam Dakin1979
  • Barracuda — Jack1978
  • Till Death — Dr. Sawyer1978
  • Vega$1978

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Instance of
human
Given name
Bert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
Sechelt
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Army
Image
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date of birth
1919-11-03
date of death
1994-08-02
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1947-00-00
writing language
English language
Commons category
Bert Freed
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