Bert Freed
Acting
Born November 3, 1919 · The Bronx, New York USA
Biography
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 (1…
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Perry Mason
The Rifleman
Knight Rider
Hogan's Heroes
Peter Gunn
Ironside
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Lucy Show
Mannix
The Virginian
Mission: Impossible
Charlie's Angels
Get Smart
The Partridge Family
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Petticoat Junction
Dr. Kildare
Combat!
Cannon
Gunsmoke
The High Chaparral
The Big Valley
Barnaby Jones
Ben Casey
Route 66
The Outer Limits
Run for Your Life
The Fall Guy
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laramie
The Millionaire
The Rookies
The Munsters
Tarzan
The Detectives
Adventures in Paradise
77 Sunset Strip
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