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Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri

Birthday: 1929-06-16 | Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
Love, Lies, and Murder

as    Howard

1988
Vibes

as    Eli Diamond

1986
Oceans of Fire

as    Chuck Horn

1984
Grandview, U.S.A.

as    Mr. Pearson

1981
Bret Maverick

as    Elijah Crow

1980
A Christmas Without Snow

as    Henry Quist

1979
Joe's World

as    Joe Wabash

1979
The Frisco Kid

as    Mr. Jones

1978
Nicole

as    Malcolm

1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure

as    Sheriff Ambrose

1977
Sorcerer

as    Corlette

1974
Badlands

as    Cato

1974
It's Good to Be Alive

as    Walter O'Malley

1972
The Honkers

as    Jack Ferguson

1971
Sarge

as    Barney Verick

1971
The Andromeda Strain

as    Major Manchek

1971
Brother John

as    Orly Ball

1970
R.P.M.

as    Brown

1970
The Grasshopper

as    Roosevelt Dekker