Bernard Hamilton (June 12, 1928 – December 30, 2008) was an American actor. He is best known as Captain Dobey in Starsky & Hutch (1975–1979).
Biography Hamilton was born in East Los Angeles; his brother was jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. He attended Oakland Technical High School, where he first became interested in acting. In films from 1950, he labored in bit roles for years before getting noticed in the film One Potato, Two Potato (1964), the story of an interracial marriage. He is best remembered for his role as the brusque, no-nonsense Captain Dobey in the United States 1970s police series Starsky & Hutch.
After Starsky and Hutch, Hamilton by and large quit acting, playing in only four roles, his last role being an episode of The Love Boat in 1985. Instead, he went into the music business, producing R&B and gospel records.
Hamilton was also an impresario; starting in the late 1960s he ran a nightclub/art gallery called Citadel d’Haiti on Sunset Boulevard. Hamilton also produced rhythm and blues and gospel music recordings on his own record label called Chocolate Snowman. One of his releases featured himself; it was entitled Captain Dobey Sings the Blues.
Hamilton married Maxine King on December 7, 1950, they divorced in 1968 after having two children, son Raoul and daughter Candy.
Hamilton died on December 30, 2008, of cardiac arrest at the age of 80. A US Army veteran in the Korean War, he was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Selected filmography + Selected filmography of Bernie Hamilton Year Title Role Notes 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story Ernie 1951 Bright Victory Soldier Uncredited 1951 The Harlem Globetrotters Higgins Uncredited 1951 Mysterious Island Neb 1954 Jungle Man-Eaters Zuwaba 1954 Carmen Jones Reporter Uncredited 1955 Kismet Pearl Merchant Uncredited 1956 Congo Crossing Pompala 1956 The Girl He Left Behind Corporal West Uncredited 1959 Up Periscope Weary Uncredited 1959 Cry Tough Policeman Uncredited 1959 Take a Giant Step Sharpie in Bar Uncredited 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dawson Season 6 Episode 1: "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" 1960 The Young One Traver Directed by Luis Buñuel 1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph Goodbye George 1961 Underworld U.S.A. Investigator Uncredited 1961 The Devil at 4 O'Clock Charlie 1961 The Law and Mr Jones Bob Mills "Lethal Weapons" 1962 13 West Street Negro 1963 Captain Sindbad Quinius 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Second Convict Season 2 Episode 18: "Final Escape" 1964 One Potato, Two Potato Frank Richards 1965 Synanon Pete 1967 Stranger on the Run Dickory 1968 The Swimmer Chauffeur 1969 The Lost Man Reggie Page 1970 Nam's Angels Captain Jackson 1970 Walk the Walk Mike 1971 The Organization Lieutenant Jessop 1972 Hammer Davis 1973 Scream Blacula Scream Ragman 1975 Bucktown Harley 1980 Battlestar Galactica 1980 Police Chief Season 1 Episode 8: "The night the Cylons Landed Pt 2"
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