Bernie Hamilton

12 June 1928 - 30 December 2008

Actor

A familiar face on British television in the 1970s, Hamilton played the harassed police chief to maverick cops Starsky & Hutch (1975-79). Captain Dobie was his highest profile role, with others coming in movies such as Carmen Jones (1954), The Young One (1960), The Swimmer (1968) and The Organisation (1971).

- Read Bernie Hamilton's Times Online Obituary
- Read Bernie Hamilton's Independent Obituary
- Read Bernie Hamilton’s Guardian Obituary