Bert Freed Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Ralph Morgan Award for service to the Screen Actors Guild in 1992
• Graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Theater
• Made his screen acting debut in a small, uncredited role in the 1947 film "Carnegie Hall․"
• Started out as a stage actor who appeared on Broadway in "Johnny Two by Four" in 1942
• Over the course of his acting career, he appeared in several plays, 75 films, and more than 200 TV series
• Best known for his role as Detective Dakis in "Detective Story," as Max Jacob Flatow Sr․ in "Wild in the Streets," and as Mr․ Stuart Posner in "Billy Jack․"
• Was on the board of the Screen Actors Guild board from 1969 to 1989 and vice president from 1975 to 1977
• Directed an episode of the TV series "T․H․E․ Cat" in 1967
• Was active in the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and was the chairman of their credit union for 15 years
• Was the first actor to play the iconic character Detective Columbo in the TV series "The Chevy Mystery Show" in 1960