Bert Remsen

Birth Name:

Herbert Birchell Remsen

Birth Place:

Long Island, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Casting department, Casting director, Soundtrack

Earned a Purple Heart during his military service in World War II
Father of casting director Ann Remsen Manners and actress Kerry Remsen
Married Barbara Dodd in 1958 and had two children with her
Acting career was put on hold after a crane struck him while filming "No Time for Sergeants․"
Began his acting career at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York
Debut on television came in the 1950s, with minor roles on the programs "Suspense," "Playwrights '56" and "The United States Steel Hour․"
Best known for portraying character roles in the films of director Robert Altman

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