Get Smart
1965
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Feb 17, 2018 · The honour of first portraying Columbo went to Bert Freed, who took up the mantle in the aforementioned live-to-air murder mystery Enough Rope, which aired on 31 July 1960 as part of the Chevy Mystery Show drama anthology. Anyone remember this?
Aug 5, 1994 · Bert Freed, a character actor who appeared in "Detective Story," "Wild in the Streets," "Billy Jack" and about 75 other films, died on Tuesday while on vacation in West Sechelt, British...
Aug 2, 1994 · Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 — August 2, 1994) was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942.
Aug 5, 1994 · Bert Freed, veteran character actor for five decades and longtime officer of the Screen Actors Guild, has died. He was 74. Freed died of heart failure late Tuesday while vacationing near...
Aug 2, 1994 · Bert Freed (November 3, 1919 – August 2, 1994) was an American character actor, voice-over actor, and the first actor to portray Detective Columbo.
Nov 4, 2021 · Character actor Bert Freed played Columbo, pursuing murderous psychologist Ryan Fleming, played by Richard Carlson, a mainstay of 1950s movies like “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” After “Enough Rope,” the authors in 1962 produced “Prescription: Murder,” a stage play featuring Joseph Cotton as the murderer.
Nov 3, 1919 Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA. Biography. Although Peter Falk will always be the best known "Lieutenant Columbo," he was not the first, as that distinction goes to actor Bert Freed. Freed's acting career began while attending Penn State University, and continued with Broadway roles during the early 1940s.
