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Bert Freed was an American actor who played Detective Columbo in a 1960 episode of The Chevy Mystery Show. He also appeared in many other TV shows and films, such as Perry Mason, The Rifleman, and Paths of Glory.
Bert Freed (1919-1994) was a versatile actor who appeared in many films and TV shows, such as Paths of Glory, Invaders from Mars, and Barnaby Jones. He also directed one episode of T.H.E. Cat in 1967.
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Bert Freed was a versatile actor who played tough cops, soldiers, and villains in many films and TV shows. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1919 and died in Canada in 1994.
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Aug 2, 1994 · Bert Freed was a prolific American character actor, voice over actor, and the first actor to portray "Detective Columbo" on television. He appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, such as Paths of Glory, Invaders from Mars, Shane, and The Virginian.
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...
Feb 17, 2018 · Learn how Columbo, the iconic TV detective, was created by William Link and Richard Levinson and first portrayed by Bert Freed in 1960. Discover the differences and similarities between the original live-to-air play Enough Rope and the 1968 pilot Prescription: Murder.
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...