Ramon Bieri
ActingRamon Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor. A heavy-set character actor, his typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. Bieri was decorated Korean War veteran who began his stage career in 1954, appearing both on and off-Broadway (notably in 'Death of a Salesman' in 1975). In later years he acted with the ensemble of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre (notably, as the tough captain in 'Mr. Roberts', 1995). On screen, he made his television debut in 1962 as a bit part player; he went on to have a prolific career as guest star in television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Bieri also starred in his own short-lived NBC sitcom, Joe's World (1979), as a Detroit house painter with five kids and assorted problems. He had roles in notable films such as Badlands (1973), The Conversation (1974), Sorcerer (1977), and Reds (1981). In private life, he was said to have been a keen fisherman and sailor. Bieri died in May 2001 in Woodland Hills from cancer at the age of 71.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
The Conversation
Man at Party (uncredited)
Sorcerer
Corlette
Badlands
Cato
The Andromeda Strain
Major Manchek
Reds
Police Chief
Ghosts of Mississippi
James Holley
Vibes
Eli Diamond
The Frisco Kid
Mr. Jones
Grandview, U.S.A.
Mr. Pearson
The Sicilian
Quintana
Outrage!
Deputy Tottif
When She Was Bad...
Dr. Gilbert
R.P.M.
Brown
Hunter
Mishani
The Honkers
Jack Ferguson
Brother John
Orly Ball
Children of the Dark
T. Hardy Fallbrook
True Grit: A Further Adventure
Sheriff Ambrose
The Gun
Walt Kelsy
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Babe Ruth
Crossfire
Captain McCardle
Panic in Echo Park
Nicole
Malcolm
A Christmas Without Snow
Henry Quist
The Grasshopper
Roosevelt Dekker
Demon and the Mummy
The Final Days
Judge John J. Sirica
Lucas Tanner
Craig Willeman
Juarez
Lt. C.P. Hardin
A Matter of Life and Death
Mr. Kutzreba
The Zoo Gang
Pa Donnely
The Richest Cat in the World
Oscar Kohlmeyer
The San Pedro Bums
Sgt. Yost
Oceans of Fire
Chuck Horn
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Chief Dewey
It's Good to Be Alive
Walter O'Malley