Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri
Ramon Bieri
Born	Ramon Arens Bieri; June 16, 1929; Windsor, Connecticut; United States
Died	May 27, 2001 (aged 71); Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film, television actor
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Whitney; Charlene Polite

Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor who starred in many films and TV shows.

Television work

Bieri starred as the title character in the NBC sitcom Joe's World, from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids.[1]^:613–614 He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series Bret Maverick with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow.[1]^:154–155 Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971–1972, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama Sarge.[2] Bieri also played in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Death Leap"(09/23/1973).

His movie roles range from Badlands, The Sicilian, The Grasshopper, which was his first film, Grandview, U.S.A., and Reds.

Bieri made guest appearances in many TV shows, including Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Rockford Files, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Partridge Family, Hogan's Heroes, Quincy, M.E. , Mannix and Knight Rider in two episodes, playing a different villain in each. He was featured in recurring roles in Room 222 (as the vice principal) and St. Elsewhere. Bieri also appeared in "The Final Chapter," the first episode of the 1977 NBC series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale),[3] and in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of the NBC series The Eddie Capra Mysteries in 1978.[4] His last role was in an episode of HBO's Arliss that aired in August, 2001 which was a little over two months after his death.

Death

On May 27, 2001, Bieri died of cancer in Woodland Hills, California, at age 71.[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Hogan's Heroes	Steiner	1 episode
1969-1971	Mission: Impossible	Colonel Rodriguez / Colonel Jaroslav Sardner	2 episodes
1970	The Grasshopper	Roosevelt Dekker
1970	R. P. M.	Brown
1971	The Andromeda Strain	Major Manchek
1971	Brother John	Orly Ball
1971-1973	Bonanza	Jonas Holt / Sheriff Solomon Budd	2 episode
1971-1972	Alias Smith and Jones	Ted Thompson / Sheriff Moody
1972	The Honkers	Jack Ferguson
1973	Badlands	Cato
1974	The Conversation	Man at Party	Uncredited
1974	The Rockford Files	Sheriff Homer Prouty
1974-1975	Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Captain Joe Baker / Captain Webster	2 episodes
1974-1976	Cannon	Lt. Lancaster / Captain Stiles	3 episodes
1976	Crazed	Malcolm
1977	The Rhinemann Exchange	Daniel Meehan	1 episode
1977	Sorcerer	Corlette
1978	Wheels	Ernie Johnson	TV
1978	True Grit: A Further Adventure	Sheriff Ambrose	TV movie
1979	The Frisco Kid	Mr. Jones
1980	A Christmas Without Snow	Henry Quist	TV movie
1981	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Commissioner Bergstrom	1 episode
1981	Reds	Police Chief
1984	The Dukes of Hazzard	J.J. Carver	2 episodes
1984	Grandview, U.S.A.	Roger Pearson
1985	The Zoo Gang	Pa Donnely
1985	Hunter	Charlie Coster	1 episode
1986	The Richest Cat in the World	Oscar Kohlmeyer	1 episode
1987	The Sicilian	Quintana
1988	Vibes	Eli Diamond
1991	Love, Lies and Murder	Howard	2 episodes
1994	Children of the Dark	T. Hardy Fallbrook	TV movie
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	James Holley

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References

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (8th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 928–929. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
Classic Television Archive: Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
tvguide.com The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 TV Show Episode Guide
Lentz, Harris M. III (2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9780786452064. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

 6. Demetria Fulton previewed Bieri in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Death Leap"(09/23/1973).

External links

Ramon Bieri on IMDb
Ramon Bieri at Find a Grave

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[brooks-marsh-8th-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (8th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

[etvs-2] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 928–929. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[3] Classic Television Archive: Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)

[4] tvguide.com The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 TV Show Episode Guide

[opa-5] Lentz, Harris M. III (2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9780786452064. Retrieved 23 August 2017.