Bert Freed

Character actor Bert Freed prepared for his theatrical career at Penn State. Freed made his first Broadway appearance in the forgotten 1942 production Johnny 2 X 4, then went on to such long-running efforts as Counterattack, One Touch of Venus and Annie Get Your Gun. In films from 1947, he was most often cast as big-city detectives and small-town sheriffs. Some of his more memorable movie roles include Sgt. Boulanger in Paths of Glory (1957), Christopher Jones' institutionalized father in Wild in the Streets (1968), and all-around meanie Stuart Posner in Billy Jack (1969). A busy television actor, Freed settled down to a weekly-series grind only once, as Rufe Ryker on the 1966 video version of Shane. Outside of his performing activities, Bert Freed was for many years a member of the Motion Picture Academy's Committee of Foreign Films. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography of Bert Freed:

Where the Sidewalk Ends with Dana Andrews , Gene Tierney , Gary Merrill , Karl Malden , Tom Tully , Ruth Donnelly , Craig Stevens , Neville Brand , Robert Foulk , Fred Graham , Ralph Peters

Billy Jack with Tom Laughlin , Kenneth Tobey , Howard Hesseman

Detective Story with Kirk Douglas , Eleanor Parker , William Bendix , Lee Grant , George MacReady , Frank Faylen , Joseph Wiseman , Grandon Rhodes , Horace McMahon , Warner Anderson , Ann Codee , William "Bill" Phillips

The Long, Long Trailer with Lucille Ball , Desi Sr. Arnaz , Marjorie Main , Keenan Wynn , Edgar Dearing , Jack Kruschen , Norman Leavitt , Ruth Lee , Howard McNear , Herb Vigran , Ruth Warren

Invitation to a Gunfighter with Yul Brynner , Janice Rule , Alfred Ryder , Mike Kellin , George Segal , Pat Hingle , Clifton James , Strother Martin , William Hickey , John A. Alonzo

Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas , Adolphe Menjou , George MacReady , Richard Anderson , Timothy Carey

Halls of Montezuma with Richard Widmark , Jack Palance , Robert Wagner , Karl Malden , Jack Webb , Reginald Gardiner , Richard Boone , Skip Homeier , Neville Brand , Martin Milner

The Desperate Hours with Humphrey Bogart , Fredric March , Arthur Kennedy , Martha Scott , Gig Young , Mary Murphy , Richard Eyer , Robert Middleton , Alan Sr. Reed , Ray Collins , Ray Teal , Don Haggerty , Beverly Garland , Ann Doran

Boomerang! with Dana Andrews , Jane Wyatt , Lee J. Cobb , Ed Sr. Begley , Cara Williams , Arthur Kennedy , Karl Malden , Sam Levene , Robert Keith , James Dobson , Brian Keith

There Was a Crooked Man with Kirk Douglas , Henry Fonda , Hume Cronyn , Warren Oates , Burgess Meredith , Arthur O'Connell , Claudia McNeil , Lee Grant , Jeanne Cooper , Gene Evans , Barbara Rhoades , Ann Doran , Paul "Tiny" Newlan , Alan Jr. Hale

The Snows of Kilimanjaro with Gregory Peck , Susan Hayward , Ava Gardner , Hildegarde Neff , Leo G. Carroll , Torin Thatcher , Marcel Dalio , Richard Arlen

No Way Out with Richard Widmark , Linda Darnell , Sidney Poitier , Stanley Ridges , Bill Walker , Ruby Dee , Ossie Davis , Ray Teal , Will Wright , Harry Lauter , Fred Graham , Frank Jaquet , Jack Kruschen , Howard M. Mitchell , Frank Overton , Ruth Warren , Ian Wolfe

Nevada Smith with Steve McQueen , Karl Malden , Brian Keith , Arthur Kennedy , Suzanne Pleshette , Raf Vallone , Pat Hingle , Howard DaSilva , Martin Landau , Paul Fix , Gene Evans , Josephine Hutchinson , John Doucette , John Litel , Ted DeCorsia , Strother Martin

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? with Bette Davis , Joan Crawford , Victor Buono , Anna Lee , Dave Willock , Wesley Addy , Robert Cornthwaite

Norma Rae with Sally Field , Beau Bridges , Ron Leibman , Pat Hingle , Barbara Baxley , Gail Strickland , James Luisi , Noble Willingham

Madigan with Richard Widmark , Henry Fonda , Harry Guardino , James Whitmore , Michael Dunn , Steve Ihnat , Sheree North , Henry Beckman , Virginia Gregg , Lincoln Kilpatrick , Raymond St. Jacques , Warren Stevens

Invaders From Mars with Leif Erickson , Hillary Brooke , Max Wagner , Robert Shayne , Milburn Stone

Hang 'em High with Clint Eastwood , Ed Sr. Begley , Pat Hingle , Ben Johnson , Bruce Dern , Charles McGraw , Ned Romero , Bob Steele , Alan Jr. Hale , Dennis Hopper , L.Q. Jones

Evel Knievel with George Hamilton , Betty Bronson , Rod Cameron , Sue Lyon , Dub Taylor

Death Scream with Ed Asner , Eric Braeden , Art Carney , Diahann Carroll , Helen Hunt , Raul Julia , Sally Kirkland , Cloris Leachman , Allyn Ann McLerie

Bert Freed Trivia

When was Bert Freed born?

Bert Freed was born on November 3, 1919

What role did Bert Freed portray in Where the Sidewalk Ends?

Bert Freed played Paul Klein in Where the Sidewalk Ends

Who did Bert Freed play in Billy Jack?

Bert Freed was Stuart Posner in Billy Jack

Who did Bert Freed portray in Detective Story?

Bert Freed was Det. Dakis in Detective Story

Who did Bert Freed portray in The Long, Long Trailer?

Bert Freed was Foreman in The Long, Long Trailer

What role did Bert Freed portray in Invitation to a Gunfighter?

Bert Freed played Sheriff in Invitation to a Gunfighter

What role did Bert Freed portray in Paths of Glory?

Bert Freed played Sgt. Boulanger in Paths of Glory

Who did Bert Freed play in Halls of Montezuma?

Bert Freed was Slattery in Halls of Montezuma

What role did Bert Freed portray in The Desperate Hours?

Bert Freed played Winston in The Desperate Hours

What role did Bert Freed portray in Boomerang!?

Bert Freed played Man in Boomerang!

What role did Bert Freed portray in There Was a Crooked Man?

Bert Freed played Skinner in There Was a Crooked Man

Who did Bert Freed portray in The Snows of Kilimanjaro?

Bert Freed was American Soldier in The Snows of Kilimanjaro

What role did Bert Freed play in No Way Out?

Bert Freed played Rocky Miller in No Way Out

What role did Bert Freed portray in Nevada Smith?

Bert Freed played Quince in Nevada Smith

What role did Bert Freed play in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Bert Freed played Producer in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Who did Bert Freed portray in Norma Rae?

Bert Freed was Sam Dakin in Norma Rae

What role did Bert Freed play in Madigan?

Bert Freed played Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch in Madigan

Who did Bert Freed play in Invaders From Mars?

Bert Freed was Chief Barrows in Invaders From Mars

Who did Bert Freed play in Hang 'em High?

Bert Freed was Schmidt the Hangman in Hang 'em High

Who did Bert Freed play in Evel Knievel?

Bert Freed was Doc Kincaid in Evel Knievel

Who did Bert Freed portray in Death Scream?

Bert Freed was Det. Ross in Death Scream

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