Biography
Ramon Bieri (born June 16, 1929) 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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Cracker
Character:
TV • 1997

Ghosts of Mississippi
Character: James Holley
MOVIE • 1996

Profiler
Character: Monte Drake
TV • 1996

ER
Character: Mr. Bartok
TV • 1994

Love, Lies and Murder
Character: Howard
TV • 1991

The Final Days
Character: Judge John J. Sirica
MOVIE • 1989

Vibes
Character: Eli Diamond
MOVIE • 1988
Juarez
Character: Lt. C.P. Hardin
MOVIE • 1988

The Sicilian
Character: Quintana
MOVIE • 1987

Jake and the Fatman
Character:
TV • 1987
Carly's Web
Character:
MOVIE • 1987

Oceans of Fire
Character: Chuck Horn
MOVIE • 1986

L.A. Law
Character: Vernon Weeks
TV • 1986

The Richest Cat in the World
Character: Oscar Kohlmeyer
MOVIE • 1986

Blacke's Magic
Character:
TV • 1986

The Twilight Zone
Character: (segment "Shadow Play")
TV • 1985
The Zoo Gang
Character: Pa Donnely
MOVIE • 1985

Crazy like a Fox
Character:
TV • 1984

Murder, She Wrote
Character: Pat Phillips
TV • 1984

Murder, She Wrote
Character: Capt. Frank Browning
TV • 1984