Ramon Bieri
Publicity Photo of Ramon Bieri
Born
Ramon Arens Bieri

(1929-06-16)June 16, 1929
DiedMay 27, 2001(2001-05-27) (aged 71)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S
Occupation(s)Film, television actor

Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001)[1] was an American film and television actor.

Television work

Bieri starred as the title character in the short-lived NBC sitcom Joe's World, from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids.[2]: 613–614  He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series Bret Maverick with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow.[2]: 154–155  Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971–72, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama Sarge.[3] Film roles included Badlands, The Sicilian, The Grasshopper, Grandview, U.S.A., Reds, and The Andromeda Strain.

Bieri made guest appearances in many TV shows, including Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie, 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. He was featured in recurring roles in Room 222 (as the vice principal) and St. Elsewhere. He appeared in "The Final Chapter", the first episode of the 1977 NBC series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected and in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of the NBC series The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978).[4] His last role was in an episode of HBO's Arliss which aired in August, 2001 which was a little over two months after his death.

Death

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Hogan's Heroes Steiner 1 episode
1968–1974 Gunsmoke Forbes / Jarvis / John Sontag / Doyle / Musgrove / Big Thicket 6 episodes
1969–1970 Room 222 Vice Principal Gil Casey 4 episodes
1969–1971 Mission: Impossible Colonel Rodriguez / Colonel Jaroslav Sardner 2 episodes
1970 The Grasshopper Roosevelt Dekker
R. P. M. Brown
Mannix Earl Waldon 1 episode
1971 The Andromeda Strain Major Manchek
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
1973 Partridge Family Mr. Grisby
1974 The Conversation Man at Party Uncredited
The Rockford Files Sheriff Homer Prouty
It's Good to Be Alive Walter O'Malley Television film
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
Sorcerer Corlette
1978 Wheels Ernie Johnson TV
True Grit: A Further Adventure Sheriff Ambrose TV movie
1979 The Frisco Kid Mr. Jones
1979–1980 Joe's World Joe Wabash (titular character) 11 episodes
1980 A Christmas Without Snow Henry Quist TV movie
1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Commissioner Bergstrom 1 episode
Reds Police Chief
1983 Matt Houston Insp. Cory McFadden 1 episode
1984 The Dukes of Hazzard J.J. Carver 2 episodes
Grandview, U.S.A. Roger Pearson
1982–1985 Knight Rider 'Acid' John Byrock 2 episodes
1985 The Zoo Gang Pa Donnely
Highway to Heaven Sheriff Harm 1 episode
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

References

  1. ↑ Tomassini, Christine, ed. (2001). Magill's Cinema Annual, 2002 : A Survey of the Films of 2001. Detroit, MI: Gale Group. p. 548. ISBN 1-55862-458-9.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 TV Show Episode Guide, tvguide.com. Accessed June 17, 2023.
  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 978-0-7864-5206-4. Retrieved August 23, 2017.


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