Bert Remsen

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Herbert Birchell Remsen (born February 25, 1925 in Glen Cove , New York - † April 22, 1999 in Sherman Oaks , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and casting director.

Life

Herbert Birchell Remsen is the son of Helen Birchell and Winfred Herbert Remsen and the older brother of the actor Guy Remsen . During World War II , he served in the United States Navy and was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds he sustained while serving in Okinawa . After his service, he studied acting at Ithaca College and moved to New York City , where he also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse . Remsen made his Broadway debut with the play The Rainmaker . After he made his debut as a film actor in the television series Suspense in 1952 , he made films such as Written With Blood , Kid Galahad - Hard Fists, Hot Love and Moon Whispers until 1964. Remsen had an accident while filming the television series No Time for Sergeants . when a crane fell on him and he broke his back, and then worked as a casting director for several years.

It was Robert Altman , who he worked for as casting director, who persuaded him to return to acting for his comedy Just Flying Is Better . Over the next several decades he made films such as Buffalo Bill and the Indians , A Place in the Heart and Fletcher's Visions , and has appeared in television series such as Charlie's Angels , Hart but Warm and Melrose Place .

Remsen married actress Katherine MacGregor in 1949 , from whom he divorced a short time later. On May 2, 1959, he married the casting director and actress Barbara Dodd , with whom he remained married until his death. Both had two daughters together, one of whom is the actress Kerry Remsen . He died in his home on April 22nd of natural causes and was survived by his brother, wife, two children, and two grandchildren.

Filmography (selection)

Movie

series

  • 1961–1962: 77 Sunset Strip (two episodes)
  • 1962–1963: Tonight, Dick Powell! ( The Dick Powell Show , two episodes)
  • 1975–1977: Make-up and pistols ( Police Woman , two episodes)
  • 1976–1977: Gibbsville (13 episodes)
  • 1977-1978: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , two episodes)
  • 1979–1982: Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart , two episodes)
  • 1980–1981: It's a Living (13 episodes)
  • 1987: Dallas (season 11, 10 episodes)
  • 1995–1998: Melrose Place (three episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bert Remsen, Family , tcm.com
  2. ↑ a b c Bert Remsen; Prolific Actor Overcame Severe Injury , latimes.com
  3. ↑ Bert Remsen, Biography , tcm.com
  4. ↑ Bert Remsen, Actor on Stage And Screen, 74 , nytimes.com
personal data
SURNAME Remsen, Bert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Remsen, Herbert Birchell (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and casting director
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Glen Cove , Texas, United States
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1999
Place of death Sherman Oaks , Los Angeles , California, United States