Bert Freed
Actor

Bert Freed Net Worth

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Bert Freed was a prolific actor and director born in The Bronx, New York in 1919. He made his Broadway debut in 1942 and his film debut in 1947. He was known for playing tough cops, soldiers, and family patriarchs in a variety of films and television series. He was also remembered for his role as the police chief taken over by the Martians in the classic Invaders from Mars (1953). Freed retired from acting in 1981 and passed away in 1994 while on a fishing trip with his son.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director
Birth Day November 03, 1919
Birth Place  The Bronx, New York, United States
Age 101 YEARS OLD
Died On August 2, 1994(1994-08-02) (aged 74)\nSechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Years active 1947-1986
Spouse(s) Nancy Lee (1956-1994) (his death) (2 children)
Children Jennifer, Carl, Andrew Sutton (stepson)

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

Bert Freed, the renowned American actor and director, is expected to have a net worth of $1.4 million by the year 2024. Known for his versatile talents, Freed has been a prominent figure in the entertainment industry for several years. With a successful career that spans acting and directing, Bert Freed has made a significant impact on the industry. Throughout the years, he has proven his prowess and versatility, earning him a substantial fortune. As an accomplished actor and director, Freed continues to leave his mark on the United States' film and television landscape.

Biography/Timeline

1942

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, Freed began acting while attending Penn State University, and made his Broadway debut in 1942. Following World War II Army Service in the European theatre, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Day Before Spring in 1945 and dozens of television shows between 1947 and 1985. His film debut occurred, oddly enough, in a musical Carnegie Hall (1947).

1950

Freed appeared as a racist club owner in No Way Out (1950), Private Slattery in Halls of Montezuma (1951), the Police Chief in Invaders From Mars (1953), Sgt. Boulanger in Paths of Glory (1957), the hangman in Hang 'Em High (1968), Max's father in Wild in the Streets (1968), as Chief of Detectives in Madigan (1968), a homosexual prison guard in There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) and Bernard's father in Billy Jack (1971) in which he got "whumped" on the side of the face by Billy Jack's right foot "just for the hell of it."

1960

Freed played homicide detective Lt. Columbo in a live 1960 television episode of The Chevy Mystery Show seven years before Peter Falk played the role, and also before Thomas Mitchell portrayed the eccentric police detective on stage prior to the Falk version. He made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Ken Woodman in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee"; murder victim Joe Marshall in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Ruinous Road"; and Carl Holman, whose wife is the murderer in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal."

1986

He retired from acting in 1986, and died of a heart attack in Sechelt, British Columbia, in 1994 while on a fishing trip with his son.

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Tags 1919 births 1994 deaths American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors People from the Bronx 20th-century American male actors American military personnel of World War II United States Army soldiers American television directors

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