WAR HERO TURNED ACTOR
BERT REMSEN
Born Herbert Birchell Remsen, Jr.
2/25/1925 - 4/22/1999
HAWKINS FALLS Ryder (held Mitch captive) 1953 or 54
PEYTON PLACE Detective __ Lawrence 1965 - 66
KNOTS LANDING Jackson Mobley 1982
THE YELLOW ROSE Clem Goodall 1983
DYNASTY Jack Crager the Horse Trainer 1984
DALLAS Harrison "Dandy" Dandridge 1987
MELROSE PLACE Judge George Markham 1995
Joe Curtis 1996
Sonny Skyler 1998
and
RAWHIDE Murdoch 1961
ROUTE 66 Skeats (2 Episodes) 1961
DOCTOR KILDARE Dr. Tom Belmanno 1962
12 O'CLOCK HIGH Sergeant Nero 1964
DOC Father Murphy 1975 - 76
GIBBSVILLE Mr. Pell 1976 - 77
THE AWAKENING LAND Isaac Baker (2 Episodes) 1978
FAMILY Mr. Defilips (1) 1978
STARSKY AND HUTCH Franklin Anderson (2 Episodes) 1979
WONDER WOMAN Dr. Jaffe (2 Episodes) 1979
IT'S A LIVING Chef Mario 1980 - 81
SPACE Ed Specktor (2 Episodes) 1985
LIFE GOES ON Gramps (1) 1991
Television Special
BARBARA MANDRELL: SOMETHING SPECIAL 1985
PILOTS/PROPOSALS
BARBARY COAST 1975
BLACK BART Mayor Malaga 1975
IT'S A LIVING Chef Mario 1980
ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR. Judge 1993
movies
PORK CHOP HILL Lieutenant Cummings 1959
DESTINATION SPACE Technician 1959 (Made for T. V.)
TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY Mike Foley 1960
MAN IN THE MIDDLE Detective Sergeant Fell 1961 (Made for T. V.)
MOON PILOT Agent Brown 1962
KID GALAHAD Max 1962
THE BIG BRAIN Jim McGarth 1963 (Made for T. V.)
DEAD RINGER Dan Lister 1963
THE LOLLIPOP COVER Salesman 1965
THE DOOMSDAY FLIGHT Police Officer 1966 (Made for T. V.)
THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT Policeman at Gate 1970
BREWSTER MCCLOUD Douglas Breen 1970
MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER Bart Coyle 1971
IF TOMORROW COMES Coslow 1971 (Made for T. V.)
FUZZ Sergeant Murchison 1972
THE DEATH SQUAD The Chief 1974 (Made for T. V.)
THIEVES LIKE US T-Dub 1974
CALIFORNIA SPLIT Helen Brown 1974
NASHVILLE Star 1975
SWEET HOSTAGE Mr. Withers 1975 (Made for T. V.)
BRINKS: THE GREAT ROBBERY Ted Flynn 1976 (Made for T. V.)
BABY BLUE MARINE Mr. Hudkins 1976
HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK Guard O'Meara 1976
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON Crutch 1976
THE SAD AND LONELY SUNDAYS Mort Cooper 1976 (Made for T. V.)
COLUMBO: FADE IN TO MURDER Mark 1976 (Made for T. V.)
TARANTULAS: THE DEADLY CARGO Mayor Douglas 1977 (Made for T. V.)
A WEDDING William Williamson 1978
UNCLE JOE SHANNON Braddock 1978
FAST BREAK Bo Winnegar 1979
JONI John Eareckson 1979
FLESH AND BLOOD Jorgenson 1979 (Made for T. V.)
LOVE FOR RENT Ben 1979 (Made for T. V.)
CARNY Delno Baptiste 1980
BORDERLINE Carl J. Richards 1980
SECOND HAND HEARTS Voyd 1980
INSIDE MOVES Stinky 1980
CRAZY TIMES Father Burke 1981 (Made for T. V.)
VICTIMS Lieutenant McClain 1982 (Made for T. V.)
LOOKIN TO GET OUT Smitty 1982
THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP Stumpy 1982
INDEPENDENCE DAY Red Malone 1983
THE STING II Kid Colors 1983
M. A. D. D.: MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING Dick Dodridge 1983 (Made for T. V.)
POLICEWOMAN CENTERFOLD Captain David Buckman 1983 (Made for T. V.)
MEMORIAL DAY Clay Gibbs 1983 (Made for T. V.)
HOBSON'S CHOICE Homer Ralston 1983 (Made for T. V.)
LIES Murray Haliday 1983
PLACES IN THE HEART Tee-Tot Hightower 1984
BURNING RAGE J. D. Moses 1984
I MARRIED A CENTERFOLD Gramps 1984 (Made for T. V.)
CODE OF SILENCE Commander Kates 1985
GENERATION Tom Breed 1985 (Made for T. V.)
STAND ALONE Paddie 1985
TERRORVISION Grampa 1986
CONVICTED Grandfather 1986 (Made for T. V.)
WHO IS JULIA? Joseph Dineen 1986
TAI-PAN 1986
EYE OF THE TIGER Father Healey 1986
P. K. AND THE KID Al 1987
THREE FOR THE ROAD Stu 1987
SOUTH OF RENO Howard Stone 1987
REMOTE CONTROL Bill Denver 1988
MISS FIRECRACKER Mr. Morton 1989
SUNDOWN: THE VAMPIRE IN RETREAT Milt 1989
CURFEW Gentleman With a Cane 1989
NIGHT WALK Chauncey 1989 (Made for T. V.)
DADDY'S DYIN'... WHO'S GOT THE WILL? Daddy 1990
JEZEBEL'S KISS Dr. Samuel Whatley 1990
PEACEMAKER Doc 1990
DICK TRACY Bartender 1990
PAYBACK Burt 1990
THE WALTER EGO Bartender Jake 1991
ONLY THE LONELY Spats 1991
EVIL SPIRITS John Wilson 1991
MAID FOR EACH OTHER Minister 1992 (Made for T. V.)
THE PLAYER Bert Remsen 1992
LADYKILLER Medical Examiner O'Malley 1992 (Made for T. V.)
WILD CARD 1992 (Made for T. V.)
LOVING LULU 1992
THE BODYGUARD Rotary Club President 1992
JACK THE BEAR Mitchell 1993
JOSHUA TREE Woody Engstrom 1993
THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY Father McHenry 1993 (Made for T. V.)
WITH HARMFUL INTENT Oliver L:ondon 1993 (Made for T. V.)
SECRET SINS OF THE FATHER Judge Kleiser 1994 (Made for T. V.)
RISE AND WALK: THE DENNIS BYRD STORY Mr. Robinson 1994 (Made for T. V.)
MAVERICK Riverboat :Poker Player 1994
BLOODFIST VI: GROUND ZERO Old Man 1994
OPEN FIRE Walter the Guard 1994
COME DIE WITH ME: A MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER MYSTERY Betting Teller 1994 (Made for T. V.)
DILLINGER AND CAPONE Wheezy 1995
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN Hot Dog Vendor 1995
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP Duffy (Coroner) 1996 (Made for T. V.)
CRIME OF THE CENTURY Dr. John Condon 1996
HUGO POOL Sad Old Man 1997
CONSPIRACY THEORY Alice's Father 1997
ROAD ENDS Arliss 1997
TYCUS Randall Barnett 1999
LANSKY Senator Tobey 1999 (Made for T. V.)
FORCES OF NATURE Ned 1999
THE SKY IS FALLING Mr. Finch 1999
A WALK IN THE PARK Ken Sherry 1999
BROADWAY
DIAMOND LIL 9/14/1951 - 11/10/1951
DIARY OF A SCOUNDREL 11/4/1956 - 11/25/1956 Vassily Kourchaev
THEATER
TOBACCO ROAD 1951 Lov Bensey Playhouse in Wilmington Delaware
THE RAINMAKER 9/28/1955 Hanna Theatre Cleveland
Family Ties
Parents -- Winfred Herbert Remsen and Helen Birchell Remsen
Sibling -- Guy Remsen
Marriages
Katherine "Scottie"MacGregor 1954 - ??? Divorced
Barbara Dodd 5/2/1959 - 4/22/1999 His Death 2 Children -- Ann Remsen Manners and Kerry Remsen
While filming "NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS" (Television Series -- 1964), a collapsing 84 foot crane broke his back and almost killed him. He walked with crutches and left acting for a job heading the casting department at Lorimar Productions. He returned to acting a few years later
From his wikipedia page:
Seaman 1/c Herbert B. Remsen was a crew member on the destroyer USS Laffey during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. On April 16, 1945, the USS Laffey was attacked by 22 Japanese kamikaze planes during an 80-minute period. Remsen suffered burns during the battle but was able to return to duty and survive what the US Navy called, "one of the great sea epics of war".
BERT REMSEN, 74, CHARACTER ACTOR
PUBLISHED: April 27, 1999 at 4:00 AM EDT
Bert Remsen, veteran and prolific character actor who was undeterred by severe back injuries suffered on a sound stage and amassed half a century of stage, television and film credits from Pork Chop Hill to the current Forces of Nature, has died. He was 74.
Mr. Remsen died Thursday in his sleep of natural causes at his Los Angeles home, his family said Monday.
The versatile performer thought his acting days were over in 1964 when an 84-foot crane toppled over on the television set of No Time for Sergeants. Struck by the crane, Mr. Remsen suffered a broken back and multiple fractures of his left leg.
Through months of surgeries and chronic pain, the pragmatic Mr. Remsen decided to alter his career, becoming a casting director. He was beginning to establish himself, casting for the television series The FBI and for a number of early 1970s television movies.
His work moved forward, although Carl Reiner and other friends kept finding roles for an actor on crutches. Mr. Remsen was casting the film Brewster McCloud for Robert Altman in 1970, and while searching for just the right actor to portray a psychotic cop, the director suddenly looked at him and said, “You.”
The actor went on to work for Altman in other motion pictures — McCabe & Mrs. Miller, California Split and Nashville — and soon found himself so busy acting again that he abandoned the casting business. Mr. Remsen was especially memorable as T-Dub in Altman’s Thieves Like Us and as guest William Williamson in A Wedding, toddling about on the actor’s favorite cane.
For other directors, Mr. Remsen was notable as the choleric coach Bo Winnegar in Fast Break; Kid Colors in The Sting II; a riverboat gambler in Maverick; and Ned in Forces of Nature, now in theaters.
A native of Glen Cove, N.Y., Mr. Remsen served in the Navy during World War II and earned a Purple Heart for wounds suffered on Okinawa.
MARCUS'S DAUGHTER
ELIA CANTU
2/15/1985 - Present
THIS IS US "Female Intellectual" 2018
DAYS OF OUR LIVES Jada Hunter 7/19/2022 - 3/26/2026 -- Contract; 4/3/2026 - Present Recurring
and
THE STORY OF MIYA Tammi (2 Episodes) 2015
9-1-1 Stacy Green (2 Episodes) 2019
CARD SHARKS 2019
movies
THE WEED SHOW: LOVE LETTERS TO MARY JANE Bette Breedy 2011
HE'S MINE, NOT YOURS Hot Young Woman 2011
MEMOIRS OF A MAKE-UP ARTIST 2012
TRACY AND RHONDA Tracy Moreno 2013 (Made for T. V.)
THE POOL PARTY Timone 2014
THE CONGREGATION Tanisha 2014
BLACK FIRE... 2014
SEXLESS AFTER 45; NOPE 40 The Wife 2015
DMUS Nicole 2015
A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS Stylist 2016 (Made for T. V.)
HERE AFTER Mrs. Brown 2024
DISCO BEATS Rosie 2025
STYLIN'
NICK LANNAN
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Stylist's Assistant 5/??/2026
and
BETWEEN SHADOWS Occultist 2024
Upcoming Television
CLOAKED Cult Member TBA Post Production
PodCast
THE NIGHTLY DEBRIEF Host 2026
movies
I WAS A TEENAGE COUGH SYRUP JUNKIE Kyle 2013
THE DISPOSABLE GENERATION Chet 2014
INDIAN BEN Harper 2015
HOLLY Dux 2015
LABYRINTH Jeremy Woods 2016
HU-MAN Jarvis 2017
A CORNER FOR AUGUST Yoga Friend 2017
THE DEFENSE Max 2018
THE LOOPHOLE
HOLLOW
Upcoming
DOTTED LINE Shaggy TBA Post Production
THE FRENCH PRESS Sean TBA Post production
THEATER
LISTEN Michael Doyle
THE FANTASTICKS Mute
MOONSIDE MANNERS App Creator
THE SECOND SHEPHERD'S PLAY Third Shepherd
THE GRAPES OF WRATH Deputy Officer; 1st Agricultural Officer
MISTER BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY Matt; Homer; Scratchy
FAILURE: A LOVE STORY Ensemble; Pal; Front Door
IN THE NEXT ROOM or THE VIBRATOR PLAY Mr. Daldry
ASSASSINS Ensemble
RECONCILIATION OOO1 Samuels
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME Flipper; Psychologist; G. I.
BEYOND THE BARRACKS 2025 Monologist Geffen Playhouse
https://www.nicklannan.com/about
Barbara Rodell pg. 5
THE EDGE OF NIGHT Miss ___ Ames Airline Worker May 1971 (one day role)
@DRW50 @Bright Eyes @robbwolff @Franko @Paul Raven @jam6242@janea4old
Will be doing more cast list work for the next couple of days.
Updates coming up during next week:
Krista Allen
George Hamilton
Jeffrey Vincet Parise
Gretchen Wyler
Tovah Feldshuh
and Mary Goldman --appearing on Y&R next week.
Updating pages 1 & 2 with actors now.
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