# Ramon Bieri

Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) 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.$^{:613–614}$ He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series Bret Maverick with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow.$^{:154–155}$ Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971–72, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama Sarge. 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. Also In The Heat Of The Night. 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). 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.

## 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 | |
| 1970 | R. P. M. | Brown | |
| 1970 | Mannix | Earl Waldon | 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Major Manchek | |
| 1971 | 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 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Sheriff Homer Prouty | |
| 1974 | 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 |
| 1977 | Sorcerer | Corlette | |
| 1978 | Wheels | Ernie Johnson | TV |
| 1978 | TV mini-series: "How the West was Won" | guest appearances as General Sheridan | |
| 1978 | True Grit: A Further Adventure | Sheriff Ambrose | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Barney Kirk | 1 episode |
| 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 |
| 1981 | Reds | Police Chief |
| The Fall Guy 1982 | mayor john p. littlefield | 2 episodes |
| 1 episode | 1983 | Matt Houston | Insp. Cory McFadden | 1 episode |
| 1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | J.J. Carver | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Roger Pearson | |
| 1982–1985 | Knight Rider | Al Farland / 'Acid' John Byrock | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | The Zoo Gang | Pa Donnely | |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Sheriff Harm | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Hunter | Charlie Coster | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Richest Cat in the World | Oscar Kohlmeyer | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | Victor Kroeger/Capt. Luis Gondolpho | 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 | |