Herbert Birchell "Bert" Remsen (February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an

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actor and casting director. He appeared in numerous films and television series.

Biography

Remsen was born in Glen Cove, New York, on Long Island, the son of Helen (née Birchell) and Winfred Herbert Remsen. He played character roles in numerous films directed by Robert Altman, including ''

Brewster McCloud ''Brewster McCloud'' is a 1970 American black comedy film directed by Robert Altman. The film follows a young recluse (Bud Cort, as the title character) who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome, where he is building a pair of wing ...

'' (1970), '' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971), '' Thieves Like Us'' (1974), ''

California Split ''California Split'' is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers and was the first non-Cinerama film to use eight-track stereo sound. Plot In Los Angeles, ...

'' (1974), '' Nashville'' (1975), ''

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman and based on the 1968 play '' Indians'' by Arthur Kopit. It stars Paul Newman as William F. Cody, alias Buffalo Bi ...

'' (1976), and '' A Wedding'' (1978). Remsen's other film credits included '' Fuzz'' (1972), ''

Baby Blue Marine ''Baby Blue Marine'' is a 1976 American drama film set during World War II that was directed by John D. Hancock and starring Jan-Michael Vincent. The feature film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg. Plot Marion “Hedge” Hedg ...

'' (1976), '' Uncle Joe Shannon'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1980), '' Borderline'' (1980), ''

Inside Moves ''Inside Moves'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Richard Donner. The film is based on the book of the same name by Todd Walton, with a script by then writing duo Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson. Plot After a suicide attempt leave ...

'' (1980), ''

Second-Hand Hearts ''Second-Hand Hearts'' is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay by Charles Eastman. A shorter version of this screenplay, under its original intended title ''The Hamster of Happiness'', was written by Eastman for t ...

'' (1981), ''

Lookin' to Get Out ''Lookin’ to Get Out'' is a 1982 American comedy film, directed by Hal Ashby and written by Al Schwartz and Jon Voight, who also stars. The film also stars Ann-Margret and Burt Young. Voight's daughter, Angelina Jolie, then seven years old, m ...

'' (1982), ''

The Sting II ''The Sting II'' is a 1983 American comedy film and a sequel to ''The Sting'', again written by David S. Ward. It was directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan and stars an entirely original cast including Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malde ...

'' (1983), ''

Places in the Heart ''Places in the Heart'' is a 1984 American film written and directed by Robert Benton. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Ray Baker, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn. The film's narrative ...

'' (1984), ''

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'' (1985), ''

TerrorVision ''TerrorVision'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ted Nicolaou, produced and written by Albert and Charles Band and composed by Richard Band, all of whom would go on to found and work with Full Moon Features in ...

'' (1986), ''

Eye of the Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name and was also the theme song for the 1982 film ''Rocky III'', which was released a day before the single. The son ...

'' (1986), ''

Miss Firecracker ''Miss Firecracker'' is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, and Scott Glenn. The film, set in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was written by Pulitzer Prize-winnin ...

'' (1989), '' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989), '' Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?'' (1990), and ''

Only the Lonely "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison's recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. It was described by ''The Ne ...

'' (1991). His last film was the posthumously released '' The Sky is Falling'' (2000). He also appeared in various television guest-starring roles, including the role of Jim Ford in the episode "Pete Henke" of the 1958

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series, ''

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'', starring Jeff Richards. He was a regular in the cast of the short-lived 1976

dramatic television series '' Gibbsville'', a regular in the first season (1980-1981) of the

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comedy television series ''

It's a Living ''It's a Living'' (renamed for season two as ''Making a Living'') is an American sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980, until June 11, 1982. ...

'' as Mario the cook, and appeared on ''

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'' in 1987 as Harrison 'Dandy' Dandridge. He portrayed a judge in the pilot for '' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (1993). After suffering an injury on the set of a television show, Remsen had moved away from acting, working in

casting Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a ''casting'', which is ejected ...

from 1966 to 1974. Other than one voice credit over the next few years (an announcer's voice in a 1969 episode of ''

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''), he did not return to acting until 1970, when he was hired as the casting director on ''

'', where director Altman talked him into taking a small role in the film instead. During his nine years as a casting director and casting supervisor, in addition to a slowly increasing workload on screen, Remsen was casting director for 31 different television series or television movies, including 25 episodes each of ''The F.B.I.'' and ''

The Rookies ''The Rookies'' is an American police procedural series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department (SC ...

''.

Personal life

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". He was first married to actress

Katherine MacGregor Katherine MacGregor (born Dorlee Deane McGregor; January 12, 1925 – November 13, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her role as Harriet Oleson in ''Little House on the Prairie''. She started her career on stage in New York City, i ...

, who played Mrs. Oleson in the NBC television series ''

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''. His daughter, with second wife Barbara Joyce Dodd, a casting director, is actress

Kerry Remsen Kerry Remsen is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Bert Remsen and casting director Barbara Joyce Dodd, sister of Ann Remsen Manners and has been married to Ron Cates since 2006. She attended the U.S. Grant High School in Van Nuys ...

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Select acting filmography

Film

*'' Pork Chop Hill'' (1959) - Lieutenant Cummings *'' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1960) - Mike Foley *''

Moon Pilot ''Moon Pilot'' is a 1962 American Technicolor science fiction comedy film from Walt Disney Productions, released through Buena Vista Distribution, directed by James Neilson, and starring Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, and ...

'' (1962) - Agent Brown *''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 19 ...

'' (1962) - Max (uncredited) *'' Dead Ringer'' (1964) - Dan Lister *''The Lollipop Cover'' (1965) - Salesman *''

The Strawberry Statement ''The Strawberry Statement'' is a non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen, written when he was 19, which chronicled his experiences at Columbia University from 1966–1968, particularly the April 1968 protests and takeover of the office of the dean ...

'' (1970) - Policeman at Gate *''

'' (1970) - Officer Douglas Breen *'' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971) - Bart Coyle *'' Fuzz'' (1972) - Sergeant Murchison *'' Thieves Like Us'' (1974) - 'T-Dub' *''

'' (1974) - Helen Brown *'' Nashville'' (1975) - Star *''

'' (1976) - Mr. Hudkins *''

Harry and Walter Go to New York ''Harry and Walter Go to New York'' is a 1976 American historical drama, period comedy film written by John Byrum and Robert Kaufman, directed by Mark Rydell, and starring James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning an ...

'' (1976) - Guard O'Meara *''

'' (1976) - The Bartender (Crutch) *'' Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo'' (1977, TV Movie) - Mayor Douglas *'' A Wedding'' (1978) - William Williamson *'' Uncle Joe Shannon'' (1978) - Braddock *''

'' (1979) - Bo Winnegar *'' Joni'' (1979) - John Eareckson *''

'' (1980) - Delno Baptiste *'' Borderline'' (1980) - Carl J. Richards *''

'' (1980) - 'Stinky' *''

'' (1981) - Voyd *''

'' (1982) - 'Smitty' *'' Independence Day'' (1983) - 'Red' Malone *''

'' (1983) - 'Kid Colors' *''Lies'' (1983) - Murrey Haliday *''

Policewoman Centerfold ''Policewoman Centerfold'' is a 1983 television movie starring Melody Anderson and Ed Marinaro, loosely based on the story of police officer Barbara Schantz who posed for ''Playboy'' magazine in 1982.(17 October 1983)Picks and Pans Review: Poli ...

'' - Captain Buckman *''

'' (1984) - 'Tee Tot' Hightower *''

'' (1985) - Commander Kates *'' Stand Alone'' (1985) - Paddie *''

'' (1986) - Grampa *''

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'' (1986) *''

'' (1986) - Father Healey *''

P.K. and the Kid ''P.K. and the Kid'' (also known as ''Petaluma Pride'') is a 1987 American drama film directed by Lou Lombardo and starring Paul Le Mat, Molly Ringwald, Alex Rocco, Charles Hallahan and Fionnula Flanagan. Filmed in 1983 but shelved for four ye ...

'' (1987) - Al *''

Three for the Road ''Three for the Road'' is a 1987 road comedy film directed by Bill L. Norton and starring Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, Kerri Green, Sally Kellerman and Blair Tefkin. Plot The film centers around Paul Tracy (Charlie Sheen), a college student and ...

'' (1987) - Stu *''

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'' (1988) - Bill Denver *'' South of Reno'' (1988) - Howard Stone *''

'' (1989) - Mr. Morton *'' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989) - Milt *''

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'' (1989) - Gentleman with Cane *''Vietnam, Texas'' (1990) - Monsignor Sheehan *'' Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?'' (1990) - Daddy *''

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'' (1990) - 'Doc' *'' Dick Tracy'' (1990) - Bartender *''

Jezebel's Kiss ''Jezebel’s Kiss'' is a 1990 American erotic thriller film directed by Harvey Keith and starring Katherine Barrese, Malcolm McDowell, Meredith Baxter, Meg Foster, Everett McGill. Plot A young, beautiful woman arrives in a small town to take r ...

'' (1990) - Dr. Samuel Whatley *''Evil Spirits'' (1990) - John Wilson *''Payback'' (1991) - Burt *''

'' (1991) - 'Spats' *'' The Player'' (1992) - Bert Remsen *''Loving Lulu'' (1992) *'' The Bodyguard'' (1992) - Rotary Club President *''

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'' (1993) - Woody Engstrom *''

Jack the Bear ''Jack the Bear'' is a 1993 American drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, written by Steven Zaillian based on the novel by Dan McCall, and starring Danny DeVito, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Miko Hughes, and Gary Sinise. Plot Jack Leary a ...

'' (1993) - Mitchell *''In the Shadows, Someone's Watching'' (1993, TV movie) - Oliver London *''

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'' (1994) - Riverboat Poker Player #7 *''

White Man's Burden "The White Man's Burden" (1899), by Rudyard Kipling, is a poem about the Philippine–American War (1899–1902) that exhorts the United States to assume colonial control of the Filipino people and their country.Hitchens, Christopher. ''Bloo ...

'' (1995) - Hot Dog Vendor *'' Conspiracy Theory'' (1997) - Mr. Sutton *''Road Ends'' (1997) - Arliss *''

Hugo Pool ''Hugo Pool'' (also known as ''Pool Girl'' in the UK) is a 1997 American comedy drama film, directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey. Plot Hugo Dugay runs a small company, Hugo Pool, that cleans swimming pools ...

'' (1997) - Sad Old Man *''The Sky Is Falling'' (1999) - Mr. Finch *'' Forces of Nature'' (1999) - Ned *''A Walk in the Park'' (1999) - Ken Sherry (final film role)

Television

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