Born: Feb 25, 1925 in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Died: Apr 22, 1999 in Sherman Oaks, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '60s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Thieves Like Us, Code of Silence, Eye of the Tiger
First Major Screen Credit: Leave It to Beaver: Eddie Quits School (1962)
Biography
Though he made his first film appearance in 1959's Pork Chop Hill, American character actor Bert Remsen did not achieve prominence until the 1980s. On TV, Remsen was seen as Mario the Chef in It's a Living (1980-81) and as wildcat oil man Harrison "Dandy" Dandridge during the 1987-88 season of Dallas. In films, he was featured in several Robert Altman productions, and also essayed the title character in Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will? (1990). In addition, he occasionally worked as a Hollywood casting director. Bert Remsen's most recent credit (as of 1996) was as one of the "expert witnesses" during the Bruno Richard Hauptmann trial in the made-for-cable Crime of the Century. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
After suffering an injury on the set of a television show, Remsen had moved away from acting. He was hired as the casting director on Brewster McCloud when Altman talked him into taking a role in the film.