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name: "Bert Remsen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bert-remsen"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 February 1925"
died: "22 April 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:18:49.665978+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bert Remsen

Actor. Born 25 February 1925 in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA. Died 22 April 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 February 1925, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
- **Died:** 22 April 1999
- **Also known as:** Bert Ramsen, Herbert Birchell "Bert" Remsen, Herbert Birchell Remsen

## Biography

Bert Remsen (also credited as Herbert Birchell Remsen) was an American actor and casting director. Born on 25 February 1925 in Glen Cove, New York, he served in the US Navy during the Second World War. He began acting in the 1950s and appeared in films and television until an on-set injury in 1964 ended his early career. He worked as a casting director for several years before returning to acting.

Remsen played character roles in multiple films directed by Robert Altman, including *Brewster McCloud* (1970), *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* (1971) as Bart Coyle, *Thieves Like Us* (1974), *California Split* (1974), *Nashville* (1975) and *A Wedding* (1978). He also appeared in *The Player* (1992), *The Bodyguard* (1992), *Maverick* (1994) and episodes of *Columbo* and *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*. He died on 22 April 1999 in California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* (1971), Fi1m 90, as Bart Coyle — [page](https://film.one/film/mccabe-and-mrs-miller.md)

## Also known for

- *The Bodyguard* (1992), Rotary Club President
- *Maverick* (1994), Riverboat Poker Player
- *Conspiracy Theory* (1997), Alice's Father
- *Dick Tracy* (1990), Bartender
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Kubus
- *The Player* (1992), Bert Ramsen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Mark
- *Forces of Nature* (1999), Ned

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