William Bronder
William Bronder (June 12, 1930 – May 6, 2015) was an American film and television actor. He first served in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as well as the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. Afterwards he turned to Hollywood in the 1960s to start a film career. Between 1973 and 2000, William Bronder appeared in seven films, about 50 television episodes and eight TV movies. He often portrayed rough working-class men in character roles. Bronder remains perhaps best known for playing unfriendly junkyard owner Milo Pressman in Rob Reiner's film Stand by Me (1986), starring Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix. His other films were Flush (1982), Cannery Row (1982), Yes, Giorgio (1982), Best Seller (1987), the short film Tummy Trouble (1989) and Return to Me (2000, in his last role as Wally Jatczak). He also appeared in a great number of television series of the 1970s and 1980s. Among them were Marcus Welby, M.D., The Streets of San Francisco, Police Story, Knots Landing, Hill Street Blues, CHiPs and MacGyver. Bronder also raced pigeons and was a Hall of Fame member of the FVC San Fernando Valley Pigeon Club. He was married to his wife Tona from 1964 until his death in 2015. They had four children.
Stand by Me
as Milo PressmanAfter learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four...
Movie pageReturn to Me
as Wally JatczakIt took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a...
Movie pageTummy Trouble
as Sign CarrierRoger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and...
Movie pageCannery Row
as Suzy's TrickDoc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel....
Movie pageThe Death of Richie
as Pinball Alley ManagerA sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which...
Movie pageYes, Giorgio
as ForemanA famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a...
Movie pageStone
as SmittyDennis Weaver is a Joseph Wambaugh-type novelist cop and Pat Hingle is his hard-nosed superior...
Movie pageWet Gold
as Jack, Coast Guard Capt.Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura...
Movie pageThe Five of Me
as Massage Parlor OwnerHenry Hawksworth is a man menaced by a multiple personality. There is Dana, the conservative...
Movie pageFlush
as RosewaterA comedy about a group of colorful characters who go on a chase in search of a billionaire's...
Movie pageA Death in Canaan
as Judge RevereWhen a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.
Movie pageMother and Daughter: The Loving War
as FrankA love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.
Movie pagePower
as uncreditedLoosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker)...
Movie pageMacGyver
as Arne LindquistHe's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...
TV Show pageThe Wonder Years
as Mr. GliddenThe story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...
TV Show pageThe Rockford Files
as Buster HutchinsCranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...
TV Show pageKnots Landing
as MarshallThe domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...
TV Show pageKnots Landing
as Mr. WalshThe domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...
TV Show pageAdam-12
as Jack ConwayAdam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...
TV Show pageRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as BartenderWeekly series spun off from the miniseries.
TV Show pageCHiPs
as WorkmanLighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...
TV Show pageKate McShane
as uncreditedKate McShane is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 10 until...
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