William Bronder

Born: 1930-06-12

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.


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Stand by Me

as Milo Pressman
Released: 1986-08-08

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four...

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Return to Me

as Wally Jatczak
Released: 2000-04-07

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a...

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Tummy Trouble

as Sign Carrier
Released: 1989-06-23

Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and...

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Cannery Row

as Suzy's Trick
Released: 1982-02-12

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel....

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The Death of Richie

as Pinball Alley Manager
Released: 1977-01-10

A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which...

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Yes, Giorgio

as Foreman
Released: 1982-09-24

A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a...

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Stone

as Smitty
Released: 1979-08-26

Dennis Weaver is a Joseph Wambaugh-type novelist cop and Pat Hingle is his hard-nosed superior...

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Wet Gold

as Jack, Coast Guard Capt.
Released: 1984-10-28

Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura...

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The Five of Me

as Massage Parlor Owner
Released: 1981-05-12

Henry Hawksworth is a man menaced by a multiple personality. There is Dana, the conservative...

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Flush

as Rosewater
Released: 1977-11-11

A comedy about a group of colorful characters who go on a chase in search of a billionaire's...

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A Death in Canaan

as Judge Revere
Released: 1978-03-01

When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.

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Mother and Daughter: The Loving War

as Frank
Released: 1980-01-25

A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.

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Power

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-14

Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker)...

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MacGyver

as Arne Lindquist
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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The Wonder Years

as Mr. Glidden
First aired: 1988-01-31

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...

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The Rockford Files

as Buster Hutchins
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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Knots Landing

as Marshall
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Knots Landing

as Mr. Walsh
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Adam-12

as Jack Conway
First aired: 1968-09-21

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...

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Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Bartender
First aired: 1976-09-21

Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.

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CHiPs

as Workman
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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Kate McShane

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-10

Kate McShane is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 10 until...

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