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William Bronder
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William Bronder
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-06-12,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.834

Stand by Me
1986-08-08

3.9

Yes, Giorgio
1982-09-24

A Death in Canaan

5.3

A Death in Canaan
1978-03-01

5.8

Wet Gold
1984-10-28

6.7

Tummy Trouble
1989-06-23

5.9

Cannery Row
1982-02-12

3.3

Flush
1977-11-11

9

Stone
1979-08-26

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War

10

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980-01-25

6.7

Return to Me
2000-04-07

9.3

The Five of Me
1981-05-12

The Death of Richie

7

The Death of Richie
1977-01-10

The Rockford Files

7.622

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

The Wonder Years

8.4

The Wonder Years
1988-01-31

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

8.3

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976-09-21

6.8

CHiPs
1977-09-15

7.7

MacGyver
1985-09-29

6.9

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

6.9

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

6

Kate McShane
1975-09-10

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

7

Kaz
1978-09-10

6.8

Bronk
1975-04-17

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

5.7

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

6.3

1st & Ten
1984-12-02