Bart Braverman

American actor (b. 1946)

Bart Braverman

Born|

Bartley Louis Braverman

(1946-02-01) February 1, 1946 (age 79)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Other names| Bart Bradley
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1951–2017
Mother| Kendall Carly Browne
Relatives| Charles Braverman (brother)

Bartley Louis Braverman (born February 1, 1946) is an American former actor, best known for playing Binzer on the ABC primetime series Vega$ (1978–1981).[1] Braverman has also guest starred on many television shows.

## Early years

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Bart Braverman is the son of producer Herb Braverman and actress Kendall Carly Browne.[2] His brother, Chuck Braverman, is a television director and producer.[2]

Braverman was billed as Bart Bradley in many of his early roles.[citation needed]

## Career

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Braverman made his professional acting debut as a child actor in milk commercials, along with his brother. From 1955 to 1962, the child then teen Braverman appeared on single episodes of various television series, including I Love Lucy,[1] Have Gun – Will Travel and Wagon Train. He played an Indian boy in Rawhide, S2 E8 "Incident of the Haunted Hills" which aired 11/5/1959, credited as Bart Bradley. His film roles include two credited roles, for Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) and 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957). His last pre-adult credit, also marking his last credit as Bart Bradley, was a 1962 episode of Bachelor Father.

Braverman did not return to acting until he was 29, appearing in a 1975 episode of Columbo. He appeared steadily on television, with occasional film roles—including Alligator (1980) and 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)—for the next 42 years. Other television roles included episodes of Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, and Shameless, and a voice role on Fangface.

Braverman may be best known for his main cast role playing Dan Tanna's field assistant and legman, Bobby "Binzer" Borso, on Vega$, from 1978 to 1981, or his co-starring role in the 1982–83 television series The New Odd Couple.

Braverman also has made frequent appearances on the game show Match Game during its run in syndication from 1979 to 1982. In 1979 and 1980, he also appeared on the game shows Password Plus with Vega$ co-star Robert Urich. In 1984, he appeared on Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour.

## Filmography

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### Films

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1955  | Cell 2455 Death Row | Young Whit  | credited as Bart Bradley
1956  | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Boy  | uncredited
1957  | This Could Be the Night | Boy in Class  | uncredited
1957  | 20 Million Miles to Earth | Pepe  | credited as Bart Bradley
1957  | The Hired Gun | Pablo  | uncredited
1958  | Voice in the Mirror | Gene Devlin  | uncredited
1976  | The Great Texas Dynamite Chase | Freddie  |
1980  | Alligator | Kemp  |
1990  | White Palace | additional voice  | voice role
1999  | Running Red | Mercier  | Direct-to-video
2000  | Something to Sing About | Ahmeed  | TV movie
2015  | Aguruphobia | Ahmed  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1956  | The Bob Hope Chevy Show | Himself  | Episode: "Kim Novak, Pearl Bailey, Vic Damone, Ken Murray" (credited as Bart Bradley)
1956  | I Love Lucy | Giuseppe  | Episode: "Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy" (credited as Bart Bradley)
1959  | Have Gun – Will Travel | Pedro  | Season 1 Episode 39: "The Statue of San Sebastian" (credited as Bart Bradley)
1959  | 77 Sunset Strip | Guido Orsini  | Season 1 Episode 29: "A Bargain in Tombs" (credited as Bart Bradley)
1960  | Lawman | Dennis Deaver  | Season 2 Episode 20: “The Kids” (credited as Bart Bradley)
1961  | Wagon Train | Evening Star  | Episode: "The Patience Miller Story" (credited as Bart Bradley)
1975  | Columbo | 2nd picketer  | Episode: "A Case of Immunity"
1976  | M*A*S*H | Private Habib  | Episode: "Dear Sigmund"
1976–78  | Magic Mongo | Ace
1978–81  | Vega$ | Bobby "Binzer" Borso  | Main cast
1978–80  | Fangface | Puggsy (voice)  | 32 episodes
1978-1982  | Match Game | Himself  | Appeared on 37 weeks between 1978-1982
1979-1981  | Password Plus and Super Password | Himself  | Aired: Aired: April 23-27, 1979; December 10-14, 1979; April 17; 20-23, 1981; September 07-11, 1981
1982–83  | The New Odd Couple | Roy  | Main cast
1984  | Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour | Himself  | Aired February 27-March 2, 1984
1991  | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mr. Parker  | Episode: "It's Only a Test"
1997  | Seinfeld | Zubin  | Episode: "The Betrayal"
1998  | From the Earth to the Moon | Older Sahjid  | Miniseries, Episode: "Le voyage dans la lune"
2000  | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Funeral Director  | Episode: "Two Sisters"
2000  | The West Wing | Shapiro  | Episode: "20 Hours in L.A."
2007  | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Ambassador  | Episode: "Aptitude"
2011  | Shameless | Doorman  | Episode: "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"
2012  | Castle | Cabbie  | Episode: "After Hours"

## References

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1. ^ a b Witbeck, Charles (January 27, 1980). "Braverman: Star at 5, 5th Banana on 'Vegas'". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
2. ^ a b "Actress Kendall Carly Browne Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

## External links

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* Bart Braverman at IMDb

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
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* France
* BnF data