William Bronder

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.

Acting

1988

1986

Stand by Me
Movie

Milo Pressman

1985

MacGyver
Tv

Arne Lindquist

1982

St. Elsewhere
Tv

Mr. Grossman

1979

1979

1978

Kaz
Tv

Unknown

1974

The Rockford Files
Tv

Buster Hutchins

1968

Adam-12
Tv

Jack Conway

Infos

Full Name
William Bronder
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
6/12/1930
Date of Death
5/6/2015
Also Known As

Bill Bronder