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.
Known For
Credits
- 2000 · Return to Me as Wally Jatczak
- 1989 · Tummy Trouble as Sign Carrier
- 1988 · The Wonder Years as Mr. Glidden
- 1986 · Stand by Me as Milo Pressman
- 1985 · MacGyver as Arne Lindquist
- 1984 · Wet Gold as Jack, Coast Guard Capt.
- 1982 · Yes, Giorgio as Foreman
- 1982 · Cannery Row as Suzy's Trick
- 1981 · The Five of Me as Massage Parlor Owner
- 1980 · Mother and Daughter: The Loving War as Frank
- 1980 · Power as
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Marshall
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Mr. Walsh
- 1979 · Stone as Smitty
- 1978 · A Death in Canaan as Judge Revere
- 1977 · Flush as Rosewater
- 1977 · CHiPs as Workman
- 1977 · The Death of Richie as Pinball Alley Manager
- 1976 · Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Bartender
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Buster Hutchins
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Jack Conway