Bert studied with the distinguished acting coach Sanford Meisner in
New York and appeared on Broadway and in many live TV shows, including
Bang the Drum Slowly with Paul Newman. His film credits include
Forces of Nature with Sandra Bullock, HBO's Lansky, Maverick
and Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson, The Bodyguard with
Kevin Costner, The Player, Dick Tracy, Payback, Eye
of the Tiger, Independence Day, and Pork Chop Hill with
Gregory Peck. His television credits include Life Goes On, Matlock,
Jake and the Fat Man, Dallas, Remington Steele, Cagney
& Lacey, Wonderwoman, Dynasty, It Takes Two,
Hart to Hart, Colombo, Charlie's Angels, Starsky
& Hutch, Trapper John, and Knot's Landing. Both actor
and casting director, Bert is credited with casting nearly all of Robert
Altman's films. He is also a guest instructor at UCLA and USC.