Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Harry Fox in "Sweet Hostage" (1975). After beginning his career on the Broadway stage, appearing as a leading man in "The Strong Are Lonely" and "Richard III", he was discovered by director Charles Skinner. Impressed by his dark good looks, distinctive voice, and slim physique, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being in a supporting role on an episode of "The Big Story". From there, he would go on to flourish as a character actor appearing in over 95 features, often typecast as businessman, soldiers, cowboys, faithful servants, retail clerks, landlords, neighbors, clergymen, city slickers, con-artists, policemen, businessman, blue-collared guys, eccentrics, historical figures, and educators. He appeared in such feature films as "Jump Into Hell" (1955), "The Ten Commandments" (1956), "Apache Warrior" (1957), "Seven Alone" (1974), "Scott Free" (1976), "The Last of the Mohicans" (1977), "Wolfen" (1981), "The American Adventure" (1982), "Second Thoughts" (1983), "Invasion USA" (1985), "Bullies" (1986), and "Laguna Heat" (1987). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Clock," "Martin Kane," "Operation Neptune," "Stories of the Century," "I Led 3 Lives," "Navy Log," "Jungle Jim," "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon," "The Loretta Young Show," "Soldiers of Fortune," "Broken Arrow," "Highway Patrol," "Mackenzie's Raiders," "Laramie," "Mr. Lucky," "Tombstone Territory," "Cheyenne," "Gunslinger," "One Step Beyond," "Gunsmoke," "Bat Masterson," "Insight," "Lancer," "Bonanza," "Cade's Country," "The Rockford Files," "The Greatest American Hero," "Hotel," "Highway to Heaven," "Airwolf," "Simon & Simon," "Buck Jones," "Saved by the Bell," and "Paradise". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided as the celebrity spokesman for the St. Joseph Indian Schools, had been a chairman for the American Red Cross and Feeding America, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to actresses Lynette Clarke, Zerrine Arbas, and Frances Collins (his first marriage ended upon Collins death and his other ended in divorce; he produced three children between his first and second union, one of whom was actress Derya Arbas). After appearing in a stage production of "Northwest Passage", Berti, a lifelong smoker, died from complications of a heart attack.