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.