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Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 30, 1923
Died May 09, 1986 (62)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Herschel Bernardi (30 October 1923, New York City – 9 May 1986, Los Angeles, California) was an American film, Broadway, and television actor. He is best known for his starring roles on Broadway including Fiddler on the Roof (as Tevye), Zorba, and Bajour, but ... he also acted in many television shows, including Harbor Command and The Eleventh Hour (both with Wendell Corey), as well as State Trooper, Peter Gunn. He was the lead in the CBS sitcom Arnie. Bernardi wrote at least one script for Peter Gunn. In Arnie, he starred for two years as someone plucked from the loading dock of a flange company to become an executive. Originally, the character was to receive a $25,000 annual salary, which was very good in those days. But, national economic woes caused producers to substitute the figure of $20,000 per year before airing. Born into the Yiddish theatre, Bernardi was appearing on the stages of 2nd Avenue with his acting family before he could talk. In the 1930s, Bernardi appeared in the Yiddish films of Edgar G. Ulmer and was later among those actors who made the transition from Yiddish-speaking roles in film to American films. Bernardi was also in several notable films, including Irma La Douce, Love with the Proper Stranger and the 1976 film The Front, a film about blacklisting in the entertainment industry. Bernardi was the victim of blacklisting during the 1950s, as were several other performers and the screenwriter and director on that film. Bernardi was a noted voiceover artist and narrator with hundreds of films, commercials and cartoons to his credit and was the original voice of StarKist Tuna animated character, "Charlie the Tuna". Herschel Bernardi also had two minor record hits, 1967's "If I Were A Rich Man", reflecting his success as Tevye, and 1971's "Pencil Marks On The Wall". Description above from the Wikipedia article Herschel Bernardi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

I-Man

I-Man

1986

as Bogosian

David and Goliath

David and Goliath

1986

as Goliath (voice)

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981

as Nick Ravenna

Actor

Actor

1978

as Nahum Favel Weissenfreund

The Front

The Front

1976

as Philip Sussman

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976

as Sgt. Max Turner

No Place to Run

No Place to Run

1972

as Hyam Malsh

Sand Castles

Sand Castles

1972

as Alexis

Journey Back to Oz

Journey Back to Oz

1972

as Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970

as Walter Benjamin

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

1968

as John Pope, Sr.

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967

as Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted)

A Look Back at Crossbow

A Look Back at Crossbow

1965

as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

The Man from Button Willow

The Man from Button Willow

1965

as The Captain / Saloon Man#1

The Hangman

The Hangman

1964

as Narrator

Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

1964

as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

as Dominick Rossini

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

1963

as Inspector Lefevre

A Cold Wind in August

A Cold Wind in August

1961

as Juley Franz

The George Raft Story

The George Raft Story

1961

as Sam

The Savage Eye

The Savage Eye

1960

as Kirk

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

as The Jinni of the Lamp (voice)

Murder by Contract

Murder by Contract

1958

as George

Stakeout on Dope Street

Stakeout on Dope Street

1958

as Mr. Fennel

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Peter Gunn

as Lieutenant Jacoby

Episodes: 114

First Aired: Sep 22, 1958

Hail to the Chief

as Helmut Luger

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 09, 1985

The Fugitive

as Captain Ames

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Burke's Law

as Kid McCoy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Cain's Hundred

as Louis Strode

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Joe Monti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Naked City

as Stanley Dorkner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Eddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Profiles in Courage

as Gen. Daniel Sickles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Mr. Novak

as Mr. Otis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Vacation Playhouse

as Jerome P. Baggley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

Dr. Kildare

as Pico

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Route 66

as Gerald Ward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Naked City

as Gus Slate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Joe Sale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1958

Dr. Kildare

as Nathan Agurski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Red Skelton Show

as Muggsy - a Hobo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

Checkmate

as Ned Hazly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as McCarthy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Untouchables

as Benno Fisk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

The Flintstones

as Silky (uncredited) (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

The Flintstones

as Doctor #1 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

The Flintstones

as Detective (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

The Flintstones

as Agent (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

Murder, She Wrote

as Avery Mendelsohn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Untouchables

as Julius Albert Vernon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

Sam Benedict

as Insp. Tony Delgano

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

Arnie

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Art of Being Nick

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Unknown

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Kraft Music Hall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Grindl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Good Heavens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 29, 1976

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

Honey West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Sweepstakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

The Walter Winchell File

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1957

State Trooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

Harbor Command

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1957

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Guest Performer (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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