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person_profile-Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi Died at age: 62

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Herschel Bernardi

Date of Birth:

Oct 30, 1923

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 09, 1986

Biography of

Herschel Bernardi

    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".

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Filmography of

Herschel Bernardi

Found 25 Movies in total

I-Man

Bogosian ( Actor )

... 1986

... 1985

The Million Dollar Face

Nick Ravenna ( Actor )

... 1981

Actor

Nahum Favel Weissenfreund ( Actor )

... 1978

The Front

Philip Sussman ( Actor )

... 1976

No Deposit, No Return

Sgt. Max Turner ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1974

... 1974

Journey Back to Oz

Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice) ( Actor )

... 1972

Sand Castles

Alexis ( Actor )

... 1972

No Place to Run

Hyam Malsh ( Actor )

... 1972

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Walter Benjamin ( Actor )

... 1970

A Hatful of Rain

John Pope, Sr. ( Actor )

... 1968

The Honey Pot

Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted) ( Actor )

... 1967

The Man from Button Willow

The Captain / Saloon Man#1 ( Actor )

... 1965

Send Me No Flowers

TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

Love with the Proper Stranger

Dominick Rossini ( Actor )

... 1963

Irma la Douce

Inspector Lefevre ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1961

A Cold Wind in August

Juley Franz ( Actor )

... 1961

The Savage Eye

Kirk ( Actor )

... 1960

1001 Arabian Nights

The Jinni of the Lamp (voice) ( Actor )

... 1959

Murder by Contract

George ( Actor )

... 1958

Stakeout on Dope Street

Mr. Fennel ( Actor )

... 1958

The Singing Blacksmith

Yankel, as a boy ( Actor )

... 1938