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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Herschel Bernardi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1986 · David and Goliath as Goliath (voice)
- 1986 · I-Man as Bogosian
- 1985 · Almonds and Raisins as
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Helmut Luger
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Avery Mendelsohn
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1981 · The Million Dollar Face as Nick Ravenna
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1978 · Actor as Nahum Favel Weissenfreund
- 1976 · The Front as Philip Sussman
- 1976 · Good Heavens as
- 1976 · No Deposit, No Return as Sgt. Max Turner
- 1974 · The Story of Jacob and Joseph as Laban
- 1974 · Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as
- 1972 · Journey Back to Oz as Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)
- 1972 · Sand Castles as Alexis
- 1972 · No Place to Run as Hyam Malsh
- 1971 · The Big Freeze as
- 1970 · But I Don't Want to Get Married! as Walter Benjamin
- 1970 · Arnie as
- 1970 · A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American as Narrator
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · A Hatful of Rain as John Pope, Sr.
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Guest Performer (uncredited)
- 1967 · The Honey Pot as Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted)
- 1965 · Honey West as
- 1965 · The Man from Button Willow as The Captain / Saloon Man#1
- 1965 · A Look Back at Crossbow as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Gen. Daniel Sickles
- 1964 · Send Me No Flowers as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1964 · The Hangman as Narrator
- 1963 · Love with the Proper Stranger as Dominick Rossini
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Joe Monti
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as McCarthy
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Mr. Otis
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Kid McCoy
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Captain Ames
- 1963 · Grindl as
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as Jerome P. Baggley
- 1963 · Irma la Douce as Inspector Lefevre
- 1963 · The Great Rights as
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Sam Benedict as
- 1961 · The George Raft Story as Sam
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Pico
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Nathan Agurski
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Louis Strode
- 1961 · A Cold Wind in August as Juley Franz
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Route 66 as Gerald Ward
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Silky (uncredited) (voice)
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Doctor #1 (voice)
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Detective (voice)
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Agent (voice)
- 1960 · Checkmate as Ned Hazly
- 1960 · The Savage Eye as Kirk
- 1959 · 1001 Arabian Nights as The Jinni of the Lamp (voice)
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Benno Fisk
- 1958 · Murder by Contract as George
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as
- 1958 · Naked City as Stanley Dorkner
- 1958 · Naked City as Gus Slate
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as Lieutenant Jacoby
- 1958 · Stakeout on Dope Street as Mr. Fennel
- 1958 · Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Joe Sale
- 1957 · Harbor Command as
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as
- 1956 · State Trooper as
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Eddie
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Muggsy - a Hobo
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- Future · The Art of Being Nick as
- 1938 · The Singing Blacksmith as Yankel, as a boy