Born in Portland Oregon, Charles Bernard began his career in
entertainment at an early age. In California he pursued his calling in
theater at the age of 19. He later would move to Chicago to work in
radio. In 1940, while working as an entertainer at a dude ranch, he met
Eleanor Rose Fehr and they were married two years later.
Charles Bernard served as a US Navy radioman from 1943 to 1945 he would
serve again in the Korean war. After being honorably discharged he
would pick up his work again in radio working locally at radio stations
in his home of Portland, Oregon. But Charles's true passion was acting
and he went to work in locally produced Hollywood films and
commercials. An intelligent and kind man, Charles Bernard passed
January 21, 2012. He was a devout husband, compassionate father, and a
highly praised actor.