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Herschel Bernardi (1923–1986)

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The character actor Herschel Bernadi was born into a theatrical family on October 30, 1923 in New York, New York. The Yiddish-language theater in the United States was centered in New York City's Lower East Side, on Second Avenue, and the Bernardi family were stage people who plied their craft in Yiddish... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1986 Taking It Home (TV movie)
Papa Joe Morelli
 
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Bogosian
– I-Man (1986) … Bogosian
 
1986 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Everett Soloman
– The Torch (1986) … Everett Soloman
 
1986 David and Goliath (video short)
Goliath (voice)
 
1985 Hail to the Chief (TV series)
Helmut Luger
– Pilot (1985) … Helmut Luger
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Det. Lt. Avery Mendelsohn
– Capitol Offense (1985) … Det. Lt. Avery Mendelsohn
 
1981 The Million Dollar Face (TV movie)
Nick Ravenna
 
1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1979)
 
1978 Actor (TV movie)
Nahum Favel Weissenfreund
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Joe Vitelli
 
1976 Newman's Drugstore (TV movie)
Charles Newman
 
1976 The Front
Phil Sussman
 
1976 No Deposit, No Return
Sgt. Turner
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Bert Nevins
– Those Who Cannot, Teach (1975) … Bert Nevins
 
1974 Journey Back to Oz
Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)
 
1974 The Story of Jacob and Joseph (TV movie)
Laban
 
1974 Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (TV movie)
 
1972 Sandcastles (TV movie)
Alexis
 
1972 No Place to Run (TV movie)
Hyam Malsh
 
1970-1972 Arnie (TV series)
Arnie Nuvo
– Star Trekking (1972) … Arnie Nuvo
– Now You Take Teddy Roosevelt (1972) … Arnie Nuvo
– Wilson Tastes Like a Good Candidate Should (1972) … Arnie Nuvo
– Uncle Nikko (1972) … Arnie Nuvo
– Surprise, Surprise (1972) … Arnie Nuvo
See all 48 episodes »
 
1971 The Big Freeze (short)
Strong Man/Diaper Man/Tornado Man (voice)
 
1970 The Shocker (short) (voice)
 
1970 But I Don't Want to Get Married! (TV movie)
Walter Benjamin
 
1970 The Drifter (short) (voice)
 
1970 The Ghost Monster (short) (voice)
 
1968 A Hatful of Rain (TV movie)
John Pope, Sr.
 
1968 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Muggsy
– Episode #17.21 (1968) … Muggsy
 
1967 Lamp Unto My Feet (TV series)
Narrator
– Act of Joy (1967) … Narrator
 
1967 The Honey Pot
Oscar Ludwig (scenes deleted)
 
1966 Mighty Heroes (TV series)
Diaper Man / Strong Man / Tornado Man
– The Monsterizer (1966) … Strong Man (voice) / Diaper Man (voice) / Tornado Man (voice)
 
1965 Seaway (TV series)
Captain Petroff
– Abraham's Hand (1965) … Captain Petroff
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Captain Ames
– Landscape with Running Figures: Part 2 (1965) … Captain Ames
– Landscape with Running Figures: Part 1 (1965) … Captain Ames
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Grommet
– Bargain Day on the Street of Regret (1965) … Grommet
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Carl Garson
– The Witnesses (1965) … Carl Garson
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
– Edmund G. Ross (1965)
 
1965 The Man from Button Willow
The Captain/Saloon Man#1 (voice)
 
1965 Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Jerome P. Baggley
– Hooray for Hollywood (1964) … Jerome P. Baggley
 
1964 Insight (TV series)
Host
– Jazz Hebraica (1964) … Host
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
McCarthy
– The Sojourner (1964) … McCarthy
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
George Conn / Myron Bellmore
– The Sixth Alarm (1964) … George Conn
– Claire Chevel Died in Boston (1964) … Myron Bellmore
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Joe Monti
– Their Own Executioners (1964) … Joe Monti
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Kid McCoy
– Who Killed Marty Kelso? (1964) … Kid McCoy
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
Joe Bostick
– The Lucky Piece (1964) … Joe Bostick
 
1962-1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Dr. Arthur Reisman / Gerald Ward
– Child of a Night (1964) … Gerald Ward
– Between Hello and Goodbye (1962) … Dr. Arthur Reisman
 
1964 The Hangman (short)
Narrator
 
1963 Love with the Proper Stranger
Dominick Rossini
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Bernie Miller / Harry Cizar
– There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'! (1963) … Bernie Miller
– Like a Diamond in the Sky (1963) … Harry Cizar
 
1963 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Mr. Otis
– I Don't Even Live Here (1963) … Mr. Otis
 
1963 Irma la Douce
Insp. Lefevre
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Christopher Burton / Maj. Abrams
– The Last of the Big Spenders (1963) … Christopher Burton
– Squadron (1962) … Maj. Abrams
 
1963 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Governor's Aide
– The Biggest Day of the Year (1963) … Governor's Aide (uncredited)
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Benno Fisk / Julius Albert Vernon
– Bird in the Hand (1962) … Benno Fisk
– Fall Guy (1962) … Julius Albert Vernon
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Gus Slate / Stanley Dorkner
– Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring (1962) … Gus Slate
– Hold for Gloria Christmas (1962) … Stanley Dorkner
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Tony Delgano
– Twenty Aching Years (1962) … Tony Delgano
 
1962 The Flintstones (TV series)
Agent / Detective / Doctor #1 / …
– Dino Goes Hollyrock (1962) … Agent (voice)
– Kleptomaniac Caper (1962) … Detective (voice)
– Operation Barney (1962) … Doctor #1 (voice)
– Wilma's Vanishing Money (1962) … Silky (voice) (uncredited)
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Arizon
– The Con Man (1962) … Arizon
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Ned Hazly
– The Renaissance of Gussie Hill (1962) … Ned Hazly
 
1961-1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Nathan Agurski / Pico
– My Brother, the Doctor (1962) … Nathan Agurski
– Winter Harvest (1961) … Pico
 
1961 Top Cat (TV series)
Muggsy
– The Unscratchables (1961) … Muggsy
 
1961 The George Raft Story
Sam
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Lou Strode
– Penitent (1961) … Lou Strode
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Clarence Bolling
– The Smiler (1961) … Clarence Bolling
 
1961 A Cold Wind in August
Juley Franz
 
1958-1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Lieutenant Jacoby
– Down the Drain (1961) … Lieutenant Jacoby
– Voodoo (1961) … Lieutenant Jacoby
– Deadly Intrusion (1961) … Lieutenant Jacoby
– Death Is a Four Letter Word (1961) … Lieutenant Jacoby
– A Bullet for the Boy (1961) … Lieutenant Jacoby
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1960 The Savage Eye
Kirk
 
1959 1001 Arabian Nights
The Jinni of the Lamp (voice)
 
1958 Murder by Contract
George
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Vic Gordon
– The Executioner (1958) … Vic Gordon
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Eddie
– You'll Have to Die Now (1958) … Eddie
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Manuel Hernandez
– The Sergeant Regrets (1958) … Manuel Hernandez (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Borachio
– Much Ado About Nothing: Part 2 (1958) … Borachio
– Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1 (1958) … Borachio
– The Children of Papa Juan (1956)
– The Babylonian Heart (1956)
 
1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Jake Carney
– 312 Vertical (1958) … Jake Carney
 
1958 Stakeout on Dope Street
Mr. Fennel
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Frank Kerlo
– The Allen Cutler Case (1958) … Frank Kerlo
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Joe Sale
– A Shot in the Arm (1958) … Joe Sale
 
1958 Harbor Command (TV series)
– Four to Die (1958)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Father Salvadore
– Comfort for the Grave (1958) … Father Salvadore
 
1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
– Terror (1958)
 
1947 Danger Street
Casino Doorman (uncredited)
 
1945 Crime, Inc.
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1938 The Singing Blacksmith
Young Yankel (as Hershel Bernardi)
 
1937 Green Fields
Avram-Yankov - 'Avrom-Yankov' (as Hershel Bernardi)
 
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1974 Journey Back to Oz (performer: "The Horse On The Carousel")
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) (performer: "If I Were A Rich Man", "I Am Free")
 
1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #22.20 (1969) (performer: "Life Is/Miner's Dance")
 
1968 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
– Episode #17.21 (1968) (performer: "Sunrise, Sunset")
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
– The Smiler (1961) (performer: "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen")
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
– A Tender Touch (1960) (performer: "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow' - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
– Vendetta (1959) (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
1984 Almonds and Raisins (documentary)
Himself
 
1968-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1976 The Making of 'The Front' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Herschel Bernardi (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) … Guest Appearance
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.141 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.21 (1971) … Himself
 
1969-1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
– Episode #24.10 (1970) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #22.20 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1966 The 20th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1965 Searchers for a Special City (documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 A Look Back at Crossbow (documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
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Alternate Names:

Hershel Bernardi

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Star Sign:

Scorpio