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Herschel Bernardi
Actor, Additional Credits
Died May 9, 1986 (62 years)
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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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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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Movies & Shows on Plex
Filmography
| 1986 | David and Goliath · as Goliath (voice) |
| 1986 | I-Man · as Bogosian |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (TV Series) · as Goliath |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief (TV Series) · as Helmut Luger |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Avery Mendelsohn |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) |
| 1984 | |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar Face · as Nick Ravenna |
| 1977 | Seventh Avenue (TV Series) · as Joe Vitelli |
| 1976 | The Front · as Philip Sussman |
| 1976 | Good Heavens (TV Series) |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return · as Sgt. Max Turner |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner (TV Series) · as Bert Nevins |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph · as Laban |
| 1972 | Journey Back to Oz · as Woodenhead Pinto Stallion Iii (voice) |
| 1972 | Sandcastles · as Alexis |
| 1972 | No Place to Run · as Hyam Malsh |
| 1972 | The Paper Monster · as Strong Man |
| 1971 | The Big Freeze · as Strong Man |
| 1970 | But I Don't Want to Get Married! · as Walter Benjamin |
| 1970 | Arnie (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Proton Pulsator · as Strong Man |
| 1970 | The Drifter · as Cast |
| 1970 | The Ghost Monster · as Cast |
| 1970 | The Shocker · as Cast |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Honey Pot · as Oscar Ludwig |
| 1966 | The Mighty Heroes (TV Series) · as Diaper Man |
| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Grommet |
| 1965 | Honey West (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Seaway (TV Series) · as Captain Petroff |
| 1965 | The Man from Button Willow · as The Captain / Saloon Man#1 |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Gen. Daniel Sickles |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers · as Tv Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Love with the Proper Stranger · as Dominick Rossini |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Joe Monti |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Mccarthy |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Mr. Otis |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Kid Mccoy |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Captain Ames |
| 1963 | Grindl (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce · as Inspector Lefevre |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jerome P. Baggley |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Bernie Miller |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Carl Garson |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story · as Sam |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Nathan Agurski |
| 1961 | Top Cat (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Christopher Burton |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Louis Strode |
| 1961 | Car 54, Where Are You? (TV Series) · as Governor's Aide |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as George Conn |
| 1961 | A Cold Wind in August · as Juley Franz |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Ned Hazly |
| 1960 | The Flintstones (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Savage Eye · as Kirk |
| 1959 | 1001 Arabian Nights · as The Jinni Of The Lamp (voice) |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Benno Fisk |
| 1958 | Murder by Contract · as George |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Stanley Dorkner |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Jacoby |
| 1958 | Stakeout on Dope Street · as Mr. Fennel |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Joe Sale |
| 1957 | Harbor Command (TV Series) · as Turk Savage |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Manuel Hernandez |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) · as Frank Kerlo |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Father Salvadore |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Vic Gordon |
| 1957 | Sally (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Bogosian |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Muggsy - A Hobo |
| 1947 | Danger Street · as Casino Doorman |
| 1938 | The Singing Blacksmith · as Yankel, As A Boy |
| 1937 | Green Fields · as Avram-Yankov - 'avrom-Yankov' |