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Herschel Bernardi
Acting

Herschel Bernardi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-10-30,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7

The Front
1976-09-17

7.4

Irma la Douce
1963-06-05

5

I-Man
1986-04-06

Send Me No Flowers

6.7

Send Me No Flowers
1964-10-14

1001 Arabian Nights

5.7

1001 Arabian Nights
1959-12-01

A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American

0

A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American
1970-01-01

Love with the Proper Stranger

6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger
1963-12-25

Murder by Contract

6.8

Murder by Contract
1958-12-18

5.7

The Savage Eye
1960-06-06

The Man from Button Willow

4.4

The Man from Button Willow
1965-04-03

4

Sand Castles
1972-10-17

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

6

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974-04-07

No Place to Run

5.7

No Place to Run
1972-09-19

6.6

The Hangman
1964-01-01

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

0

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970-10-06

The George Raft Story

3.3

The George Raft Story
1961-11-22

0

Actor
1978-02-21

0

The Big Freeze
1971-12-01

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

0

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974-01-28

The Million Dollar Face

0

The Million Dollar Face
1981-03-12

David and Goliath

8.6

David and Goliath
1986-04-25

A Cold Wind in August

5.5

A Cold Wind in August
1961-07-26

Stakeout on Dope Street

6.4

Stakeout on Dope Street
1958-05-03

The Singing Blacksmith

1

The Singing Blacksmith
1938-11-01

No Deposit, No Return

6.2

No Deposit, No Return
1976-02-05

The Great Rights

0

The Great Rights
1963-01-01

A Hatful of Rain

0

A Hatful of Rain
1968-03-03

Journey Back to Oz

5.5

Journey Back to Oz
1972-12-14

A Look Back at Crossbow

0

A Look Back at Crossbow
1965-01-01

Almonds and Raisins

0

Almonds and Raisins
1985-08-09

6.5

The Honey Pot
1967-05-21

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

4.7

Cain's Hundred
1961-09-19

3

Arnie
1970-09-19

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

Highway to Heaven

7.4

Highway to Heaven
1984-09-19

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

The Merv Griffin Show

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7.2

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

Hail to the Chief

5

Hail to the Chief
1985-04-09

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

6.5

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Kraft Music Hall

4.4

Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

Matinee Theater

4.6

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

5.5

Grindl
1963-09-15

5.5

Good Heavens
1976-02-29

6.5

Mr. Novak
1963-09-24

5.6

The Detectives
1959-10-16

The Art of Being Nick

4

The Art of Being Nick

7

Honey West
1965-09-17

0

Sweepstakes
1979-01-26

Vacation Playhouse

0

Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22

5.528

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

The Walter Winchell File

5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

4

Harbor Command
1957-10-11

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

6.6

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958-01-07

5.528

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

The Red Skelton Show

7.3

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

4.1

Checkmate
1960-09-17

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

The Untouchables

7.9

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

The Flintstones

7.402

The Flintstones
1960-09-30

The Flintstones

7.402

The Flintstones
1960-09-30

The Flintstones

7.402

The Flintstones
1960-09-30

The Flintstones

7.402

The Flintstones
1960-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Untouchables

7.9

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

6

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

5

State Trooper
1956-09-25