- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 30, 1923
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 9, 1986
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 theatr…
Filmography
David and Goliath
movieDavid and Goliath
1986 · Goliath (voice)
movieI-Man
1986 · Bogosian
tvHail to the Chief
1985 · Helmut Luger
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Avery Mendelsohn
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
movieAlmonds and Raisins
1984
movieNatalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
movieThe Million Dollar Face
1981 · Nick Ravenna
$weepstake$
tv$weepstake$
1979 · Meyer Bolinski
movieActor
1978 · Nahum Favel Weissenfreund
movieThe Front
1976 · Philip Sussman
tvGood Heavens
1976
movieNo Deposit, No Return
1976 · Sgt. Max Turner
movieThe Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974 · Laban
movieJudgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974
movieJourney Back to Oz
1972 · Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)
movieSandcastles
1972 · Alexis
movieNo Place to Run
1972 · Hyam Malsh
The Big Freeze
movieThe Big Freeze
1971
movieBut I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970 · Walter Benjamin
tvArnie
1970
A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American
movieA Storm of Strangers: Jewish American
1970 · Narrator
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieA Hatful of Rain
1968 · John Pope, Sr.
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Honey Pot
1967 · Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted)
movieThe Odds Against
1966 · Narrator
tvHoney West
1965
movieThe Man from Button Willow
1965 · The Captain / Saloon Man#1 (voice)
movieSean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 · Narrator (voice)
A Look Back at Crossbow
movieA Look Back at Crossbow
1965 · Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Profiles in Courage
tvProfiles in Courage
1964 · Gen. Daniel Sickles
movieSend Me No Flowers
1964 · TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
movieHangman
1964 · Narrator
movieLove with the Proper Stranger
1963 · Dominick Rossini
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Joe Monti
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · McCarthy
tvMr. Novak
1963 · Mr. Otis
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Kid McCoy
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Captain Ames
Grindl
tvGrindl
1963
Vacation Playhouse
tvVacation Playhouse
1963 · Jerome P. Baggley
movieIrma la Douce
1963 · Inspector Lefevre
movieThe Great Rights
1963
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Insp. Tony Delgano
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe George Raft Story
1961 · Sam
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Pico, Nathan Agurski
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Louis Strode
movieA Cold Wind in August
1961 · Juley Franz
tvRoute 66
1960 · , Gerald Ward
tvThe Flintstones
1960 · Silky (uncredited) (voice), Doctor #1 (voice), Detective (voice), Agent (voice)
tvCheckmate
1960 · Ned Hazly
movieThe Savage Eye
1960 · Kirk
movie1001 Arabian Nights
1959 · The Jinni of the Lamp (voice)
tvThe Detectives
1959
tvThe Untouchables
1959 · Benno Fisk, Julius Albert Vernon
tvBonanza
1959 · Clarence Bolling
movieMurder by Contract
1958 · George
tvKraft Music Hall
1958
tvNaked City
1958 · Stanley Dorkner, Gus Slate
tvPeter Gunn
1958 · Lieutenant Jacoby
movieStakeout on Dope Street
1958 · Mr. Fennel
tvMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Joe Sale
tvHarbor Command
1957
tvThe Walter Winchell File
1957
State Trooper
tvState Trooper
1956 · Jake Carney
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
tvMatinee Theater
1955
tvStudio 57
1954
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Eddie
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951 · Muggsy
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Flying South
movieFlying South
1947 · Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Singing Blacksmith
1938 · Yankel, as a boy
tvThe Art of Being Nick
— · Nick's Grandfather