Herschel Bernardi
Born
October 30, 1923
Died
May 9, 1986 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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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David and Goliath
Goliath (voice)
1986
I-Man
Bogosian
1986
Almonds and Raisins
1985
Hail to the Chief
Helmut Luger · (7 episodes)
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Avery Mendelsohn · (1 episode)
1984
Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
1984
The Million Dollar Face
Nick Ravenna
1981
Sweepstakes
(1 episode)
1979
Actor
Nahum Favel Weissenfreund
1978
The Front
Philip Sussman
1976
Good Heavens
(1 episode)
1976
No Deposit, No Return
Sgt. Max Turner
1976
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Laban
1974
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974
Journey Back to Oz
Woodenhead Pinto Stallion III (voice)
1972
Sand Castles
Alexis
1972
No Place to Run
Hyam Malsh
1972
The Big Freeze
1971
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Walter Benjamin
1970
Arnie
(48 episodes)
1970
A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American
Narrator
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
A Hatful of Rain
John Pope, Sr.
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1968
The Honey Pot
Oscar Ludwig (uncredited) (scenes deleted)
1967
Honey West
(1 episode)
1965
The Man from Button Willow
The Captain / Saloon Man#1
1965
A Look Back at Crossbow
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
1965
Profiles in Courage
Gen. Daniel Sickles · (1 episode)
1964
Send Me No Flowers
TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1964
The Hangman
Narrator
1964
Love with the Proper Stranger
Dominick Rossini
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Joe Monti · (1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
McCarthy · (1 episode)
1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Otis · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Kid McCoy · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Captain Ames · (2 episodes)
1963
Grindl
(1 episode)
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Jerome P. Baggley · (1 episode)
1963
Irma la Douce
Inspector Lefevre
1963
The Great Rights
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Sam Benedict
Insp. Tony Delgano · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
The George Raft Story
Sam
1961
Dr. Kildare
Pico · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Nathan Agurski · (1 episode)
1961
Cain's Hundred
Louis Strode · (1 episode)
1961
A Cold Wind in August
Juley Franz
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
Route 66
Gerald Ward · (1 episode)
1960
The Flintstones
Silky (uncredited) (voice) · (1 episode)
1960
The Flintstones
Doctor #1 (voice) · (1 episode)
1960
The Flintstones
Detective (voice) · (1 episode)
1960
The Flintstones
Agent (voice) · (1 episode)
1960
Checkmate
Ned Hazly · (1 episode)
1960
The Savage Eye
Kirk
1960
1001 Arabian Nights
The Jinni of the Lamp (voice)
1959
The Detectives
(1 episode)
1959
The Untouchables
Benno Fisk · (1 episode)
1959
The Untouchables
Julius Albert Vernon · (1 episode)
1959
Murder by Contract
George
1958
Kraft Music Hall
(1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Stanley Dorkner · (1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Gus Slate · (1 episode)
1958
Peter Gunn
Lieutenant Jacoby · (114 episodes)
1958
Stakeout on Dope Street
Mr. Fennel
1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Joe Sale · (1 episode)
1958
Harbor Command
(1 episode)
1957
The Walter Winchell File
(1 episode)
1957
State Trooper
Jake Carney · (1 episode)
1956
Matinee Theater
(4 episodes)
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Eddie · (1 episode)
1951
Flying South
Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
1947
The Art of Being Nick
(2 episodes)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
1956
The Red Skelton Show
Muggsy - a Hobo · (1 episode)
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
The Singing Blacksmith
Yankel, as a boy
1938