Herschel Bernardi

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1923-10-30
  • event Death Date 1986-05-09
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 3.6
  • info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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The Front

1976-09-17

7.4

Irma la Douce

1963-06-05

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I-Man

1986-04-06

6.7

Send Me No Flowers

1964-10-14

5.7

1001 Arabian Nights

1959-12-01

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A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American

1970-01-01

6.8

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963-12-25

6.7

Murder by Contract

1958-12-18

5.7

The Savage Eye

1960-06-06

4.4

The Man from Button Willow

1965-04-03

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Sand Castles

1972-10-17

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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974-04-07

5.7

No Place to Run

1972-09-19

6.6

The Hangman

1964-01-01

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But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970-10-06

3.3

The George Raft Story

1961-11-22

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Actor

1978-02-21

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The Big Freeze

1971-12-01

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Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974-01-28

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The Million Dollar Face

1981-03-12

8.6

David and Goliath

1986-04-25

5.5

A Cold Wind in August

1961-07-26

6.4

Stakeout on Dope Street

1958-05-03

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The Singing Blacksmith

1938-11-01

6.2

No Deposit, No Return

1976-02-05

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The Great Rights

1963-01-01

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A Hatful of Rain

1968-03-03

5.3

Journey Back to Oz

1972-12-14

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A Look Back at Crossbow

1965-01-01

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Almonds and Raisins

1985-08-09

6.5

The Honey Pot

1967-05-21

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Burke's Law

1963-09-20

4.7

Cain's Hundred

1961-09-19

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Arnie

1970-09-19

5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-10-10

6.4

Route 66

1960-10-07

7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984-09-19

5.3

Naked City

1958-09-30

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-10-01

7.2

The Fugitive

1963-09-17

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Hail to the Chief

1985-04-09

6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967-09-09

6.5

Peter Gunn

1958-09-22

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-10-05

4.4

Kraft Music Hall

1958-10-08

5

Profiles in Courage

1964-11-08

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

4

The Art of Being Nick

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Honey West

1965-09-17

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Sweepstakes

1979-01-26

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Vacation Playhouse

1963-07-22

5.4

Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

5

The Walter Winchell File

1957-10-02

5

State Trooper

1956-09-25

4

Harbor Command

1957-10-11

6.4

Route 66

1960-10-07

5.3

Naked City

1958-09-30

6.6

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958-01-07

5.4

Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951-09-30

6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967-09-09

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-06-20

4.6

Tony Awards

1956-04-01

4.1

Checkmate

1960-09-17

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963-10-04

6.7

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-06-06

7.9

The Untouchables

1959-10-15

7.4

The Flintstones

1960-09-30

7.4

The Flintstones

1960-09-30

7.4

The Flintstones

1960-09-30

7.4

The Flintstones

1960-09-30

7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984-09-30

7.9

The Untouchables

1959-10-15

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Sam Benedict

1962-09-15