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Herschel Bernardi (30 October 1923, New York City β 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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Filmography
all 72
TV Shows 40
Movies 32
self 6
Narrator 3
Voice 2
David and Goliath (1986)
I-Man (1986)
Almonds and Raisins (1985)
Hail to the Chief (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Highway to Heaven (1984)
The Million Dollar Face (1981)
Sweepstakes (1979)
Actor (1978)
Seventh Avenue (1977)
The Front (1976)
Good Heavens (1976)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
Sand Castles (1972)
No Place to Run (1972)
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
Arnie (1970)
A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American (1970)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
A Hatful of Rain (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
The Mighty Heroes (1966)
Honey West (1965)
The Man from Button Willow (1965)
Freight Fright (1965)
A Look Back at Crossbow (1965)
Profiles in Courage (1964)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
The Hangman (1964)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Mr. Novak (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
Grindl (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Irma la Douce (1963)
The Great Rights (1963)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Sam Benedict (1962)
The George Raft Story (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
A Cold Wind in August (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
The Flintstones (1960)
Checkmate (1960)
The Savage Eye (1960)
1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
The Detectives (1959)
Murder by Contract (1958)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Naked City (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958)
Harbor Command (1957)
The Walter Winchell File (1957)
State Trooper (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Flying South (1947)
Svengali's Cat (1946)
The Singing Blacksmith (1938)
The Art of Being Nick
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GenderMale
Birthday1923-10-30
Deathday1986-05-09 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
SiblingsJack Bernardi
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHershel Bernardi
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