Herschel Bernardi

Known for ActingBorn 1923-10-30Died 1986-05-09New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

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But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

A Look Back at Crossbow

David and Goliath

The Million Dollar Face

Vacation Playhouse

The Untouchables

Studio 57

Murder, She Wrote

Highway to Heaven

Profiles in Courage

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Bonanza

The Walter Winchell File

The Flintstones

Irma la Douce

Mr. Novak

Hangman

The Fugitive

The Red Skelton Show

Honey West

Hail to the Chief

Almonds and Raisins

Actor

The Front

Good Heavens

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

The Big Freeze

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

A Hatful of Rain

The Dick Cavett Show

Flying South

Send Me No Flowers

Love with the Proper Stranger

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Murder by Contract

The Ed Sullivan Show

Route 66

The Detectives

Sam Benedict

The Merv Griffin Show

Stakeout on Dope Street

Peter Gunn

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Honey Pot

No Deposit, No Return

No Place to Run