Herschel Bernardi
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 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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.56
Birthday 1923-10-30
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Hershel Bernardi,
The Front
1976

The Front

Irma la Douce
1963

Irma la Douce

I-Man
1986

I-Man

Send Me No Flowers
1964

Send Me No Flowers

1001 Arabian Nights
1959

1001 Arabian Nights

A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American
1970

A Storm of Strangers: Jewish American

Love with the Proper Stranger
1963

Love with the Proper Stranger

Murder by Contract
1958

Murder by Contract

The Savage Eye
1960

The Savage Eye

The Man from Button Willow
1965

The Man from Button Willow

Sand Castles
1972

Sand Castles

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

No Place to Run
1972

No Place to Run

The Hangman
1964

The Hangman

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

The George Raft Story
1961

The George Raft Story

Actor
1978

Actor

The Big Freeze
1971

The Big Freeze

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

The Million Dollar Face
1981

The Million Dollar Face

David and Goliath
1986

David and Goliath

A Cold Wind in August
1961

A Cold Wind in August

Stakeout on Dope Street
1958

Stakeout on Dope Street

The Singing Blacksmith
1938

The Singing Blacksmith

No Deposit, No Return
1976

No Deposit, No Return

The Great Rights
1963

The Great Rights

A Hatful of Rain
1968

A Hatful of Rain

Journey Back to Oz
1972

Journey Back to Oz

A Look Back at Crossbow
1965

A Look Back at Crossbow

Almonds and Raisins
1985

Almonds and Raisins

The Honey Pot
1967

The Honey Pot