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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.
David and Goliath
1986
I-Man
1986
Hail to the Chief
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Almonds and Raisins
1984
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
The Million Dollar Face
1981
$weepstake$
1979
Actor
1978
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
The Big Freeze
1971
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
1968
The Honey Pot
1967
The Odds Against
1966
Honey West
1965
The Man from Button Willow
1965
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965
A Look Back at Crossbow
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
Send Me No Flowers
1964
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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
The Untouchables
1959
Bonanza
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
Studio 57
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Flying South
1947
The Singing Blacksmith
1938
The Art of Being Nick