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He is best known for his supporting role in the television detective series Peter Gunn (1958–1961) for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and his starring role in the comedy television series Arnie (1970–1972) which earned him two consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations.
Herschel Bernardi (1923-1986) was a versatile performer who appeared in movies, TV, theater and voiceovers. He was best known for playing Lieutenant Jacoby on Peter Gunn, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof and Arnie Nuovo on Arnie.
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Herschel Bernardi was a character actor who appeared in Yiddish, Hollywood and Broadway theater, movies and TV. He was known for his roles as Lieutenant Jacoby in Peter Gunn, Arnie Nuovo in Fiddler on the Roof and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He died in 1986 at the age of 62.
- Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
- May 9, 1986
- October 30, 1923
May 10, 1986 · Herschel Bernardi, a character actor best known for his starring role in the long-running musical ''Fiddler on the Roof,'' died yesterday of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles.
Herschel Bernardi was an American film, Broadway, and television actor who starred in Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba, and Bajour, and Arnie. He was also a voiceover artist, scriptwriter, and narrator for many films and shows. He was blacklisted during the 1950s and died in 1986.
May 10, 1986 · Veteran actor Herschel Bernardi, whose face was known for his many television roles and for such stage portrayals as Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof” and whose voice was familiar as that of...
Herschel Bernardi, 62, the furrow-faced character actor who was best known as the other Zorba (besides Anthony Quinn) and the other Tevye of "Fiddler on the Roof" (after Zero...
