Joseph E. Bernard (June 1, 1880 – October 18, 1958), also billed as Joe Bernard and Joseph Bernard, was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s.
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![]() Bernard in the 1934 film, Murder in the Clouds | |
Born | (1880-06-01)June 1, 1880 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | October 18, 1958(1958-10-18) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1930–51 |
Bernard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to James Alfred Bernard and Katherine Bernard (née Tuite). He had a younger brother, Alfred Aloysius Bernard.[citation needed] Bernard made his film debut in a featured role in the 1929 film short, Meet the Wife[citation needed] During his twenty-year career, Bernard appeared in over 120 films. His roles consisted mainly of unnamed, un-credited roles, although he would occasionally be given a slightly larger role, such as the part of Lavery in Moonlight in Vermont.[1] One of his largest roles was his last, as Gibby in the classic romantic comedy Pat and Mike (1952), starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.[2] He had also worked with Spencer and Hepburn three years earlier, playing Spencer's father, Mr. Bonner, in another classic romantic comedy, Adam's Rib (1949).[3] Bernard died on October 18, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California.[citation needed]
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