Barney Bernard (1877–1924) was an American stage and screen actor. Bernard always looked older than he was which allowed him to play aging ethnic Jewish characters. He established an onstage partnership with
Alexander Carr
Alexander Carr (1878–1946) was a Russian born stage and screen actor, writer, vaudevillian, burlesque and circus performer.
Biography
He made his first stage appearance on stage at a music hall in St. Paul, Minnesota. He appeared later in the ...
and the two starred in the successful play ''
Potash and Perlmutter'' beginning in 1913. Prior to the 'Potash' success, Bernard was in the first Ziegfeld Follie revue, ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1908'' and had also appeared in a few stage musicals with
Al Jolson, ''
La Belle Paree
''La Belle Paree'' was a musical revue that launched the legitimate theatre career of Al Jolson. The book was by Edgar Smith, music by Jerome Kern and Frank Tours and lyrics by Edward Madden. Billee Taylor provided additional music and lyrics, and ...
'' (1911) with
Kitty Gordon
Kitty Gordon (born Constance Minnie Blades; 22 April 1878 – 26 May 1974) was an English stage and silent film actress.
Career
Constance Minnie Blades was born in Folkestone, Kent, to Col. Blades of the Royal Artillery. Her first professional s ...
, ''
Vera Violetta'' (1911) with
Gaby Deslys
Gaby Deslys (born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a singer and actress during the early 20th century. She selected her name for her stage career, and it is a contraction of ''Gabrielle of the Lillies'' ...
, ''
The Whirl of Society
''The Whirl of Society'' was a satirical Broadway musical that played at the Winter Garden Theatre from March 5 to June 29, 1912. Louis Hirsch composed the music with lyrics by Harold Atteridge, to a book by Harrison Rhodes. The production also f ...
'' (1912) with
Jose Collins
Charlotte Josephine Collins (23 May 1887 – 6 December 1958) was an English actress and singer known by her stage name, José Collins, who was celebrated for her performances in musical comedies, such as the long-running ''The Maid of the Mo ...
.
Bernard died in March 1924 while preparing to costar with Carr in the sequel to their film version of ''
Potash and Perlmutter'' (1923) to be called ''
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
''In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, released through Associated First National Pictures, and directed by Alfred E. Green.
A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy ...
''.
[''Silent Film Necrology'', p.44 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ] Actor
George Sidney was brought in to replace Bernard as Abe Potash.
Filmography
*''
Intolerance
Intolerance may refer to:
* Hypersensitivity or intolerance, undesirable reactions produced by the immune system
* ''Intolerance'' (film), a 1916 film by D. W. Griffith
* ''Intolerance'' (album), the first solo album from Grant Hart, formerly o ...
'' (1916)(*uncredited)
*''Phantom Fortunes'' (1916)
*''
A Prince in a Pawnshop
''A Prince in a Pawnshop'' is a lost 1916 silent film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Barney Bernard. Vitagraph Company of America produced while it was released by Greater Vitagraph as a Blue Ribbon label.''Pictorial History of the Silent Sc ...
'' (1916)
*''
Potash and Perlmutter'' (1923)
See also
*
Gallagher and Shean
References
External links
*
Barney Bernard at IBDb.comportrait
University of Louisville)
portrait gallery
NY Public Library,Billy Rose collection)
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1877 births
1924 deaths
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Rochester, New York