Harry Bernard (January 13, 1878 – November 4, 1940) was an American actor and comedian best remembered for his appearance in numerous comedy films by

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...

and

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. Harry Bernard appeared in over 150 films between 1915 and 1940, usually typecast as a policeman. He played with

Laurel & Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in ...

(25 films),

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

(nine films) and

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(33 films). The character actor also worked as a theatre and vaudeville actor. Bernard was born in

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, and died of a heart attack in

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in 1940. He was married to Jere Gerard Bernard (1886-1970); they had one daughter named Patricia.

Selected filmography

*''Bluff'' (1916) *'' Two Tars'' (1928, Short) - Truck Driver *''

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

'' (1929, Short) - Worker at Sea Food Dealer *'' Wrong Again'' (1929, Short) - Policeman *'' Night Owls'' (1930, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' They Learned About Women'' (1930) - Baseball Spectator (uncredited) *''

The Rogue Song ''The Rogue Song'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic and musical film that tells the story of a Russian bandit who falls in love with a princess, but takes his revenge on her when her brother rapes and kills his sister. The Metro-Goldwyn-Maye ...

'' (1930) - Guard *'' Let's Go Native'' (1930) - Mover (uncredited) *''Noche de duendes'' (1930) - Un pasajero (uncredited) *'' Another Fine Mess'' (1930, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Laughing Gravy'' (1930, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) *''

Pardon Us ''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the duo's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in ...

'' (1931) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Shiver My Timbers'' (1931, Short) - Pirate *''

Any Old Port! ''Any Old Port!'' is an American 1932 pre-Code comedy short film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach. Plot Sailors Laurel and Hardy disembark and book in a sleazy hotel. The owner Mugsie L ...

'' (1932, Short) - Boxing Promoter (uncredited) *'' Birthday Blues'' (1932, Short) - Store proprietor * ''Cheating Blondes'' (1933) - Tenement Neighbor (uncredited) *''

The Devil's Brother ''The Devil's Brother'' (or ''Bogus Bandits'' as an Astor Pictures reissue title) or ''Fra Diavolo'' outside the U.S. is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on Daniel Auber's operetta ''Fra Diavolo'' abou ...

'' (1933) - Bandit / Drunk (uncredited) *'' Sons of the Desert'' (1933) - Bartender / Cop (uncredited) *''

Six of a Kind ''Six of a Kind'' is an American 1934 pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. It is a whimsical and often absurd road movie about two couples w ...

'' (1934) - Eyeshade Man (uncredited) *'' Our Daily Bread'' (1934) - Chief (uncredited) *'' Kentucky Kernels'' (1934) - Destitute Man (uncredited) *'' The Live Ghost'' (1934, Short) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) *'' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935) - Harry - Bartender #2 (uncredited) *''

Stolen Harmony ''Stolen Harmony'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Raft, Ben Bernie and Grace Bradley. It is a semi-musical, featuring Big Band numbers. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot ...

'' (1935) - Peanut Vendor (uncredited) *'' Hot Tip'' (1935) - Miller - Barber (uncredited) *'' The Rainmakers'' (1935) - Fireman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1936) - Cop (uncredited) *'' The Bohemian Girl'' (1936) - Town Crier (uncredited) *'' Silly Billies'' (1936) - Prospector (uncredited) *'' Panic on the Air'' (1936) - Groundskeeper (uncredited) *'' Neighborhood House'' (1936) - Irate Moviegoer (uncredited) *''Parole!'' (1936) - Workman (uncredited) *'' Kelly the Second'' (1936) - Andrews Man (uncredited) *'' Blackmailer'' (1936) - Gateman (uncredited) *'' 36 Hours to Kill'' (1936) - Pullman Passenger (uncredited) *'' Swing Time'' (1936) - Second Stagehand (uncredited) *''

Our Relations ''Our Relations'' is a 1936 feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, produced by Stan Laurel for Hal Roach Studios. This is the third of three films in which they play a dual role: the first was '' Brats'' and the second was ''Twice Two''. The sto ...

'' (1936) - First Police Officer (uncredited) *''

Mr. Cinderella ''Mr. Cinderella'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Richard Flournoy and Arthur V. Jones. The film stars Jack Haley, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn, Robert McWade and Rosina Lawrence. The ...

'' (1936) - Old Ford Driver (uncredited) *'' Killer at Large'' (1936) - Sexton (uncredited) *''

General Spanky ''General Spanky'' is a 1936 American comedy film produced by Hal Roach. A spin-off of Roach's popular '' Our Gang'' short subjects, the film stars George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Rosina Lawrence, Billie Thomas and Carl Switzer. Directed by ...

'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Let's Make a Million'' (1936) - Frisby *'' Counterfeit Lady'' (1936) - Harris (uncredited) *'' The Devil's Playground'' (1937) - Husband (uncredited) *'' Borderland'' (1937) - El Rio Bartender (uncredited) *'' Motor Madness'' (1937) - Proprietor of Hot Dog Stand (uncredited) *'' Way Out West'' (1937) - Man Eating at Bar (uncredited) *'' I Promise to Pay'' (1937) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' The Frame-Up'' (1937) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' North of the Rio Grande'' (1937) - Bartender Harry (uncredited) *'' New Faces of 1937'' (1937) - Bridge Guard (uncredited) *'' It Can't Last Forever'' (1937) - Stock Swindle Victim (uncredited) *''

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'' (1937) - Advertising Man (uncredited) *'' Life Begins with Love'' (1937) - Tramp (uncredited) *'' Roll Along, Cowboy'' (1937) - Ranch Foreman Shep *''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter ...

'' (1937) - Joey - Night Watchman *'' Goodbye Broadway'' (1938) - Asylum Guard (uncredited) *''

Juvenile Court A juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes that are committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal s ...

'' (1938) - Hick in Drugstore (uncredited) *''

Girls' School Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting education with male and female students attending separate classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The practice o ...

'' (1938) - Kelsey - Campus Guard (uncredited) *'' The Spider's Web'' (1938, Serial) - Watchman (uncredited) *'' The Lady Objects'' (1938) - Janitor (uncredited) *''

Trade Winds The trade winds or easterlies are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisp ...

'' (1938) - Sound Man (uncredited) *'' Homicide Bureau'' (1939) - Joe (uncredited) *'' Let Us Live'' (1939) - Auto Show Watchman (uncredited) *''

Mandrake the Magician ''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk before he created ''The Phantom''.Ron Goulart, ''The Encyclopedia of American Comics''. New York: Facts on File, 1990. . pp. 91, 249–250. ''Mandrake'' began ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Construction Camp Watchman (uncredited) *'' Five Little Peppers and How They Grew'' (1939) - Caretaker (uncredited) *'' Konga, the Wild Stallion'' (1939) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) *''

A Chump at Oxford ''A Chump at Oxford'' is a Hal Roach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred J. Goulding and was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Roach studio. The title echoes the film ''A ...

'' (1939) - Policeman Shot by Vandervere (uncredited) *'' Saps at Sea'' (1940) - Harbor Patrol Captain (final film role)

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