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

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and

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. Harry Bernard appeared in over 150 films between 1915 and 1940, usually

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as a policeman. He played with

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(25 films), Our Gang (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 Hollywood 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 *''

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'' (1929, Short) - Worker at Sea Food Dealer *''

Wrong Again ''Wrong Again'' is a 1929 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was filmed in October and November 1928, and released February 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Although a silent film, i ...

'' (1929, Short) - Policeman *'' Night Owls'' (1930, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) *''

They Learned About Women ''They Learned About Women'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code sports drama musical film directed by Jack Conway and Sam Wood, and starring Van and Schenck in their final film appearance together. Although predominantly a black and white film, the ...

'' (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 ''Let's Go Native'' is a 1930 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy film, directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Jerry comments on being the only man on an island populated by women, "It was one of the Virgin I ...

'' (1930) - Mover (uncredited) *''Noche de duendes'' (1930) - Un pasajero (uncredited) *''

Another Fine Mess ''Another Fine Mess'' is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play ''Home from the Honeymoon'' by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father, and is a remake of their earl ...

'' (1930, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) *''

Laughing Gravy ''Laughing Gravy'' is a 1931 short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Synopsis On a snowy winter night, Laurel and Hardy try to keep their p ...

'' (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 1 ...

'' (1931) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''

Shiver My Timbers ''Shiver My Timbers'' is a 1931 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 109th (21st talking) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot A loud sea captain (Billy Gilbert) tells violent stories about adventure ...

'' (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 Lo ...

'' (1932, Short) - Boxing Promoter (uncredited) *''

Birthday Blues ''Birthday Blues'' is a 1932 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 118th (31st talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot When their pennypinching father refuses to buy a birthday gift for ...

'' (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 who decid ...

'' (1934) - Eyeshade Man (uncredited) *'' Our Daily Bread'' (1934) - Chief (uncredited) *''

Kentucky Kernels ''Kentucky Kernels'' is a 1934 American comedy directed by George Stevens and starring the comedy duo of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. The screenplay was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Fred Guiol, from a story by Kalmar and Ruby. ...

'' (1934) - Destitute Man (uncredited) *''

The Live Ghost ''The Live Ghost'' is a 1934 American comedy short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by Charles Rogers and produced by Hal Roach. A copy of this film is held by the Library of Congress. Plot A gruff sea captain ( Walter Long) enlists fi ...

'' (1934, Short) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) *''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (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 ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is " I Dreamt I Dwe ...

'' (1936) - Town Crier (uncredited) *''

Silly Billies ''Silly Billies'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Woolsey ...

'' (1936) - Prospector (uncredited) *''

Panic on the Air ''Panic on the Air'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Lew Ayres. Cast * Lew Ayres as Jerry Franklin * Florence Rice as Mary Connor Cremer * Benny Baker as Andy * Edwin Maxwell as Gordon * Charles C. Wils ...

'' (1936) - Groundskeeper (uncredited) *'' Neighborhood House'' (1936) - Irate Moviegoer (uncredited) *''Parole!'' (1936) - Workman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1936) - Andrews Man (uncredited) *'' Blackmailer'' (1936) - Gateman (uncredited) *''

36 Hours to Kill ''36 Hours to Kill'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick, and starring Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isabel Jewell, Stepin Fetchit and Julius Tannen. It is based on the ...

'' (1936) - Pullman Passenger (uncredited) *''

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'' (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. ...

'' (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 F ...

'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Let's Make a Million ''Let's Make a Million'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Manuel Seff and Robert Yost. The film stars Charlotte Wynters, Edward Everett Horton, Porter Hall, J. M. Kerrigan, Margaret Seddon and Margaret Mc ...

'' (1936) - Frisby *''

Counterfeit Lady ''Counterfeit Lady'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Ralph Bellamy as Johnny Pierce * Joan Perry as Phyllis Fowler * Douglass Dumbrille as August Marino * George McKay as Pinky * Gene Morgan as Clancy * Henr ...

'' (1936) - Harris (uncredited) *'' The Devil's Playground'' (1937) - Husband (uncredited) *'' Borderland'' (1937) - El Rio Bartender (uncredited) *''

Motor Madness ''Motor Madness'' was a motorsports based television show on The Nashville Network debuted in 1997.

'' (1937) - Proprietor of Hot Dog Stand (uncredited) *'' Way Out West'' (1937) - Man Eating at Bar (uncredited) *''

I Promise to Pay ''I Promise to Pay'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Chester Morris as Eddie Lang * Leo Carrillo as Richard Farra * Helen Mack as Mary Lang * Thomas Mitchell as District Attorney J.E. Curtis * Thurston Hall ...

'' (1937) - Henchman (uncredited) *''

The Frame-Up ''The Frame-Up'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Paul Kelly as Mark MacArthur * Julie Bishop as Betty Lindale (as Jacqueline Wells) * George McKay as Joe Lavery * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Larry Mann aka J ...

'' (1937) - Henchman (uncredited) *''

North of the Rio Grande ''North of the Rio Grande'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt.New Faces of 1937 ''New Faces of 1937'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joe Penner, Milton Berle and Harriet Hilliard. Its plot is similar to '' The Producers'' (1968). Intended as the first film of an annual RKO Pictures r ...

'' (1937) - Bridge Guard (uncredited) *''

It Can't Last Forever ''It Can't Last Forever'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness, and Robert Armstrong.Etling p.179 It is also the debut film for an unbilled 11-year-old Donald O'Connor, who would ...

'' (1937) - Stock Swindle Victim (uncredited) *'' Carnival Queen'' (1937) - Advertising Man (uncredited) *''

Life Begins with Love ''Life Begins with Love'' is a 1937 American romantic drama film, directed by Ray McCarey. It stars Jean Parker, Douglass Montgomery, and Edith Fellows. References External links''Life Begins with Love''at the Internet Movie Database IM ...

'' (1937) - Tramp (uncredited) *''

Roll Along, Cowboy ''Roll Along, Cowboy'' is a 1937 American musical Western film directed by Gus Meins. It is based on the 1931 novel ''The Dude Ranger'' by Zane Grey, and is the second adaptation of the novel, after the 1934 film ''The Dude Ranger''. Plot sum ...

'' (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 ''Goodbye Broadway'' is a 1938 American film. The movie is based on the play ''The Shannons of Broadway'' written by actor (and ex-vaudevillian) James Gleason. A previous film had been made of the play entitled ''The Shannons of Broadway''. Pl ...

'' (1938) - Asylum Guard (uncredited) *'' Juvenile Court'' (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 of ...

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

The Lady Objects ''The Lady Objects'' is a 1938 American drama film written by Gladys Lehman and Charles Kenyon and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 11th Academy Awards with the song ''A Mist Over the Moon'', wit ...

'' (1938) - Janitor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1938) - Sound Man (uncredited) *''

Homicide Bureau ''Homicide Bureau'' is a 1939 American action film, directed by Charles C. Coleman (director), Charles C. Coleman. It stars Bruce Cabot, Rita Hayworth, and Marc Lawrence. Cast *Bruce Cabot as Jim Logan *Rita Hayworth as J.G. Bliss *Marc Lawrence ...

'' (1939) - Joe (uncredited) *''

Let Us Live ''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. ...

'' (1939) - Auto Show Watchman (uncredited) *'' Mandrake the Magician'' (1939, Serial) - Construction Camp Watchman (uncredited) *''

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew ''Five Little Peppers and How They Grew'' is a 1939 American black-and-white children's comedy drama film directed by Charles Barton, produced by Jack Fier and based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Sidney. Starring Edith Fellows, Charl ...

'' (1939) - Caretaker (uncredited) *''

Konga, the Wild Stallion ''Konga, the Wild Stallion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske. Plot In this drama, a battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadle ...

'' (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 '' ...

'' (1939) - Policeman Shot by Vandervere (uncredited) *''

Saps at Sea ''Saps at Sea'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, distributed by United Artists. It was Laurel and Hardy's last film produced by the Hal Roach Studios, as well as the last film to feature Ben Turpin and Harry Bernard. ...

'' (1940) - Harbor Patrol Captain (final film role)

References

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