Joseph E. Bernard (June 1, 1880 â€" October 18, 1958), also billed as
Joe Bernard and Joseph Bernard, was an American character actor of the
1930s and 1940s.Bernard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to James
Alfred Bernard and Katherine Bernard (née Tuite). He had a younger
brother, Alfred Aloysius Bernard. Bernard made his film debut in a
featured role in the 1929 film short, Meet the Wife. 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. 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. 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). Bernard died on
October 18, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California.
Joe Bernard and Joseph Bernard, was an American character actor of the
1930s and 1940s.Bernard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to James
Alfred Bernard and Katherine Bernard (née Tuite). He had a younger
brother, Alfred Aloysius Bernard. Bernard made his film debut in a
featured role in the 1929 film short, Meet the Wife. 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. 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. 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). Bernard died on
October 18, 1958, in Los Angeles County, California.
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