Acting

Joseph E. Bernard

Born May 31, 1880 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died October 18, 1958 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life · 1946

It's a Wonderful Life

★ 8.31946

MovieDramaFamily

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.

You Can't Take It with You · 1938

You Can't Take It with You

★ 7.51938

MovieComedyRomance

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

House of Dracula · 1945

House of Dracula

★ 5.51945

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

Filmography

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It's a Wonderful Life · 1946

It's a Wonderful Life

★ 8.31946

MovieDramaFamily

Townsman (uncredited)

Legionnaire (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You · 1938

You Can't Take It with You

★ 7.51938

MovieComedyRomance

Neighbor (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Old Doorman (uncredited)

House of Dracula · 1945

House of Dracula

★ 5.51945

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Brahms - Coroner (uncredited)

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

Mr. Bonner - Adam's Father (uncredited)

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

Nightclub Waiter #1 (uncredited)

Gibby

The Sea of Grass · 1947

The Sea of Grass

★ 6.11947

MovieDramaWestern

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

Homesteader (uncredited)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · 1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

★ 7.51947

MovieMusic

A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's

Train Conductor (uncredited)

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

Man in Courtroom Corridor (uncredited)

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

★ 7.21940

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Watchman (uncredited)

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Watch on the Rhine · 1943

Watch on the Rhine

★ 6.91943

MovieDramaThriller

On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.

Trainman (uncredited)

Reunion in France · 1942

Reunion in France

★ 6.51942

MovieDramaRomance

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

Joe (Landlady's Husband) (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic · 1943

Action in the North Atlantic

★ 7.11943

MovieWar

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

Ed (uncredited)

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.

Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

Wild and Woolly · 1937

Wild and Woolly

★ 10.01937

MovieComedyMusic

Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Searl (who gives Jane her first on screen kiss!) team up with character greats like Walter Brennan and Lon Chaney Jr. to help their hometown celebrate its golden anniversary. Not unexpectedly, things go astray when a bank robber hopes to cash in on the excitement, but fortunately his plans are thwarted by the towns newly elected sheriff (Brennan)...who's a reformed crook himself!

Townsman (uncredited)

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.

Customer

Bachelor Mother · 1939

Bachelor Mother

★ 7.21939

MovieComedyRomance

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Store Watchman (uncredited)

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.

Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)

Next Time I Marry · 1938

Next Time I Marry

★ 7.21938

MovieComedyRomance

Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.

Man Watering Lawn (uncredited)

A Lady Takes a Chance · 1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

★ 5.91943

MovieComedyRomance

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.

Gambler