Bern Cohen

Acting

Bern Cohen

Bern Cohen (New York City, 1949) is an American actor and educator. He spent many years in the New York City education system before returning to acting in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bern Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Six Triple EightThe Six Triple Eight · 2024
The Six Triple Eight
★ 7.62024
MovieDramaWar
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.
27 Dresses27 Dresses · 2008
27 Dresses
★ 6.52008
MovieComedyRomance
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
This Must Be the PlaceThis Must Be the Place · 2011
This Must Be the Place
★ 7.02011
MovieDrama
A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
The Devil You KnowThe Devil You Know · 2013
The Devil You Know
★ 4.22013
MovieMysteryThriller
Kathryn Vale is a reclusive ex-movie star with a dark secret and a daughter hoping to follow in her mother's movie-star footsteps. When Kathryn attempts to make a career comeback, she is threatened by an anonymous blackmailer. The resulting events force Kathryn to confront the truth about herself and those around her.
Either Side of MidnightEither Side of Midnight · 2021
Either Side of Midnight
2021
MovieDramaRomance
Four stories collide over one Friday night in Manhattan in this lyrical snapshot and celebration of the manic, intoxicating diversity of New York City.
Game 6Game 6 · 2006
Game 6
★ 4.62006
MovieDramaComedy
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
Project NimProject Nim · 2011
Project Nim
★ 6.92011
MovieDocumentary
From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
Norman Pinski Come HomeNorman Pinski Come Home · 2017
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
MovieComedyHorror
Finding oneself can take a lifetime. For Norman Pinski it's gonna take a little longer.

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HomelandHomeland · 2008
Homeland
2008
MovieDrama
Upon completing his service in the Israel Defense Forces, Kobi Zucker needed to get away from the pressures of the Middle East. With memories of his time there on his mind, he comes to New York City on his way to South America. While working to earn money for his trip, Kobi meets the girl of his dreams beautiful and intelligent Leila. But Leila is Palestinian, having come to New York from the West Bank with her family following the death of her oldest brother during the Intifada. Despite differences, Kobi and Leila fall in love. Meanwhile, Leila's only surviving brother, Ghazi, is having his own troubles adapting to life in his new country. Ghazi increasingly comes under the spell of a radical Muslim preacher. Ghazi now determined to prevent Leila from dishonoring her family while Leila struggles with her feelings for Kobi and her past. Can love overcome the ancient hatreds and unhealed wounds dividing Israelis and Palestinians?

The Sheikh

UnraveledUnraveled · 2025
Unraveled
★ 10.02025
MovieComedy
On the verge of his Bar Mitzvah, Simon’s recurring nightmares about dropping the Torah threaten to derail his big day. Simon is only three days away from his Bar Mitzvah and the nightmares are getting worse. This Saturday, he becomes a man in the eyes of Judaism. His Father, recently divorced, is on a religious journey of his own. Heartbroken by his ex-wife’s remarriage, Simon’s father has become an orthodox Jew. He spends his days wrapped in Tefillin, and cloaked in his Tallis. As Simon’s Father urges him towards blind faith rather than understanding, Simon finds himself haunted by his Torah portion and by his fear of dropping the Torah. As his Bar Mitzvah grows closer, Simon’s nightmares grow more vivid. As the day arrives, Simon is called forth in front of the entire congregation to deliver his Torah Portion, and to share his beliefs with the community. His father watches on, desperate to see his son take the same path as him.

Rabbi Rosenfeld