Sam Bernard

Sam Bernard (5 June 1863 in Birmingham, England - 16 May 1927) was a renowned stage, film and vaudeville star. He also performed comic opera and burlesque.

Life and career

At the beginning of his acting career in vaudeville, Bernard went by Samuel Barnet, which was his given name; he changed his surname to 'Bernard' as he considered it "more ethnic." He began to explore acting in motion pictures in 1915, after he was signed to the Triangle Film Corporation.

Bernard was one of the first stars to collaborate with Weber & Fields, and was also reported to have performed with the historic Lucier Comedy Company.

He died of apoplexy while aboard the SS Columbus after its departure from New York en route to Europe.^[1]

Acting credits

Selected plays:

• The Man in the Moon (1899)
• Hoity Toity (1901)
• The Girl from Kays (1904)
• The Rollicking Girl (1905)
• The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer (1906)
• Nearly a Hero (1908)
• The Girl and the Wizard (1909)
• He Came from Milwaukee (1910)
• All for the Ladies (1912)
• The Belle of Bond Street (1914)
• The Century Girl (1916)
• Friendly Enemies (1918)
• As You Were (1920)
• Music Box Revue (1923)^[2]

Some of the movies he was featured in include:

• A Janitor's Wife's Temptation (1915)
• Because He Loved Her (1915)
• Fatty And The Broadway Stars (1915)
• Poor Schmaltz (1915)
• The Great Pearl Tangle (1916)
• Call A Cop (1921)

Casino Theatre - 1900
Sam Bernard appeared here
in "The Girl and the Wizard" - 1909

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Bernard.

• Sam Bernard at IBDb.com
• Sam Bernard at the Internet Movie Database
• grave of Sam Bernard