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Jack Bernhard(1914-1997)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jack Bernhard was born on 28 November 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Man Made Monster (1941), Decoy (1946) and Unknown Island (1948). He was married to Jean Gillie. He died on 30 March 1997 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornNovember 28, 1914
DiedMarch 30, 1997(82)
BornNovember 28, 1914
DiedMarch 30, 1997(82)
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Known for

Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Albertson, Lionel Atwill, and Anne Nagel in Man Made Monster (1941)
Man Made Monster
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1941
Robert Armstrong, Jean Gillie, Sheldon Leonard, Edward Norris, and Herbert Rudley in Decoy (1946)
Decoy
6.7
  • Director
  • 1946
Unknown Island (1948)
Unknown Island
5.0
  • Director
  • 1948
Nancy Coleman and Michael O'Shea in Violence (1947)
Violence
5.7
  • Director
  • 1947

Credits

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Director

  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster (1959)
    Gigantis: The Fire Monster
    4.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Ella Raines in The Second Face (1950)
    The Second Face
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950
  • John Calvert and Myrna Dell in Search for Danger (1949)
    Search for Danger
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Alaska Patrol (1949)
    Alaska Patrol
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1949
  • John Calvert, Catherine Craig, and Barbara Freking in Appointment with Murder (1948)
    Appointment with Murder
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Unknown Island (1948)
    Unknown Island
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Blonde Ice (1948)
    Blonde Ice
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Belita and Preston Foster in The Hunted (1948)
    The Hunted
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, and Audrey Long in Perilous Waters (1948)
    Perilous Waters
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Nancy Coleman and Michael O'Shea in Violence (1947)
    Violence
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Phil Brito, Fred Coby, Ann Gillis, Ross Hunter, Elyse Knox, and Phil Regan in Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
    Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Robert Armstrong, Jean Gillie, Sheldon Leonard, Edward Norris, and Herbert Rudley in Decoy (1946)
    Decoy
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1946

Producer

  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950
  • John Calvert, Catherine Craig, and Barbara Freking in Appointment with Murder (1948)
    Appointment with Murder
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Nancy Coleman and Michael O'Shea in Violence (1947)
    Violence
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Robert Armstrong, Jean Gillie, Sheldon Leonard, Edward Norris, and Herbert Rudley in Decoy (1946)
    Decoy
    6.7
    • produced by
    • 1946
  • Virginia Grey, Danny Morton, Milburn Stone, and Kent Taylor in Smooth as Silk (1946)
    Smooth as Silk
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1946
  • Lionel Atwill, Mona Barrie, Anne Gwynne, and Patric Knowles in The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • June Clyde, William Gargan, Ralf Harolde, John Litel, and Anne Nagel in Sealed Lips (1942)
    Sealed Lips
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • Leo Carrillo, Dick Foran, Fuzzy Knight, and Peggy Moran in Horror Island (1941)
    Horror Island
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1941
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Albertson, Lionel Atwill, and Anne Nagel in Man Made Monster (1941)
    Man Made Monster
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1941

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, William Gargan, and Joy Hodges in Personal Secretary (1938)
    Personal Secretary
    5.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Paul Kelly, William Lundigan, Constance Moore, and Edwin Stanley in The Missing Guest (1938)
    The Missing Guest
    5.7
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Larry J. Blake, Sally Eilers, Paul Kelly, and Maurice Murphy in Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
    Nurse from Brooklyn
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Nan Grey, Kent Taylor, and Fay Wray in The Jury's Secret (1938)
    The Jury's Secret
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 28, 1914
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 30, 1997
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jean Gillie? - 1947 (divorced)
  • Other works
    (4/29/54) Stage: Directed James Thurber and Elliot Nugent's play, "The Male Animal," at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA. Gilmor Brown was artistic director.

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    American director/producer of "Poverty Row" second features in the 1940s.

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