Bernard Nedell

Bernard Jay Nedell (October 14, 1893 – November 23, 1972), sometimes billed as Bernard J. Nedell, Nedell was one of at least two children born to stage actors Rose Mary (née Speyer) and William Louis Nedell. He attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

In the early 1920s, Nedell acted with the T. Daniel Frawley Company.

Personal life and death From April 16, 1921 until her premature death on September 17, 1923, Nedell was married to his fellow actor and sometime leading lady Helen Porter Nichols (stage name, Betty Barnicoat). By no later than 1927, he had remarried, again to an actress / fellow American expatriate and sometime stage co-star, Olive Blakeney. This marriage produced Nedell's only child, daughter Betty Lou Nedell, who would later marry her mother's frequent onscreen son, actor Jimmy "Henry Aldrich" Lydon.

Predeceased by his wife, Nedell died in Hollywood on November 23, 1972, aged 79, survived by his daughter and a brother.

Selected filmography

Bachelor Apartments (1921) - Janitor A Knight in London (1928) - Prince Zalnoff The Silver King (1929) - Capt. 'Spider' Skinner The Return of the Rat (1929) - Henri de Verrat The Man from Chicago (1930) - Nick Dugan Call of the Sea (1930) - Ramon Tares Shadows (1931) - Press Rawlinson The Innocents of Chicago (1932) - Tony Costello Her Imaginary Lover (1933) - Davidson The Girl in Possession (1934) - De Courville Lazybones (1935) - Michael McCarthy Heat Wave (1935) - Gen. Da Costa The First Offence (1936) - The Boss The Live Wire (1937) - James Cody Oh Boy! (1938) - Angelo Tonelli Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) - Clipper McCoy Exposed (1938) - Mike Romero Secret Service of the Air (1939) - Earl 'Ace' Hemrich Lucky Night (1939) - 'Dusty' Sawyer Some Like It Hot (1939) - Stephen Hanratty They All Come Out (1939) - Clyde Madigan - 'Reno' The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) - Krammer Those High Grey Walls (1939) - Redlands Fast and Furious (1939) - Ed Connors Slightly Honorable (1939) - Pete Godena Strange Cargo (1940) - Marfeu Rangers of Fortune (1940) - Tod Shelby So You Won't Talk (1940) - Bugs Linaker Ziegfeld Girl (1941) - Nick Capalini Ship Ahoy (1942) - Pietro Polesi The Desperadoes (1943) - Jack Lester Northern Pursuit (1943) - Tom Dagor Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) - J.E. Clave One Body Too Many (1944) - Morton Gellman - Attorney Allotment Wives (1945) - Spike Malone Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946) - Waldo The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) - Leon Dumont Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - Prefect of Police (as Bernard J. Nedell) Albuquerque (1948) - Sheriff Ed Linton (as Bernard J. Nedell) The Loves of Carmen (1948) - Pablo Hickey & Boggs (1972) - Used Car Salesman