Bernard Siegel

Bernard Siegel (April 19, 1868 – July 9, 1940) was an Austro-Hungarian born American character actor, whose career spanned both the silent film era, as well as carrying over into the beginning of sound pictures. His career spanned over 25 years, during which time he performed in over 50 films.

Life and career Siegel was born in the city of Lemberg (today known as Lviv, Ukraine), in the province of Galicia in the Austria-Hungarian Empire on April 19, 1868. His film career began with a small featured role in the 1913 silent film, The Third Degree (which would be remade in 1919, and again in 1926, the latter film being the first film directed by Michael Curtiz ). Over the next 26 years he would appear in almost 70 films, most of those films taking place during the silent era. He would only act in thirteen sound films.

In 1940 Siegel, age 72, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography (Filmography based on the AFI database, with supplemental information from Media Bang) 1915 Karl 1915 Hans, a porter 1916 Souls in Bondage Mr. Brenner 1917 Dago Sam 1917 Paul 1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation Carl, the spy 1917 Valet 1917 Arsene Lupin Charolais 1917 Ivan 1917 Riddle 1917 Within the Law Tom Dacey 1918 Brown 1918 Hoarded Assets 1918 Li Min 1918 Everybody's Girl Millinery shop proprietor 1918 Oelsen 1918 1918 All Man Ryan 1918 1919 In Honor's Web Norman Cobb 1919 Seymour 1919 David Creed 1919 Silent Strength Tom Tripp 1920 Rabeet 1920 Dead Men Tell No Tales Braithwaite 1920 Sheriff 1921 Provost-Sergeant Blount 1922 Mr. Sleeker 1922 Anton Barbier 1922 Sim Calloway 1922 The Love Nest Sim Corwin 1923 None So Blind Saul Cohen 1923 Sidewalks of New York 1923 Where Is This West? Indian servant 1924 The stranger 1924 Emblems of Love 1924 Tew Fick Pasha 1924 Against All Odds Lewis 1924 Romance Ranch Felipe Varillo 1925 Manuel 1925 Wild Horse Mesa Toddy Nokin 1925 Joseph Buquet 1925 Alfred Schreber 1925 Do Etin 1926 Going Crooked 1928 Laugh, Clown, Laugh Simon 1928 Stand and Deliver Blind Operator 1928 The Divine Sinner Johan Ludwig 1929 Sea Fury Carpenter