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Bernard Nedell

Bernard Nedell

Actor · Died November 23, 1972, aged 74 · New York City, New York, USA

Bernard Jay Nedell (October 14, 1898 – November 23, 1972) was an American film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1916 and 1972.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 14, 1898
Died
November 23, 1972 (aged 74)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 45% in 30 days

What are Bernard Nedell's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
63%
Bonds
14%
Power
12%
Self
8%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
7
Warm
8
Thrilling
6
Romantic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bernard Nedell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernard Nedell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hickey & Boggs(1972)

    as Used Car Salesman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Other Wise Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • The Loves of Carmen(1948)

    as Pablo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Albuquerque(1948)

    as Sheriff Ed Linton

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Monsieur Verdoux(1947)

    as Prefect of Police

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf in Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Leon Dumont

  • Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Waldo (as Bernerd Nedell)

  • Behind Green Lights(1946)

    as Walter Bard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Allotment Wives(1945)

    as Spike Malone

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • One Body Too Many(1944)

    as Morton Gellman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Maisie Goes to Reno(1944)

    as J.E. Clave

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Karpis

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    as Tom Dagor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Desperadoes(1943)

    as Jack Lester

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ship Ahoy(1942)

    as Pietro Polesi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Feminine Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Subway Snake (uncredited)

  • Ziegfeld Girl(1941)

    as Nick Capalini

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • So You Won't Talk(1940)

    as Bugs Linaker

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rangers of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tod Shelby

  • Strange Cargo(1940)

    as Marfeu

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Slightly Honorable(1939)

    as Pete Godena

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fast and Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ed Connors

  • Those High Grey Walls(1939)

    as Redlands

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angels Wash Their Faces(1939)

    as William Kroner

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • They All Come Out(1939)

    as Clyde "Reno" Madigan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Some Like It Hot(1939)

    as Stephen Hanratty

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Lucky Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dusty Sawyer

  • Secret Service of the Air(1939)

    as Earl 'Ace' Hemrich

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Exposed(1938)

    as Mike Romero

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oh, Boy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Angelo Tonelli

  • The Live Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as James Cody

  • Come Across (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Canarsy - Gang Leader

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble(1938)

    as Clipper McCoy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • First Offence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as The Boss

  • Lazybones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mike McCarthy

  • Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gen. Da Costa

  • The Girl in Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as de Courville

  • Her Imaginary Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Davidson

  • The Innocents of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tony Costello

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Press Rawlinson

  • The Call of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ramon Tares

  • The Man from Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Nick Dugan

  • The Return of the Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • The Silver King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Capt. 'Spider' Skinner

  • A Knight in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Prince Zalnoff

  • Bachelor Apartments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Janitor

  • Leap to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Oscar

  • Ignorance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Francois

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1916 to 1972.

Highest rated

Albuquerque (1948)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Hickey & Boggs (1972)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1910s2 · acting1920s4 · acting1930s22 · acting1940s18 · acting1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Bernard Nedell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bernard Nedell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernard Nedell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Vidor shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers