Bernie Kopell Biography (1933-)

Full name, Bernard Morton Kopell; born June 21, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY; son ofAl Bernard and Pauline (maiden name, Taran) Kopell; married Yolanda Veloz, November 2, 1974 (divorced, 1995); married Catrina Honadle; children: (secondmarriage) Adam Alexander.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: June 21, 1933; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
The Brighter Day, CBS, 1961
Conrad Siegfried, Get Smart, NBC, 1966-69, then CBS, 1970
Jerry Bauman, That Girl, ABC, 1966-71
Voice, Lancelot Link/Secret Chimp (also known as The Lancelot Link Secret Chimp Hour), 1970
Louie Palucci, The Doris Day Show, CBS, 1970-71
Charlie Miller, Needles and Pins, NBC, 1973
Alan-a-Dale, When Things Were Rotten, ABC, 1975-76
Dr. Adam Bricker, The Love Boat, ABC, 1977-86
Host of the series Railway Adventures across Europe, The Travel Channel.
Movies
Bill, A Guide for the Married Woman, ABC, 1978
Mr. Mendelsson, Combat High (also known as Combat Academy),NBC, 1986
Dr. Adam Bricker, The Love Boat: The Christmas Cruise, 1986
Dr. Adam Bricker, The Love Boat: The Shipshape Cruise, 1986
Dr. Adam Bricker, The Love Boat: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn&quest;,1986
Siegfried, Get Smart, Again!, Fox, 1989
Dr. Adam Bricker, The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (also known asThe Love Boat: A Summer Cruise), PBS, 1990
Television host, Land of the Free, HBO, 1997
Specials
Howard Wagner, Death of a Salesman, CBS, 1966
Hoffman, Flo's Place, 1976
Don, Wild about Harry, 1978
An All Star Party for Aaron Spelling, ABC, 1998
Episodic
George, My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1963
Morton Beanbaker, attorney, "Poor Little Rich Cat," My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1964
Black Salmon, "The Umquaw Strip," Petticoat Junction, 1964
Jerry Best, "The Movie Starlet," The Beverly Hillbillies, 1965
Juan, "Remember the Alimony," The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1966
James D. Stuart, "You Ought to Be in Pictures," Green Acres, 1966
Dr. Chomsky, "Samantha Twitches for Unicef," Bewitched, ABC, 1969
A. J. Sylvester, "A Bunny for Tabitha," Bewitched, ABC, 1969
Apothecary, "Samantha's Secret Spell," Bewitched, ABC, 1969
Counselor, "Love and the Marriage Counselor," Love, American Style, 1970
Professor, "Psychic Shmychic," The Odd Couple, c. 1970
Apothecary, "Samantha's Lost Weekend," Bewitched, ABC, 1970

Dr. Rhinehouse, "Samantha's Secret Is Discovered," Bewitched,ABC, 1970
Reed, "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes," Night Gallery, 1971
Baron, "Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster," Bewitched, ABC, 1971
Apothecary, "A Plague on Maurice and Samantha," Bewitched, ABC, 1971
Alonzo, "The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit," Bewitched, ABC, 1971
Dr. Arnold, "I Want to Be Alone," The Bob Newhart Show, 1972
Apothecary, "Sam's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse," Bewitched, ABC, 1972
Arthur Ganz, "Mask of Death," The Streets of San Francisco, 1974
Dean Watson, "School of Fear," The Streets of San Francisco, 1975
Charlie, "For the Love of Money," Harry O, 1975
Doctor, "The Trevi Collection," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1975
Tony, "Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1975
Sam Bernard, "Money Back Guarantee," Kojak, 1975
Pete Martin, "Vulture of the Andes," The Six Million Dollar Man, 1976
Burt, "The Failure," Alice, 1977
Dr. Adam Bricker, "Love Boat Angels," Parts 1-2, Charlie's Angels, 1979
Apple Dan Bonny, "The Return of Apple Dan Bonny," Legmen, 1984
Dr. Roland, "Lillian Loses Her Powers," The Charmings, 1987
Vincent Lagarski, "Last of the Red Hot Vampires," Sledge Hammer!,1987
Boguslav Martin, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991
Doc, "Ill Will," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1992
Dr. Adam Bricker, "Goin' Overboard: Part 2," Martin, 1997
Dr. Les Franklin, "Physician, Murder Thyself," Diagnosis Murder, 1997
Himself, "Fraternity Row," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1997
Dr. Adam Bricker, "Reunion," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998
Dr. Beldon, "Beheading St. Valentine," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox,1999
Earl the coroner, "Which Prue Is It, Anyway&quest;," Charmed, TheWB, 1999
Appeared as Puerto Rican diplomat, The Flying Nun, ABC; and as Siegfried, Get Smart; also appeared in episodes of The Danny Kaye Show; The Farmer's Daughter, ABC; Hart to Hart; Head over Heels; The Jack Benny Show, CBS; and The Steve Allen Show.
Pilots
Dr. O'Neill, The Love Boat II, ABC, 1977
Dr. Adam Bricker, The New Love Boat, ABC, 1977
Other Television Appearances
Potiphar, Greatest Heroes of the Bible (miniseries), 1978
Half Nelson, 1985
Film Appearances
Commercial director, The Thrill of It All, 1963
Fawning art fan, The Wheeler Dealers (also known as Separate Beds), 1963
Taragon, Good Neighbor Sam, Columbia, 1964
Assistant to the Guru Brahmin, The Loved One, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1965
Penrat, Black Jack (also known as God Bless the Bomb and Wild in the Sky), American International Pictures, 1973
Dr. Gutman, Missing Pieces, 1991
Anthony Mason, Follow Your Heart, DMG Entertainment, 1998
Gil Griffin, Bug Buster, DMG Entertainment, 1998
(As Bernie Koppel) Konrad Siegfried, Comedy Central's Canned Ham:The Dr. Evil Story (also known as The Dr. Evil Story and Spyography: The Dr. Evil Story), Comedy Central, 1999
Appeared as President Polk's secretary, The Oregon Trail, Twentieth Century-Fox.
Stage Appearances
The Rabbi and the Toyota Dealer, Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, 1985
A Need for Brussels Sprouts, Mayfair Theatre, 1985
A History of Shadows, CBS Studios Center, Studio City, CA, 1994
Rumors, Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks, CA, 1996-97
Appeared as Russian peddler, The 49th Cousin, Players' Ring Theatre, Los Angeles; and as Lenny Ganz, Rumors, Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre, FL; also appeared in Death of a Salesman, Los Angeles production.
Major Tours
Toured as Lenny Ganz, Rumors.
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
The Love Boat, ABC, between 1977-1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Back Stage West, May 19, 1994, p. 7; August 8, 1996, p. 3.

Electronic:

Bernie Kopell Web Site, http://www.berniekopell.com.

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