Bernie Kopell
Bernard Morton "Bernie" Kopell (born June 21, 1933 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American actor who has worked in the film and television business since the early 1960s. Famous for the TV series Mini-Max and Love Boat .
life and career
After studying at New York University and doing military service aboard the USS Iowa , Bernie Kopell began working as an actor. However, he did not find any engagements at first and had to earn his living as a taxi driver. An encounter with Hollywood producer Dick Einfeld, who happened to be in Kopell's taxi in 1959, led to his first minor supporting roles. Kopell made a name for himself from the mid-1960s with recurring roles in two television series: he played the role of the villainous secret agent Siegfried in the parodic agent series Mini-Max , and in the sitcom Suss, but a little crazy , he played Marlo's neighbor Thomas .
Kopell owes international fame above all to his role as ship's doctor Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker in the popular television series Love Boat , he played this character between 1977 and 1986 in a total of 250 episodes of the series. In some episodes of Love Boat he also participated as a screenwriter . Since the end of Love Boat, Kopell has appeared as a guest star on television series such as The Prince of Bel-Air , Charmed - The Magic Witches , Scrubs - The Beginners , Monk and Hawaii Five-0 . Some of his later appearances were a reference to his role as Doc Bricker . He also worked temporarily for the Travel Channel as a moderator for some documentaries.
Bernie Kopell has been married to Catrina Honadle for the third time since 1997 and they have two children.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1963: The Man from the Diners Club (The Man from the Diner's Club)
- 1963: The Thrill of It All (The Thrill of It All)
- 1963: Separate Beds (The Wheeler Dealers)
- 1964: Lend Me Your Husband (Good Neighbor Sam)
- 1965: Death in Hollywood (The Loved One)
- 1966: Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
- 1976: This Land is My Land (Bound for Glory)
- 1989: Die nackte Bombe II ( Get Smart, Again!; TV movie)
- 1990: The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (TV movie)
- 1991: On the Sunny Side of Life (Missing Pieces)
- 1998: Universal Fighter
- 2004: Silly Movie 2.0 (Miss Cast Away)
- 2005: The Cutter
- 2010: First Dog
- 2018: Sharknado 6: The Last One ( The Last Sharknado: It's About Time ; TV movie)
TV Shows
- 1961: Whispering Smith (1 episode)
- 1963: 77 Sunset Strip (1 episode)
- 1963: Alfred Hitchcock presents (1 episode)
- 1964–1965: My Uncle from Mars (3 episodes)
- 1965–1970: Mini-Max ( Get Smart ; 14 episodes)
- 1966–1971: Sweet, but a little crazy ( That Girl ; 31 episodes)
- 1969–1972: In love with a witch (9 episodes)
- 1970–1973: Doris Day in ... ( The Doris Day Show ; 8 episodes)
- 1972: The Boss ( Ironside ; 1 episode)
- 1972: Männerwirtschaft ( The Odd Couple ; 1 episode)
- 1973–1974: Mode, Mädchen und Moneten ( Needles and Pins ; 14 episodes)
- 1974/1975: The streets of San Francisco (2 episodes)
- 1975: Mission in Manhattan (1 episode)
- 1975: Robi Robi Robin Hood ( When Things Were Rotten , 13 episodes)
- 1976: The two with the shoot (2 episodes)
- 1977: Snack with a bite ( Alice ; 1 episode)
- 1979: Charlie's Angels (1 episode)
- 1977–1986: Love Boat ( The Love Boat ; 250 episodes)
- 1981: Hard but warm (1 episode)
- 1987: Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1 episode)
- 1987: Junge Schicksale ( ABC Afterschool Specials ; 1 episode)
- 1992: The Prince of Bel-Air (1 episode)
- 1997: Diagnosis: Murder (1 episode)
- 1999: Beverly Hills, 90210 (1 episode)
- 1999: Charmed (1 episode)
- 2003: Scrubs (1 episode)
- 2006: Hotel Zack & Cody (1 episode)
- 2009: Monk (1 episode)
- 2012/2013: See Dad Run (2 episodes)
- 2013: Arrested Development (3 episodes)
- 2016: Gamer's Guide to Just about Everything (1 episode)
- 2017: Hawaii Five-0 (1 episode)
- 2017: Superstore (1 episode)
- 2019: Better Things (1 episode)
- 2019: Silicon Valley (2 episodes)
Web links
- Bernie Kopell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Web site Bernie Kopell (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernie Kopell at Allmovie
- ^ Bernie Kopell at Allmovie
- ↑ 'Viagara Falls' star Bernie Kopell on 'Love Boat' Reunions and Little Blue Pills
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kopell, Bernie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kopell, Bernard Morton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American stage, film and television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |