Bernard Punsly auditioned for the 1935 play "Dead End" on a lark - he had absolutely no show-business experience whatsoever, had never studied acting and had no desire to be an actor. He said that show business seemed like it might be fun, so he figured he'd give it a shot. To his surprise he was picked for he play, and when it turned out to be a ...
First role was at the age of 8 in a Broadway production of "I Love an Actress." The show folded after only a week.
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Son of a New York City tailor.
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Played the sad-eyed "Dead End Kid" who was deep-down a good guy but fell into the gang by hard luck.
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In February 1994, Bernard appeared with fellow ex-Dead End Kid Huntz Hall at a ceremony in which the gang received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Graduated from University of Georgia's Medical College, he was a doctor of internal medicine who ran his own practice for years. Also was chief of staff at South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach, California.
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At the death of Huntz Hall in 1999, Dr. Punsley became the last surviving original Dead End Kid.
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One of the "Dead End" kids.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mug Town
1942
Ape
Junior Army
1942
Bad Eye - Gang Member (uncredited)
Tough As They Come
1942
Ape
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
'Creaseball' Plunkett
Sea Raiders
1941
Butch
Mob Town
1941
Ape
Hit the Road
1941
Ape
Give Us Wings
1940
Ape
Junior G-Men
1940
Lug
You're Not So Tough
1940
Ape
On Dress Parade
1939
Dutch (as Bernard Punsley)
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
Sleepy Arkelian (as Bernard Punsley)
Hell's Kitchen
1939
Ouch (as Bernard Punsley)
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Milt (as Bernard Punsley)
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Hunky (as Bernard Punsley)
Little Tough Guy
1938
Ape
Crime School
1938
Fats (as Bernard Punsley)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
Caddy (uncredited)
Dead End
1937
Milty
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
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