Tom Bernard obit

Thomas Bernard Obituary

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Thomas Joseph Bernard March 21, 1932 - May 22, 2018 Santa Ynez Thomas Joseph Bernard passed away May 22, 2018 after fighting multiple health issues. He was born on March 21, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA. Tom was a child actor starting at age nine performing in theater, radio, TV and movies. In 1958 he changed career paths and moved to San Diego. He spent 21 years with Rohr Industries where he held various positions primarily in systems development. His last appointment was in 1979 where he was named President and General Manager of the Rohr Flxible Bus Co. in Ohio. When Tom returned to San Diego he joined Linkabit and served as Vice President of Communication Networks. Shortly after the initial founders started QUALCOMM, Tom joined as Vice President of Commercial Programs, later to hold the positions of VP and General Manager of OmniTRACS and eventually Sr. VP and General Manager of the Infrastructure Products Division. Tom helped spin off Leap Wireless as Vice Chairman and Executive VP in 1998 and retired in 2001. Tom had a very adventuresome spirit. He loved flying, golfing, fishing, swimming, skiing, horseback riding and traveling the world. His love for life was contagious. After retirement Tom and his wife moved to the Santa Ynez Valley where he totally embraced his last twelve years of life. He left behind a wife Teresa, children Dustin, Cydney, Tom and Allan. He had five grandchildren Sophie, Charlie, Kit, Awna and Scarlett. There will be a Celebration of Life held on June 9th at 4 PM at the Alisal River Course in Solvang, CA.

Bernard was born on March 21, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), The Ruggles (1949) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He was married to Teresa Bernard née Phillips and Kit Bennett Bernard née Kanter. He died on May 22, 2018 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

 

Actor

Men of Annapolis (1957)

Men of Annapolis

6.9

TV Series

TommyBilging Midshipman

1957–1958

2 episodes

 

Science Fiction Theatre (1955)

Science Fiction Theatre

8.0

TV Series

Elton CraneJoe Ellison

1955–1956

2 episodes

 

Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)

Screen Directors Playhouse

7.2

TV Series

Bellhop (scenes deleted, as Tommy Bernard)

1955

1 episode

 

The People's Choice (1955)

The People's Choice

7.8

TV Series

Stan Mason

1955

1 episode

 

James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause

7.6

Harry

1955

 

Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

It's Always Fair Weather

7.0

Page (uncredited)

1955

 

Mary Murphy in Hell's Island (1955)

Hell's Island

5.9

(uncredited)

1955

 

Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)

Public Defender

7.3

TV Series

Jerry Goodwin

1954

1 episode

 

Natalie Wood, Paul Hartman, Robert Hyatt, and Fay Wray in The Pride of the Family (1953)

The Pride of the Family

6.7

TV Series

Tom

1954

2 episodes

 

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

Four Star Playhouse

7.6

TV Series

1954

1 episode

 

Eve Arden in Our Miss Brooks (1952)

Our Miss Brooks

8.0

TV Series

1954

1 episode

 

John Derek and Wanda Hendrix in Sea of Lost Ships (1953)

Sea of Lost Ships

6.6

Sailor (uncredited)

1953

 

George Reeves in Adventures of Superman (1952)

Adventures of Superman

7.7

TV Series

Doug

1953

1 episode

 

Your Favorite Story (1953)

Your Favorite Story

6.9

TV Series

1953

1 episode

 

Robert Cummings in My Hero (1952)

My Hero

6.8

TV Series

Henry GoodwinDelbert Yaeger

1952–1953

2 episodes

 

Duncan Renaldo in The Cisco Kid (1950)

The Cisco Kid

7.1

TV Series

Danny Whitacre

1953

1 episode

 

Above and Beyond (1952)

Above and Beyond

6.9

Private (uncredited)

1952

 

The Ruggles (1949)

The Ruggles

7.4

TV Series

Chuck Ruggles

1949–1952

137 episodes

 

Skirts Ahoy! (1952)

Skirts Ahoy!

5.7

Young Sailor (uncredited)

1952

 

Stuart Erwin in The Stu Erwin Show (1950)

The Stu Erwin Show

6.8

TV Series

Johnny (as Tommy Bernard)

1951

1 episode

 

Arlene Dahl and Barry Sullivan in No Questions Asked (1951)

No Questions Asked

6.7

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1951

 

The Bigelow Theatre (1950)

The Bigelow Theatre

7.1

TV Series

(as Tommy Bernard)

1951

1 episode

 

Ray Milland and Lana Turner in A Life of Her Own (1950)

A Life of Her Own

6.2

Adam (uncredited)

1950

 

Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Betty Lynn, and Fred MacMurray in Father Was a Fullback (1949)

Father Was a Fullback

6.4

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1949

 

Douglas Fowley, Eula Guy, and Ransom Sherman in Yankee Fakir (1947)

Yankee Fakir

5.7

Tommy Mason (as Tommy Bernard)

1947

 

Self

Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy

TV Special

Self

1952

 

Archive Footage

Rediscovering a Rebel (1996)

Rediscovering a Rebel

6.5

TV Short

Self - 'Harry' (archive footage)

1996