![]() ![]() ![]() He also continued working in regional theater, including in a play, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, he adapted from Mark Twain’s short stories. His last television credit was an appearance in 2007 in Without a Trace. He left the series after one season to appear in Amadeus on Broadway.īirney’s TV career continued through the 1980s ( Glitter, Seal Morning), the ’90s ( Murder, She Wrote, Live Shot, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). His highest-profile post- Bernie role came in 1982, when he was a regular cast member during the debut season of NBC’s St. Other TV credits include appearances throughout the ’70s and ’80s in such series as Family and The Love Boat and the miniseries Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls. ![]() Elsewhere’ (Birney at bottom right, 1982) Everett Collection Also that year he starred in a short-lived TV adaptation of the 1973 film Serpico. Although CBS never admitted to caving in to the protests, Bridget Loves Bernie was canceled after its debut season.īirney followed up the series with various TV movies and series guest spots, making his biggest subsequent splash as John Quincy Adams in the 1976 series The Adams Chronicles. Bridget Loves Bernie became a ratings success, ranking second behind Maude among the new shows of the 1972-73 TV season and finishing the season tied for fifth among all primetime series.īut the comedy’s subject matter was protested by various Jewish groups, who criticized both what they saw as Jewish stereotypes and the show’s condoning of interfaith marriage. The series was given pride of place on CBS’ famed Saturday night lineup, following All in the Family and preceding The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery Meredith Baxter, David Birney, ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ (1972-73) Everett CollectionĪlthough he had small roles in a number of television series beginning in the late 1960s, Birney found his signature role in the short-lived Bridget Loves Bernie, a CBS situation comedy about the marriage of Jewish cab driver and writer Bernie Steinberg, played by Birney, and Catholic schoolteacher Bridget Fitzgerald, played by Meredith Baxter (the co-stars would marry in real life following the show’s cancellation). ![]()
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