---
name: "Bernard Spear"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bernard-spear"
fi1m_id: "bernard-spear"
imdb_id: "nm0817287"
tmdb_id: 1229471
wikidata_id: "Q4893662"
roles: []
born: "11 September 1919"
died: "9 May 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:19:02.251384+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bernard Spear

## Identity

Bernard Spear

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bernard-spear
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bernard-spear
- **IMDb ID:** nm0817287
- **TMDB ID:** 1229471
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4893662
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Spear, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893662, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817287/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229471

Actor. Born 11 September 1919 in London, England, UK. Died 9 May 2003.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 September 1919, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 9 May 2003
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Spear, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4893662, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817287/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229471

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang*](https://film.one/film/chitty-chitty-bang-bang.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bernard Spear (1919–2003) was an English actor. He appeared in the 1968 film *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* as the Second Spy, and in other films including *Bedazzled* (1967), *The Adventures of Barry McKenzie* (1972), *Yentl* (1983) as the Tailor, and *The Man Who Cried* (2000).

On stage, he played dual roles in the 1968 London production of *Man of La Mancha* and appeared in West End musicals such as *Hello, Dolly!*. His television work included the BAFTA-winning play *Bar Mitzvah Boy* (1976) and a regular role in the soap *Albion Market* (1985–86), as well as episodes of *Lovejoy*.

Born in Croydon, Surrey, Spear served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War. He married dancer and writer Mary Newton in 1949; they had one son.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* (1968), Fi1m 70, as Second Spy — [page](https://film.one/film/chitty-chitty-bang-bang.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Man Who Cried* (2000), as Man in Sweatshop
- *One Last Chance* (1990), as Archie
- *Geh Kinde Geh* (1989), Actor
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Morrie Samuels
- *Albion Market* (1985), series, Actor
- *Yentl* (1983), as Tailor
- *Wombling Free* (1977), as Arnold Takahashi
- *Target* (1977), series, as Tyler
- *Gulliver's Travels* (1977), as (voice)
- *Bar Mitzvah Boy* (1976), as Victor Green
- *My Son Reuben* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Benny — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman* (1973), as Jake Tripper
- *The Folk Singer* (1972), as Eddie Ruebens
- *The Adventures of Barry McKenzie* (1972), as Cabbie
- *Hide and Seek* (1972), as Fruit Vendor
- *The Tomfoolery Show* (1970), series, Actor
- *Paul Temple* (1969), series, Actor
- *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* (1968), as Second Spy — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/chitty-chitty-bang-bang.md)
- *Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width* (1967), series, Actor
- *Arrivederci, Baby!* (1966), as French Inspector
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Mawson
- *The Likely Lads* (1964), series, as Freddy Fyfe
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Mr. Fishback
- *Barnaby Rudge* (1960), series, Actor
- *Night School* (1960), as Cyril Tully
- *An Arabian Night* (1960), as Karim
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Eddie Reubens

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