Bernard Punsly

Punsly was born on July 11, 1923 in New York City. In 1935, He auditioned for a part in the play Dead End, because he thought it might be fun. The success of the play led to a number of its child actors being cast in a 1937 film adaptation, Dead End, including Punsly. Its success led to the group appearing in a series of "Dead End Kids" films. He later appeared in an offshoot group of thosefilms starring what were dubbed the "The Little Tough Guys". Punsly worked with well known stars such as Ronald Reagan, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, John Garfield, and Humphrey Bogart in these films.

Even as an actor,Punsley was known to read medical books in his spare time. He joined the army after his last film, Mug Town, where he received medical training. Upon discharge Punsley entered the Medical College of the University of Georgia, subsequently obtaining his medical degree. He returned to California and set up a medical practice in Torrance, never returning to show business.

He became chief of staff in the South Bay Hospital in Redondo Beach, California.

Punsly married a woman named Lynne[2] and had two children, Brian and Richard.

He died of cancer on January 20, 2004, at age 80, in a hospital in Torrance, California.[1]

• Bernard Punsly at IMDb
• Bernard Punsly at the Internet Broadway Database
• Bernard Punsly at Find a Grave