Famous People with Name Mendel

Mendel Milton Berle Berlinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mendel Milton Berle Berlinger: was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater from 1948–1955, he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie or Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.

Mendel Jackson Davis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mendel Jackson Davis: was a lawyer and a United States Representative from South Carolina.

Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger: was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater from 1948–1955, he was the first major star of television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie or Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.Berle appeared as a child actor in silent films, beginning with The Perils of Pauline (1914), filmed in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Pearl White.[1] The director told Berle that he would portray a little boy who would be thrown from a moving train. In Milton Berle: An Autobiography (1975), he explained, "I was scared shitless, even when he went on to tell me that Pauline would save my life. Which is exactly what happened, except that at the crucial moment they threw a bundle of rags instead of me from the train. I bet there are a lot of comedians around today who are sorry about that."

Mendelson Joe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mendelson Joe: a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter.In 1975 Joe adopted his current name, and began performing as a solo artist, frequently collaborating with musicians such as Ben Mink, Gwen Swick and Colin Linden. He also began to make a name for himself as a contemporary artist, pursuing painting as well as music.Joe has also been an outspoken political activist, often using his art to express political themes. His most famous painting depicted Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with his face superimposed on a pair of human buttocks. He published a book of his portraits, Joe's Toronto, in 2005.

Emanuel Mendel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Emanuel Mendel: was a German neurologist and psychiatrist who was a university professor and director of a polyclinic in Berlin. He was born in Bunzlau, Lower Silesia; (today known as Boleslawiec, Poland). He studied medicine in Berlin and in 1873 received his habilitation. He was founder and publisher of the neurological/psychiatric magazine Neurologisches Centralblatt. Mendel was an advocate concerning the unification of psychiatry and neurology as complementary disciplines. Among his better-known students and assistants were Max Bielschowsky (1869-1940), Edward Flatau (1869-1932), Lazar Minor (1855-1942) and Louis Jacobsohn-Lask (1863-1940)