Emanuel Anthony Bertram Fernando, popularly known as Bertram Fernando, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and stage drama.
12 Facts About Bertram Fernando
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Bertram Fernando worked as a store keeper in the marketing department after he quit cinema.
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Bertram Fernando died on 15 November 1986 at the age of 65.
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Bertram Fernando first acted in stage play Avataraya in 1940 as an 18-year-old boy.
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Bertram Fernando made his cinema debut in the 1947 film Kadawunu Poronduwa, Sri Lanka's first film to be made in Sinhalese.
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Bertram Fernando played a caricature role "Junda" in the 1948 film Kapati Arakshakaya.
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Bertram Fernando played a comic character "Peethara" in the 1949 film Peralena Iranama, which made his mark in the cinema.
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In 1950, he acted in the film Hadisi Vinischaya as "Pinthu" and then Bertram Fernando acted in the 1951 film Sengawunu Pilithura in which he sang a song for the first time with the role of "Minister Aluneris".
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In 1953, Bertram Fernando joined the Cinemas company to act in the film Sujatha with the role "Perera Unnehe".
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Bertram Fernando was critically acclaimed for the role "Kavan Piyasena" in the 1954 film Radala Piliruwa.
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Bertram Fernando entered the cinema as a film producer with the 1958 film Daskama.
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The last film that Bertram Fernando acted in was Roland Amarasinghe's 1971 film Kesara Sinhayo.