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Bernard Nadler
Sam Anderson as Bernard
First appearance	"Everybody Hates Hugo"
Centric episode(s)	"S.O.S."
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Name	Bernard Nadler
Age	56 or 57
Former residence	The Bronx, New York
Profession	Dentist
Portrayed by	Sam Anderson

Bernard Nadler is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Sam Anderson. Bernard is a survivor of the crash of the tail-section of Oceanic Flight 815 and is married to Rose.

Bernard with Rose on their honeymoon.

Bernard is a dentist. He met Rose when freeing her car from a snowbank, and proposed five months later at Niagara Falls after fifty-six years of bachelorhood. At that time, Rose revealed that she was sick with an illness that had gone into remission but which has now recurred; she only has a year left to live. The two marry regardless and on their honeymoon, Bernard surprised her by taking her to a faith healer named Isaac in Australia. Rose grew very upset, as she had long since accepted her fate, but agreed to see the man, and afterwards falsely told Bernard that she had been cured. During the flight home, Bernard went to use the bathroom at the rear of the plane and became separated from his wife after the crash.

Bernard lands with the tail-section survivors on the other side of the island. He is still buckled into his seat, and stuck atop a tree. He is coaxed down by Ana Lucia and Goodwin. Bernard grows extremely worried when he cannot find Rose's body. After the Others invade the camp, Bernard finds himself as one of the few remaining survivors. After moving inland, the group discover the Arrow station, where they find an assortment of items, including a radio. Bernard uses it, and makes contact with Boone, who was responding via the beech craft. Ana Lucia switches the radio off, dismissing it as a trick by the Others. After Michael, Jin and Sawyer arrive, Bernard is reassured that Rose is alive and well. He sets off with the others to migrate with the fuselage survivors.

Bernard on day 48.

On the way, air hostess Cindy suddenly disappears, and Bernard witness the accidental death of Shannon. Ana Lucia keeps Bernard and the others from arriving on the beach, but they eventually press on without her; Bernard is then reunited with Rose. Since attending Shannon's funeral, Bernard forgets Rose's birthday, and asks Jin for help finding an oyster. He is then informed by Sawyer that Jin is due to be a father. Later, Bernard makes preparations to create a giant S.O.S. sign on the beach. After being discouraged by Rose, however, he takes his frustration out on the few people willing to help, until he is reduced to constructing it himself. It is then that Rose admits to lying about being healed on their honeymoon. Bernard abandons the sign when he learns that her illness disappeared on the island.

Bernard also saves Claire from being hit with the hatch door after the implosion. Later, Sawyer steals Bernard's cassette tape of Phil Collins, as a gift for Kate. Much later, Bernard and Rose assist in rigging the shelters with wire from the wreckage. However, when Karl arrives on the beach to warn the camp of the Others' imminent arrival, Bernard volunteers to stay behind and detonate the dynamite, much to Rose's concern. That night, Bernard hits his target, killing a few Others in the ensuing explosion. When the plan backfires, however, Bernard retreats but is caught by Tom. As he, Jin and Sayid are interrogated, Bernard reveals the location of the other survivors. He is soon rescued by Sawyer, Hurley and Juliet.

• There is a deleted scene from "Exodus" where Claire speaks with the pilot prior to the flight. The Pilot speaks of his father, named Bernard, and the description he provides is similar to that of Bernard. The canonicity of this is currently unknown.
• Bernard is the only character in the survivors' camp from the tail section of Oceanic 815 to survive (not including those taken by the Others).