| Brute Bernard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | James Prudhomme |
| Born | June 6, 1921[1] |
| Died | July 14, 1984 (aged 63)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Joe Hawkins (his death) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brute Berhard Brute Bernard Jim Bernard[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Quebec[1] |
| Trained by | Jack Britton[1] |
| Debut | 1957[1] |
| Retired | 1980 |
James Prudhomme (June 6, 1921 – July 14, 1984), was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Brute Bernard or Jim 'Brute' Bernhard.
He spent much of his career wrestling as part of a tag team with Skull Murphy. He competed for several wrestling promotions associated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He also worked for the Australia-based World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as well as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). He died of a gunshot while cleaning a rifle in 1984.