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'''Bernard Houseman''' is a male character that features in the [[Spider-Man]] movies.

==Biography==
Bernard Houseman was the male butler to the Osborn family where he tended to [[Norman Osborn]]. In an effort to save [[Oscorp]], Norman became desperate to save his company and intended to create [[Human Performance Enhancers]] for the task. After an explosion, Osborn was found in his home after waking up from a night he could not remember when a lady informed him that [[Mendel Stromm]] had been murdered with the Goblin suit being stolen. Bernard would apologize to her but asked her to wait outside. After the death of Norman Osborn, Houseman would continue to serve the family by serving as the butler to [[Harry Osborn]].

==Overview==
===Personality and attributes===
He would comment that Norman Osborn was only obsessed after his work.

Such was the extent of his service that Houseman saw himself as a friend to the Osborn's and loved both Norman as well as Harry. 

===Powers and abilities===
Houseman had no special abilities or talents beyond those of serving as a butler to the Osborn family. 

==Notes==
*Bernard Houseman was an original creation of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy where he was portrayed by actor John Paxton.

==In other media==
===Television===
*In The Spectacular Spider-Man, Bernard Houseman made an appearance in the series after being adapted for the cartoon where he was in the episode "Blueprints" and was played by Jeff Bennett. He would be an white haired man with a moustache who served as the personal butler of Norman Osborn and the Osborn family.

==Appearances==
*''Spider-Man'':
*''Spider-Man 2'':
*''Spider-Man 3'':

==External Links==
*[http://marvel.wikia.com/Bernard_Houseman_(Earth-96283) Marvel Database Entry]
*[http://spiderman-films.wikia.com/wiki/Bernard_Houseman Spider-Man Wiki Entry]

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[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Film characters]]
[[Category:Butlers]]
[[Category:Spider-Man]]
[[Category:John Paxton]]