Terry Kiser

Terry Kiser

Terry Kiser (born August 1, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the dead title-character in the comedy Weekend at Bernie's, and its sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II. Terry was a regular on two soap operas, The Secret Storm on CBS and The Doctors on NBC. Kiser has guest-starred numerous times on episodic television, particularly sitcoms, though he made a notable appearance as a comedian Vic Hitler (aka, Vic the Narcoleptic Comic) on the drama Hill Street Blues. He also portrayed the conniving Doctor Crews in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood and appeared in Mannequin: On the Move as a sorcerer. He played a jerky lawyer in the volleyball film Sideout. Kiser also had a recurring role as Craven on Night Court, H.G. Wells in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He also appeared in three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will & Grace and The Golden Girls, as well as in two episodes of Three's Company as two different characters. Kiser was a member of Carol Burnett's repertory company on Carol and Company that aired in 1990 and 1991. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terry Kiser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

The Pitchfork Retreat
The Pitchfork Retreat
as Ike
Movie - Released: 12/6/2025
A Gunfighter's Deal
A Gunfighter's Deal
as Stranger
Movie - Released: 10/31/2025

2024

Stream
Stream
as Bruce
Movie - Released: 8/21/2024

2023

Mutilator 2
Mutilator 2
as Jack Chatham
Movie - Released: 10/7/2023

2018

Farmer of the Year
Farmer of the Year
as Virgil
Movie - Released: 4/13/2018
The Kingsbury Run
The Kingsbury Run
as Todd Fincher
Movie - Released: 4/1/2018

2013

A Christmas Tree Miracle
A Christmas Tree Miracle
as Henry Banks
Movie - Released: 12/24/2013
Vampire Riderz
Vampire Riderz
as Father Lemoine
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013

2012

Alien Tornado
Alien Tornado
as Mike Hardy
Movie - Released: 4/21/2012

2011

Mask Maker
Mask Maker
as Mr. Peck
Movie - Released: 4/12/2011

2009

Dead Start
Dead Start
as Mort Maxwell
Movie - Released: 10/30/2009

2001

See Jane Run
See Jane Run
Movie - Released: 2/23/2001

2000

The Huntress
The Huntress
TV - Released: 7/26/2000

1998

Divorce: A Contemporary Western
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
Movie - Released: 10/19/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Carl
TV - Released: 9/21/1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl
as Chet
TV - Released: 3/10/1998

1997

Hourglass
Hourglass
as Henry Jardine
Movie - Released: 2/26/1997

1996

Forest Warrior
Forest Warrior
as Travis Thorne
Movie - Released: 11/5/1996
TV
Good Company
TV - Released: 3/4/1996

1995

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
as Uncle Paul
Movie - Released: 10/3/1995
Baywatch Nights
Baywatch Nights
as George Wilson
TV - Released: 9/30/1995
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City
as Taxicab Driver
TV - Released: 9/21/1995

1994

Tammy and the T-Rex
Tammy and the T-Rex
as Dr. Wachenstein
Movie - Released: 12/28/1994
Loving Deadly
Loving Deadly
as Walter
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Pet Shop
Pet Shop
as Joe Yeagher
Movie - Released: 12/23/1994

1993

Weekend at Bernie's II
Weekend at Bernie's II
as Bernie Lomax
Movie - Released: 7/9/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Charlie Brooks
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Charlie Brooks / Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as H.G. Wells
TV - Released: 9/12/1993

1992

Into the Sun
Into the Sun
as Mitchell Burton
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Mannequin Two: On the Move
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Count Spretzle / Sorcerer
Movie - Released: 5/17/1991

1990

Side Out
Side Out
as Uncle Max
Movie - Released: 3/30/1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Mr. Hosek
TV - Released: 9/10/1990
TV
Carol & Company
TV - Released: 3/31/1990
Dream On
Dream On
as Perry Gold
TV - Released: 7/8/1990

1989

Weekend at Bernie's
Weekend at Bernie's
as Bernie Lomax
Movie - Released: 7/5/1989
Chameleons
Chameleons
as Lieut. Abel
Movie - Released: 12/20/1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth
Hard Time on Planet Earth
TV - Released: 3/1/1989
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys
as Boris Diamond
TV - Released: 9/21/1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth
Hard Time on Planet Earth
as Felix
TV - Released: 3/1/1989

1988

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
as Dr. Crews
Movie - Released: 5/13/1988

1987

From a Whisper to a Scream
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Jesse Hardwick
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Hooperman
Hooperman
as C.J.
TV - Released: 9/23/1987

1986

L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Sal Cassella
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
TV
Throb
TV - Released: 9/20/1986

1985

Half Nelson
Half Nelson
as Leo Holcomb
Movie - Released: 3/24/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Santa Claus
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
227
227
as Tony
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Don
TV - Released: 9/14/1985

1984

Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
as Mr. O'Finley
Movie - Released: 1/13/1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
as Howard Levinthal
Movie - Released: 4/27/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Gordon LaMonica
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Phillip Sherman
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Brothers
Brothers
TV - Released: 7/13/1984
Night Court
Night Court
as Al Craven
TV - Released: 1/4/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Wally Bryce
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Freddie Barrett
Movie - Released: 2/27/1983
Your Place... or Mine?
Your Place... or Mine?
as Stan
Movie - Released: 3/2/1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV - Released: 9/18/1983
Manimal
Manimal
TV - Released: 9/30/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV - Released: 10/3/1983
Automan
Automan
TV - Released: 12/15/1983

1982

Six Pack
Six Pack
as Terk
Movie - Released: 7/16/1982
Making Love
Making Love
as Harrington
Movie - Released: 2/12/1982
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Lyman
Movie - Released: 1/20/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Royal Davis
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch
TV - Released: 10/6/1982
Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co.
TV - Released: 1/29/1982

1981

An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
as Dave Pierce
Movie - Released: 8/14/1981
Looker
Looker
as Commercial Director
Movie - Released: 10/30/1981
All Night Long
All Night Long
as Ultra-Sav Day Manager
Movie - Released: 3/6/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
TV - Released: 11/4/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
as Sam (uncredited)
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1980

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Dennis Redfield
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Enos
Enos
TV - Released: 11/12/1980

1979

Steel
Steel
as Valentino
Movie - Released: 10/21/1979
Seven
Seven
as Senator
Movie - Released: 9/7/1979
Rich Kids
Rich Kids
as Ralph Harris
Movie - Released: 8/17/1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Lester Neal
Movie - Released: 5/1/1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Nafius
Movie - Released: 11/20/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Teddy Becker
TV - Released: 12/27/1979

1978

Cops and Robin
Cops and Robin
as Wayne Dutton
Movie - Released: 3/28/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV - Released: 9/18/1978
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
TV - Released: 11/3/1978
TV
The Roller Girls
as Don Mitchell
TV - Released: 4/24/1978

1977

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Benny Kowalski
Movie - Released: 1/19/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
Three's Company
Three's Company
as Max
TV - Released: 3/15/1977
TV
Sugar Time!
TV - Released: 8/13/1977
Three's Company
Three's Company
as Mr. Canon
TV - Released: 3/15/1977

1976

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
TV - Released: 1/14/1976
City of Angels
City of Angels
TV - Released: 2/3/1976
Gemini Man
Gemini Man
TV - Released: 5/10/1976
Captains and the Kings
Captains and the Kings
as Courtney Wickersham
TV - Released: 9/30/1976

1975

Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Switch
Switch
as Hanna
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
TV - Released: 12/16/1975

1974

Rhoda
Rhoda
TV - Released: 9/9/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Alexsei
TV - Released: 1/18/1974

1972

Lapin 360
Lapin 360
as Bernard Lapin
Movie - Released: 10/8/1972
Maude
Maude
TV - Released: 9/12/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972

1971

All in the Family
All in the Family
as Bob
TV - Released: 1/12/1971

1968

Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 8/26/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Augie
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1954

TV
The Secret Storm
TV - Released: 2/1/1954

Unknown

Laugh
Laugh
as Colonel Bartholomew Collymore
Movie
Movie
The Body Sculptor
as Dr. Jason Stone
Movie
Girls on Tap
Girls on Tap
as Terry
Movie
The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom
The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom
as Professor Barnes
Movie
Movie
TV
Cinema Insomnia
as Self
TV