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

2024

Stream
Stream
as Bruce
Movie - Released: 8/21/2024
A Work of Art
A Work of Art
as Jimmy Fling
Movie - Released: 10/11/2024

2023

The Mutilator 2
The 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

Movie
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
Carol & Company
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
Young Lust
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
Manimal
Manimal
as Charles P. Drew
Movie - Released: 9/30/1983
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.
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
The Pitchfork Retreat
The Pitchfork Retreat
as Ike
Movie
Movie
The Body Sculptor
as Dr. Jason Stone
Movie
Girls on Tap
Girls on Tap
as Terry
Movie
Dark Circles
Dark Circles
as Professor Barnes
Movie
Movie
TV
Cinema Insomnia
as Self
TV