Terry Kiser

Personal Info

Birthday

August 1, 1939

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Terry Kiser

Biography

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Knight Rider

The Six Million Dollar Man

Magnum, P.I.

Knots Landing

Walker, Texas Ranger

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Night Court

Filmography

2024
Stream
as Bruce
2023
The Mutilator 2
as Jack Chatham
2018
Farmer of the Year
as Virgil
The Kingsbury Run
as Todd Fincher
2013
A Christmas Tree Miracle
as Henry Banks
Vampire Riderz
as Father Lemoine
2012
Alien Tornado
as Mike Hardy
2011
Mask Maker
as Mr. Peck
2009
Dead Start
as Mort Maxwell
1997
Hourglass
as Henry Jardine
1996
Forest Warrior
as Travis Thorne
1995
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
as Uncle Paul
1994
Tammy and the T-Rex
as Dr. Wachenstein
Pet Shop
as Joe Yeagher
Loving Deadly
as Walter
1993
Weekend at Bernie's II
as Bernie Lomax
1992
Into the Sun
as Mitchell Burton
1991
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Count Spretzle / Sorcerer
1990
Side Out
as Uncle Max
1989
Chameleons
as Lieut. Abel
Weekend at Bernie's
as Bernie Lomax
1988
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
as Dr. Crews
1987
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Jesse Hardwick
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
as Santiago
1985
Half Nelson
as Leo Holcomb
1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
as Howard Levinthal
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
as Mr. O'Finley
1983
Manimal
as Charles P. Drew
Your Place... or Mine?
as Stan
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Freddie Barrett
1982
Six Pack
as Terk
Making Love
as Harrington
Prime Suspect
as Lyman
1981
Looker
as Commercial Director
An Eye for an Eye
as Dave Pierce
All Night Long
as Ultra-Sav Day Manager
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Nafius
Steel
as Valentino
Seven
as Senator
Rich Kids
as Ralph Harris
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Lester Neal
1978
Cops and Robin
as Wayne Dutton
1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
as Benny Kowalski
1972
Lapin 360
as Bernard Lapin
1968
Rachel, Rachel
as Preacher