Terry Kiser
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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.
Known for
Credits
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
as Dr. Crews
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
as Bernie Lomax
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
as Dave Pierce
Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
as Count Spretzle / Sorcerer
Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
as Dr. Wachenstein
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
as Bernie Lomax
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
as Santiago
Surf 2 (1984)
as Mr. O'Finley
Incredi-Girl (1993)
Actor
Stream (2024)
as Bruce
Forest Warrior (1996)
as Travis Thorne
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
as Freddie Barrett
Looker (1981)
as Commercial Director
Into the Sun (1992)
as Mitchell Burton
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
as Jesse Hardwick
All Night Long (1981)
as Ultra-Sav Day Manager
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
as Nafius
Pet Shop (1994)
as Joe Yeagher
Young Lust: A Soap Opera (1984)
as Howard Levinthal
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995)
as Uncle Paul
Alien Tornado (2012)
as Mike Hardy
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
as Lester Neal
Rose Blood (2021)
as Dr. Crews
A Gunfighter's Deal (2025)
as Stranger
Seven (1979)
as Senator
Six Pack (1982)
as Terk
Mask Maker (2011)
as Mr. Peck
Making Love (1982)
as Harrington
Chameleons (1989)
as Lieut. Abel
Side Out (1990)
as Uncle Max
Farmer of the Year (2018)
as Virgil
Divorce: A Contemporary Western (1998)
Actor
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
as Preacher
Rich Kids (1979)
as Ralph Harris
Future Cop: Cops and Robin (—)
as Wayne
Mutilator 2 (2023)
as Jack Chatham
A Christmas Tree Miracle (2013)
as Henry Banks
Half Nelson (1985)
as Leo Holcomb
Steel (1979)
as Valentino
Prime Suspect (1982)
as Lyman
Your Place... or Mine? (1983)
as Stan
Cops and Robin (1978)
as Wayne Dutton
The Pitchfork Retreat (2025)
as Ike
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)
as Benny Kowalski
Loving Deadly (1994)
as Walter
See Jane Run (2001)
Actor
2:59 (—)
as Robert Winward
Hourglass (1997)
as Henry Jardine
The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom (—)
as Professor Barnes
Vampire Riderz (2013)
as Father Lemoine
Laugh (—)
as Colonel Bartholomew Collymore
The Body Sculptor (—)
as Dr. Jason Stone
Lapin 360 (1972)
as Bernard Lapin
The Kingsbury Run (2018)
as Todd Fincher
Girls on Tap (—)
as Terry
Dead Start (2009)
as Mort Maxwell