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