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