
Terry Kiser
Department: Acting
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. 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

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988

Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
1984

Steel
1979

Weekend at Bernie's
1989

Weekend at Bernie's II
1993

Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991

Rachel, Rachel
1968

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983

Mask Maker
2011

Forest Warrior
1996

From a Whisper to a Scream
1987

Six Pack
1982

Stream
2024

Tammy and the T-Rex
1994

Seven
1979

Alien Tornado
2012

Hourglass
1997

Mutilator 2
2023

A Christmas Tree Miracle
2013

Laugh
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The Pitchfork Retreat
2025

Cops and Robin
1978

See Jane Run
2001

The Body Sculptor
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Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977

Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
1995

Rich Kids
1979

Half Nelson
1985

Making Love
1982

Girls on Tap
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Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979

Loving Deadly
1994

Lapin 360
1972

Into the Sun
1992

Side Out
1990

An Eye for an Eye
1981

Looker
1981

Pet Shop
1994

Farmer of the Year
2018

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979

Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984

Vampire Riderz
2013

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987

The Kingsbury Run
2018

Prime Suspect
1982

Your Place... or Mine?
1983

All Night Long
1981

The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom
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Dead Start
2009

Chameleons
1989

Future Cop: Cops and Robin
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A Gunfighter's Deal
2025

Rose Blood
2021

2:59
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Murder, She Wrote
1984

Magnum, P.I.
1980

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983

CHiPs
1977

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

Rhoda
1974

L.A. Law
1986

The Golden Girls
1985

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

The Bionic Woman
1976

Simon & Simon
1981

Hawaii Five-O
1968

All in the Family
1971

Baywatch Nights
1995

Knight Rider
1982

227
1985

Maude
1972

Diff'rent Strokes
1978

Baretta
1975

Manimal
1983

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Hill Street Blues
1981

Knots Landing
1979

Three's Company
1977

Emergency!
1972

The Secret Storm
1954

Will & Grace
1998

Cover Up
1984

Tucker's Witch
1982

Hunter
1984

The Huntress
2000

The Fall Guy
1981

Switch
1975

City of Angels
1976

Carol & Company
1990

Enos
1980

Brothers
1984

Automan
1983

Throb
1986

Gemini Man
1976

Hard Time on Planet Earth
1989

The Roller Girls
1978

Good Company
1996

Sugar Time!
1977

Nasty Boys
1989

Three's Company
1977

Night Court
1984

Captains and the Kings
1976

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

One Day at a Time
1975

The Fall Guy
1981

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993

Dream On
1990

Cinema Insomnia
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Caroline in the City
1995

Hooperman
1987

The Golden Girls
1985

Two Guys and a Girl
1998

Cassie & Co.
1982