Terry Kiser

Terry Kiser

Known for
Acting
Born
August 1, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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

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Filmography

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Laugh poster

Laugh

Movie · as Colonel Bartholomew Collymore

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The Body Sculptor

The Body Sculptor

Movie · as Dr. Jason Stone

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Girls on Tap poster

Girls on Tap

Movie · as Terry

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The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom poster

The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom

Movie · as Professor Barnes

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Future Cop: Cops and Robin

Future Cop: Cops and Robin

Movie · as Wayne

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2:59 poster

2:59

Movie · as Robert Winward

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The Malakai poster

The Malakai

Movie · as Lone Man

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Cinema Insomnia

Cinema Insomnia

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
The Pitchfork Retreat poster

The Pitchfork Retreat

Movie · as Ike

2025
A Gunfighter's Deal poster

A Gunfighter's Deal

Movie · as Stranger

2024
Stream poster

Stream

Movie · as Bruce

2023
Mutilator 2 poster

Mutilator 2

Movie · as Jack Chatham

2021
Rose Blood poster

Rose Blood

Movie · as Dr. Crews

2018
Farmer of the Year poster

Farmer of the Year

Movie · as Virgil

2018
The Kingsbury Run poster

The Kingsbury Run

Movie · as Todd Fincher

2013
A Christmas Tree Miracle poster

A Christmas Tree Miracle

Movie · as Henry Banks

2013
Vampire Riderz poster

Vampire Riderz

Movie · as Father Lemoine

2012
Alien Tornado poster

Alien Tornado

Movie · as Mike Hardy

2011
Mask Maker poster

Mask Maker

Movie · as Mr. Peck

2009
Dead Start poster

Dead Start

Movie · as Mort Maxwell

2001
See Jane Run poster

See Jane Run

Movie

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

TV · 1 ep

1998
Divorce: A Contemporary Western poster

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

Movie

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Carl · 1 ep

1998
Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl

TV · as Chet · 1 ep

1997
Hourglass poster

Hourglass

Movie · as Henry Jardine

1996
Forest Warrior poster

Forest Warrior

Movie · as Travis Thorne

1996
Good Company

Good Company

TV · 6 eps

1995
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story poster

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story

Movie · as Uncle Paul

1995
Baywatch Nights poster

Baywatch Nights

TV · as George Wilson · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Taxicab Driver · 1 ep

1995
Live Shot poster

Live Shot

TV · as Raymond Piskoff · 1 ep

1994
Tammy and the T-Rex poster

Tammy and the T-Rex

Movie · as Dr. Wachenstein

1994
Loving Deadly poster

Loving Deadly

Movie · as Walter

1994
Pet Shop poster

Pet Shop

Movie · as Joe Yeagher

1993
Weekend at Bernie's II poster

Weekend at Bernie's II

Movie · as Bernie Lomax

1993
Incredi-Girl

Incredi-Girl

Movie

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Charlie Brooks, Charlie Brooks / Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert · 2 eps

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as H.G. Wells · 2 eps

1992
Into the Sun poster

Into the Sun

Movie · as Mitchell Burton

1991
Mannequin Two: On the Move poster

Mannequin Two: On the Move

Movie · as Count Spretzle / Sorcerer

1990
Side Out poster

Side Out

Movie · as Uncle Max

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV · as Mr. Hosek · 1 ep

1990
Carol & Company

Carol & Company

TV · 33 eps

1990
Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys

TV · as Boris Diamond · 1 ep

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Perry Gold · 1 ep

1989
Weekend at Bernie's poster

Weekend at Bernie's

Movie · as Bernie Lomax

1989
Chameleons poster

Chameleons

Movie · as Lieut. Abel

1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth poster

Hard Time on Planet Earth

TV · 1 ep

1988
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood poster

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

Movie · as Dr. Crews

1987
From a Whisper to a Scream poster

From a Whisper to a Scream

Movie · as Jesse Hardwick

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

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

Movie · as Santiago

1987
Hooperman poster

Hooperman

TV · as C.J. · 1 ep

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Sal Cassella · 1 ep

1986
Throb

Throb

TV · 2 eps

1985
Half Nelson poster

Half Nelson

Movie · as Leo Holcomb

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Santa Claus, Don · 1 ep

1985
227 poster

227

TV · as Tony · 1 ep

1984
Surf 2 poster

Surf 2

Movie · as Mr. O'Finley

1984
Young Lust: A Soap Opera poster

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

Movie · as Howard Levinthal

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Gordon LaMonica, Wally Bryce · 1 ep

1984
Cover Up poster

Cover Up

TV · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Phillip Sherman · 1 ep

1984
Brothers poster

Brothers

TV · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Al Craven · 4 eps

1984
Crazy Dan

Crazy Dan

TV · as Lawyer · 1 ep

1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land poster

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Movie · as Freddie Barrett

1983
Your Place... or Mine? poster

Your Place... or Mine?

Movie · as Stan

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · 1 ep

1983
Manimal poster

Manimal

TV · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1983
Automan poster

Automan

TV · 1 ep

1982
Six Pack poster

Six Pack

Movie · as Terk

1982
Making Love poster

Making Love

Movie · as Harrington

1982
Prime Suspect poster

Prime Suspect

Movie · as Lyman

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Royal Davis · 1 ep

1982
Tucker's Witch poster

Tucker's Witch

TV · 1 ep

1982
Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co.

TV · as Alex Strong · 1 ep

1981
An Eye for an Eye poster

An Eye for an Eye

Movie · as Dave Pierce

1981
Looker poster

Looker

Movie · as Commercial Director

1981
All Night Long poster

All Night Long

Movie · as Ultra-Sav Day Manager

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 3 eps

1981
The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

TV · as Sam (uncredited) · 1 ep

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Dennis Redfield · 1 ep

1980
Enos poster

Enos

TV · 1 ep

1979
Steel poster

Steel

Movie · as Valentino

1979
Seven poster

Seven

Movie · as Senator

1979
Rich Kids poster

Rich Kids

Movie · as Ralph Harris

1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider poster

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Movie · as Lester Neal

1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang poster

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Movie · as Nafius

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Teddy Becker · 1 ep

1978
Cops and Robin poster

Cops and Robin

Movie · as Wayne Dutton

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · 1 ep

1978
Diff'rent Strokes poster

Diff'rent Strokes

TV · 1 ep

1978
The Roller Girls

The Roller Girls

TV · as Don Mitchell · 4 eps

1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover poster

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover

Movie · as Benny Kowalski

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · 1 ep

1977
Three's Company poster

Three's Company

TV · as Max, Mr. Canon · 1 ep

1977
Sugar Time!

Sugar Time!

TV · 3 eps

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
City of Angels poster

City of Angels

TV · 1 ep

1976
Gemini Man poster

Gemini Man

TV · 1 ep

1976
Captains and the Kings poster

Captains and the Kings

TV · as Courtney Wickersham · 8 eps

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Hanna · 1 ep

1975
One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time

TV · 2 eps

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

TV · as Alexsei · 1 ep

1972
Lapin 360 poster

Lapin 360

Movie · as Bernard Lapin

1972
Maude poster

Maude

TV · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · 1 ep

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Bob · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Augie · 1 ep

1968
Rachel, Rachel poster

Rachel, Rachel

Movie · as Preacher

1963
The Doctors poster

The Doctors

TV · as Dr. John Rice · 39 eps

1954
The Secret Storm

The Secret Storm

TV · 319 eps