Terry Kiser
- Acting
- August 1, 1939 · 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
Filmography
- The Pitchfork Retreat · Ike
- A Gunfighter's Deal · Stranger
- Stream · Bruce
- Mutilator 2 · Jack Chatham
- Rose Blood · Dr. Crews
- Mr. Local Man · Producer
- Farmer of the Year · Virgil
- The Kingsbury Run · Todd Fincher
- A Christmas Tree Miracle · Henry Banks
- Vampire Riderz · Father Lemoine
- Alien Tornado · Mike Hardy
- Mask Maker · Mr. Peck
- Dead Start · Mort Maxwell
- See Jane Run
- The Huntress
- Divorce: A Contemporary Western
- Will & Grace · Carl
- Two Guys and a Girl · Chet
- Hourglass · Henry Jardine
- Forest Warrior · Travis Thorne
- Good Company
- Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story · Uncle Paul
- Baywatch Nights · George Wilson
- Caroline in the City · Taxicab Driver
- Tammy and the T-Rex · Dr. Wachenstein
- Pet Shop · Joe Yeagher
- Loving Deadly · Walter
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · H.G. Wells
- Weekend at Bernie's II · Bernie Lomax
- Incredi-Girl
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Charlie Brooks, Charlie Brooks / Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert
- Into the Sun · Mitchell Burton
- Mannequin Two: On the Move · Count Spretzle / Sorcerer
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Mr. Hosek
- Dream On · Perry Gold
- Carol & Company
- Side Out · Uncle Max
- Nasty Boys · Boris Diamond
- Chameleons · Lieut. Abel
- Weekend at Bernie's · Bernie Lomax
- Hard Time on Planet Earth
- Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood · Dr. Crews
- From a Whisper to a Scream · Jesse Hardwick
- Hooperman · C.J.
- The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman · Santiago
- Throb
- L.A. Law · Sal Cassella
- The Golden Girls · Santa Claus, Don
- 227 · Tony
- Half Nelson · Leo Holcomb
- Murder, She Wrote · Gordon LaMonica, Wally Bryce
- Cover Up
- Hunter · Phillip Sherman
- Brothers
- Crazy Dan · Lawyer
- Young Lust: A Soap Opera · Howard Levinthal
- Surf 2 · Mr. O'Finley
- Night Court · Al Craven
- Automan
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Manimal
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- Your Place... or Mine? · Stan
- Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land · Freddie Barrett
- Tucker's Witch
- Knight Rider · Royal Davis
- Six Pack · Terk
- Making Love · Harrington
- Cassie & Co. · Alex Strong
- Prime Suspect · Lyman
- Simon & Simon
- The Fall Guy · Sam (uncredited)
- Looker · Commercial Director
- An Eye for an Eye · Dave Pierce
- All Night Long · Ultra-Sav Day Manager
- Hill Street Blues
- Magnum, P.I. · Dennis Redfield
- Enos
- Knots Landing · Teddy Becker
- The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang · Nafius