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17 May 1938
16 Oct 1996 (58)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jason Bernard
Jason Bernard (May 17, 1938 – October 16, 1996) was an American film and television actor. Bernard was born in Chicago, Illinois. His first starring role was in the pilot episode of the television series The White Shadow as Jim Willis. His other well-known television roles are in the 1980s television series Cagney & Lacey as Inspector Marquette from 1982–1983, Days of Our Lives as Preston Wade in 1982, and a recurring role in the first season of Night Court as Judge Stone's arrogant rival Judge Willard. His big role came in the 1983 hit NBC miniseries V as Caleb Taylor. Bernard reprised his role in the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle. His other big television role was in the 1990s Fox comedy series Herman's Head as Herman's boss, Mr. Paul Bracken. He appeared in the video games Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom as Captain William Eisen. Bernard's first role in a feature film was a cameo in the Charles Bronson film Death Wish, and his first major role was in the 1974 movie Thomasine & Bushrod. He later appeared in Car Wash, WarGames, No Way Out, While You Were Sleeping, and Blue Thunder. Bernard made many guest appearances on a variety of television shows, ranging from Starsky & Hutch, Flamingo Road and The Jeffersons to The Flash, Murder, She Wrote, Wiseguy and Partners. He also appeared, as the chief security guard, in The Dukes of Hazzard episode "The Dukes in Hollywood". He played the blind musician Tyrone Wattell in the film All of Me. Bernard's final appearance was in the 1997 film Liar Liar as Judge Marshall Stevens.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2000 | Bamboozled | Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny |
1997 | Liar Liar | Judge Marshall Stevens |
1996 | Suddenly | |
1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Leon Martin |
1995 | While You Were Sleeping | Jerry |
1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Miles Quigley |
1995 | Down, Out and Dangerous | Detective Danner |
1995 | Partners | |
1994 | Cosmic Slop | Bernard Shields (segment 'Space Traders') |
1992 | The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade | Desmond Powell / Nightshade |
1991 | Dinosaurs | Edward R. Hero (voice) |
1991 | Herman's Head | |
1990 | The Flash | Dr. Desmond Powell |
1990 | Paint It Black | Lt. Wilder |
1989 | Original Sin | Det. Mitchell |
1989 | Hardball | |
1989 | The Meeting | Martin Luther King, Jr |
1988 | Bird | Benny Tate |
1988 | Empty Nest | Mr. Noack |
1988 | Police Story: Gladiator School | Lt. Crawford |
1987 | No Way Out | Major Donovan |
1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
1987 | Wiseguy | |
1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Sergeant Koslow |
1987 | A Year in the Life | Richard Caldwell |
1986 | Designing Women | Wilson Brickett |
1986 | Starman | |
1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Officer Sweeny |
1986 | The Children of Times Square | Lt. Devins |
1985 | The Rape of Richard Beck | Sgt. Wally Rydell |
1984 | Airwolf | Aaron Martin |
1984 | The Cosby Show | Sgt. Major Boswell Stokes |
1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Wilson Sloane |
1984 | All of Me | Tyrone Wattell |
1984 | V: The Final Battle | Caleb Taylor |
1984 | Night Court | Judge Willard |
1984 | Hunter | Chief Kenny Lanark |
1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Judge |
1984 | City Killer | Captain Frank Sydney |
1983 | WarGames | Captain Knewt |
1983 | V | Caleb Taylor |
1983 | Blue Thunder | Mayor |
1983 | The Star Chamber | Judge Bocho |
1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | |
1983 | High Performance | |
1983 | V | Caleb Taylor |
1982 | Hotel | |
1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride | Judge |
1982 | Pray TV | Everett |
1981 | The Greatest American Hero | |
1981 | Flamingo Road | |
1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Dale Wrightson |
1980 | Here's Boomer | |
1979 | The Facts of Life | |
1979 | Knots Landing | Dr. Garner |
1978 | Coma | Surgical Resident (uncredited) |
1978 | The White Shadow | Jim Willis |
1978 | A Woman Called Moses | Daddy Ben Ross |
1978 | Uncle Joe Shannon | Goose |
1977 | Wilma | Coach Temple |
1976 | Car Wash | Lonnie's Parole Officer |
1976 | Delvecchio | Sgt. Ogden |
1975 | Starsky & Hutch | R.C. Turner |
1975 | The Jeffersons | |
1975 | Friday Foster | Charles Foley |
1975 | Switch | Capt. Dellinger |
1974 | Thomasine & Bushrod | Seldon |
1974 | Movin' On | |
1972 | M*A*S*H | Major Rockingham |
1969 | Medical Center | |
1969 | Medical Center | Resident |
1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Griffith |
1964 | Another World |