Jason Bernard
Born: 1938-05-17 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1996-10-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1997
- Liar Liar as Judge Marshall Stevens
1996
- The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Leon Martin
- Suddenly as Louie
- Sophie and the Moonhanger as Holt
1995
- While You Were Sleeping as Jerry
- Partners
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Miles Quigley
- Down, Out and Dangerous as Detective Danner
1994
- Cosmic Slop as Bernard Shields (segment 'Space Traders')
1992
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Desmond Powell / Nightshade
1991
- Dinosaurs as Edward R. Hero (voice)
- Herman's Head
1990
- The Flash as Dr. Desmond Powell
- Paint It Black as Lt. Wilder
1989
- Hardball
- Original Sin as Det. Mitchell
- The Meeting as Martin Luther King, Jr
1988
- Empty Nest as Mr. Noack
- Police Story as Lt. Crawford
- Bird as Benny Tate
- Police Story: Gladiator School as Lt. Crawford
1987
- Wiseguy
- A Year in the Life as Richard Caldwell
- No Way Out as Major Donovan
- Beauty and the Beast as Jack Davis
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Sergeant Koslow
1986
- Designing Women as Wilson Brickett
- It's Garry Shandling's Show as Officer Sweeny
- Starman
- The Children of Times Square as Lt. Devins
1985
- The Comedy Factory as Finney Morgan
- The Rape of Richard Beck as Sgt. Wally Rydell
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Wilson Sloane
- Night Court as Judge Willard
- Hunter as Chief Kenny Lanark
- The Cosby Show as Sgt. Major Boswell Stokes
- Airwolf as Aaron Martin
- Crazy like a Fox as Judge
- V: The Final Battle as Caleb Taylor
- All of Me as Tyrone Wattell
- City Killer as Captain Frank Sydney
1983
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- V as Caleb Taylor
- WarGames as Captain Knewt
- Blue Thunder as Mayor
- The Star Chamber as Judge Bocho
- High Performance
1982
- Hotel as Irwin Smith
- Cagney & Lacey as Deputy Inspector Marquette
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Gym Teacher (uncredited)
- Pray TV as Everett
- I Was a Mail Order Bride as Judge
1980
- The Night the City Screamed as Dale Wrightson
1979
- Knots Landing as Dr. Garner
- The Facts of Life
1978
- The White Shadow as Jim Willis
- A Woman Called Moses as Daddy Ben Ross
- Coma as Surgical Resident (uncredited)
- Uncle Joe Shannon as Goose
1977
- Wilma as Coach Temple
1976
- Delvecchio as Sgt. Ogden
- Car Wash as Lonnie's Parole Officer
1975
- Starsky & Hutch as R.C. Turner
- The Jeffersons
- Switch as Capt. Dellinger
- Friday Foster as Charles Foley
1974
- Movin' On
- Thomasine & Bushrod as Seldon
1972
- M*A*S*H as Major Rockingham
- The Longest Night as FBI Agent (uncredited)
1969
- Medical Center
- Then Came Bronson as Reverend Taylor
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Griffith
1967
- The Friendly Game as Black