Jason Bernard

Born: 1938-05-17

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.


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No Way Out

as Major Donovan
Released: 1987-08-14

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling....

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as Judge Marshall Stevens
Released: 1997-03-21

Fletcher Reed, a fast-talking, habitual liar, divorced father, is an incredibly successful...

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Don't See
as Captain Knewt
Released: 1983-06-03

High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a...

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While You Were Sleeping

as Jerry
Released: 1995-04-21

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a...

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as Mayor
Released: 1983-02-05

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot...

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Coma

as Surgical Resident (uncredited)
Released: 1978-01-06

A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy...

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Car Wash

as Lonnie's Parole Officer
Released: 1976-10-22

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash...

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Bird

as Benny Tate
Released: 1988-06-01

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his...

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The Star Chamber

as Judge Bocho
Released: 1983-08-05

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young...

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All of Me

as Tyrone Wattell
Released: 1984-09-21

Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb,...

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Friday Foster

as Charles Foley
Released: 1975-12-25

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph...

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Bamboozled

as Pickaninny: Jungle Bunny
Released: 2000-10-06

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the...

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The Rape of Richard Beck

as Sgt. Wally Rydell
Released: 1985-05-27

The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck when he's viciously attacked by two...

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The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

as Leon Martin
Released: 1996-04-25

An friend of Jim's continues to seek his help for her murdered son, but when she winds up dead...

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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as Miles Quigley
Released: 1995-01-18

By accident, the content of a computer encyclopedia is transferred into the brain of Dexter...

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The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

as Desmond Powell / Nightshade
Released: 1992-12-31

The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two...

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

as Sergeant Koslow
Released: 1987-10-04

Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud...

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Police Story: Gladiator School

as Lt. Crawford
Released: 1988-11-05

Robert Conrad is Officer Stacy, an LAPD cop with an attitude. After busting a prostitute, she...

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Cosmic Slop

as Bernard Shields (segment 'Space Traders')
Released: 1994-11-08

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the...

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The Night the City Screamed

as Dale Wrightson
Released: 1980-12-14

A massive blackout plunges a major American city into a night of terror.

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Thomasine & Bushrod

as Seldon
Released: 1974-04-10

A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white...

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The Children of Times Square

as Lt. Devins
Released: 1986-03-03

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in...

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I Was a Mail Order Bride

as Judge
Released: 1982-12-14

On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from...

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Down, Out and Dangerous

as Detective Danner
Released: 1995-08-23

An escaped killer convict (Richard Thomas) upheaves the lives of a San Diego businessman (Bruce...

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Paint It Black

as Lt. Wilder
Released: 1990-03-28

A California metal sculptor becomes a suspect after someone kills his gallery-owner lover.

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Pray TV

as Everett
Released: 1982-02-01

A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep...

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Wilma

as Coach Temple
Released: 1977-12-19

The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three...

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Original Sin

as Det. Mitchell
Released: 1989-02-20

When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.

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City Killer

as Captain Frank Sydney
Released: 1984-10-28

An attractive young girl is being watched closely by her ex-lover, but matters soon start to...

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Suddenly

as uncredited
Released: 1996-12-01

Just as Mary is about to take a romantic vacation with her boyfriend, a terrible accident leaves...

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Uncle Joe Shannon

as Goose
Released: 1978-01-01

A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a...

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The Meeting

as Martin Luther King, Jr
Released: 1989-05-03

Fictional meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in Harlem in the early '60's.

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M*A*S*H

as Major Rockingham
First aired: 1972-09-17

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little...

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Night Court

as Judge Willard
First aired: 1984-01-04

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on...

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The Cosby Show

as Sgt. Major Boswell Stokes
First aired: 1984-09-20

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...

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Hotel

as Irwin Smith
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Wilson Sloane
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Knots Landing

as Dr. Garner
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Dinosaurs

as Edward R. Hero (voice)
First aired: 1991-04-26

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's,...

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Airwolf

as Aaron Martin
First aired: 1984-01-22

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...

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Starsky & Hutch

as R.C. Turner
First aired: 1975-09-10

Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...

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Medical Center

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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Medical Center

as Resident
First aired: 1969-09-24

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced...

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Switch

as Capt. Dellinger
First aired: 1975-09-09

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert...

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Wiseguy

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-16

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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The Jeffersons

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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Hunter

as Chief Kenny Lanark
First aired: 1984-09-18

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...

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The Flash

as Dr. Desmond Powell
First aired: 1990-09-20

When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged...

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Designing Women

as Wilson Brickett
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

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Empty Nest

as Mr. Noack
First aired: 1988-10-08

Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young...

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Hardcastle and McCormick

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-09-18

Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell...

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It's Garry Shandling's Show

as Officer Sweeny
First aired: 1986-09-10

It's Garry Shandling's Show is an American sitcom which was initially broadcast on Showtime from...

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Crazy like a Fox

as Judge
First aired: 1984-12-30

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired...

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The White Shadow

as Jim Willis
First aired: 1978-11-27

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from...

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The Greatest American Hero

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-03-18

The chronicles of  teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red...

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Flamingo Road

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-06

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV...

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V

as Caleb Taylor
First aired: 1983-05-01

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The...

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Herman's Head

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-09-08

Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991 until...

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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Dr. Griffith
First aired: 1969-09-14

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors is an American medical drama that lasted for four seasons on NBC,...

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Movin' On

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-05-08

Movin' On is an American drama series that ran for two seasons, between 1974 and 1976. It...

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Partners

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-11

Partners is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996.

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V: The Final Battle

as Caleb Taylor
First aired: 1984-05-06

Is there life out there? Finally we know. Beause they are there. Alien spacecraft with humanlike...

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Here's Boomer

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-03-14

Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the...

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Hardball

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-09-21

Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990...

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Starman

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-09-19

Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher...

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A Year in the Life

as Richard Caldwell
First aired: 1987-09-16

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows...

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Another World

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-05-04

Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964...

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A Woman Called Moses

as Daddy Ben Ross
First aired: 1978-12-11

A television miniseries based on the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave...

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as Caleb Taylor
First aired: 1983-05-01

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Delvecchio

as Sgt. Ogden
First aired: 1976-09-09

Delvecchio is an American television series that aired on CBS during the 1976-77 season. It...

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Beauty and the Beast

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-25

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron...

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