Jason Bernard

Known for ActingBorn 1938-05-17Died 1996-10-16Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Partners

Sophie and the Moonhanger

Uncle Joe Shannon

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

The Meeting

Pray TV

Dinosaurs

M*A*S*H

V

Airwolf

Murder, She Wrote

The Flash

Beauty and the Beast

Night Court

V: The Final Battle

Crazy like a Fox

The Longest Night

The Jeffersons

A Year in the Life

Starsky & Hutch

The Greatest American Hero

While You Were Sleeping

It's Garry Shandling's Show

Hunter

The White Shadow

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

WarGames

Hardball

The Facts of Life

Starman

High Performance

The Cosby Show

Cagney & Lacey

A Woman Called Moses

Delvecchio

Herman's Head

Designing Women

No Way Out

Bird

The Rape of Richard Beck

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

Liar Liar

Knots Landing

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Hotel

Coma

Wiseguy

Switch

MAS*H