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.
Known for
Murder, She Wrote
Wilson Sloane
M*A*S*H
Major Rockingham
Knots Landing
Dr. Garner
The Cosby Show
Sgt. Major Boswell Stokes
Night Court
Judge Willard
Dinosaurs
Edward R. Hero (voice)
The Facts of Life
Medical Center
Medical Center
Resident
V
Caleb Taylor
Designing Women
Wilson Brickett
The Flash
Dr. Desmond Powell
Empty Nest
Mr. Noack
The Greatest American Hero
Hunter
Chief Kenny Lanark
Switch
Capt. Dellinger
Partners
A Year in the Life
Richard Caldwell
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Dr. Griffith
Movin' On
Herman's Head
Crazy like a Fox
Judge
Airwolf
Aaron Martin
Hotel
Irwin Smith
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Officer Sweeny
Starman
The White Shadow
Jim Willis
Delvecchio
Sgt. Ogden
Here's Boomer
Then Came Bronson
Reverend Taylor
Flamingo Road
The Jeffersons
The Comedy Factory
Finney Morgan
A Woman Called Moses
Daddy Ben Ross
V: The Final Battle
Caleb Taylor
Starsky & Hutch
R.C. Turner
Wiseguy
Cagney & Lacey
Deputy Inspector Marquette
Cagney & Lacey
Dep. Inspector Marquette
Liar Liar
Judge Marshall Stevens
Hardcastle and McCormick
WarGames
Captain Knewt
While You Were Sleeping
Jerry
No Way Out
Major Donovan
Hardball
Blue Thunder
Mayor
Coma
Surgical Resident (uncredited)
Another World
Car Wash
Lonnie's Parole Officer
Bird
Benny Tate
All of Me
Tyrone Wattell
The Star Chamber
Judge Bocho
Friday Foster
Charles Foley
Cosmic Slop
Bernard Shields (segment 'Space Traders')
Beauty and the Beast
Thomasine & Bushrod
Seldon
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Miles Quigley
High Performance
Police Story: Gladiator School
Lt. Crawford
The Children of Times Square
Lt. Devins
V: The Final Battle
Caleb Taylor
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Desmond Powell / Nightshade
The Rape of Richard Beck
Sgt. Wally Rydell
Wilma
Coach Temple
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Judge
Suddenly
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Sergeant Koslow
Original Sin
Det. Mitchell
City Killer
Captain Frank Sydney
Paint It Black
Lt. Wilder
Pray TV
Everett
Uncle Joe Shannon
Goose
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Leon Martin
Down, Out and Dangerous
Detective Danner
The Night the City Screamed
Dale Wrightson
The Meeting
Martin Luther King, Jr