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