terry kiser played bernie in the movie weekend at bernie's.
terry kiser played bernie in the movie weekend at bernie's.
who played bernie in the movie weekend at bernie's?
terry kiser
kiser is best known for starring in "weekend at bernie's" (1989), in the title role of bernie lomax, the corrupt insurance executive who is dead for most of the film. bernie's young employees, played by jonathan silverman and andrew mccarthy, attempt to convince people that bernie is still alive. he reprised the role in "weekend at bernie's ii" (1993). since 2012, several youtube videos featuring "the bernie dance" generated more than 17 million views collectively by april 2016.









































other film appearances include "" (1991), "into the sun" (1992), "the pledge" (2011), and "a christmas tree miracle" (2013).
terry kiser
supporting cast members included audra lindley, david doyle, harold j. stone, ned glass, and bibi osterwald. lindley and doyle played bridget's wealthy parents, walter and amy fitzgerald, and stone and osterwald played bernie's working class parents, sam and sophie steinberg. the steinbergs owned a delicatessen above which bridget and bernie lived. glass played bernie's uncle, moe plotnik. actor robert sampson played bridget's brother, catholic priest father michael fitzgerald; he was more sympathetic than others to his sister's marriage. bill elliott played otis, bernie's best friend and fellow cab driver. nora marlowe was cast as aunt agnes in the 1972 episode "the little white lie that grew and grew".
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