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 Terry Kiser made two appearances on Three's Company. | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Born: | 1 August 1939 | |||
| Birthplace: | Omaha, Nebraska | |||
| Career/Family Information | ||||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor | |||
| Years active: | 1963 to present | |||
| Spouse(s): | Sylvie Marmet, 1987-2004 (divorced) | |||
| Children: | One child | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | Guest appearances on Three's Company | |||
| Character played: | Max in "Dying to Meet You" (Season 5) As Mr. Canon, the Mobster who Loves Jack's cooking in "A Friend in Need" (Season 6) | |||
Terry Kiser (born 1 August 1939) made two appearances on Three's Company, first as Max, a crazy, jealous steady boyfriend of April, a beautiful redhead date of Jack's in the Season 5 episode titled "Dying to Meet You", then as Mr. Canon, a mobster who loves Jack's cooking in "A Friend in Need" in Season 6.
Career[]
Terry is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the dead title-character Bernie, the boss of the characters played by Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy in the comedy Weekend at Bernie's, and its sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II.
A life member of The Actors Studio,[1] Terry was a regular on the soap operas, The Secret Storm and The Doctors. In 1978, he starred on the short-lived sitcom The Roller Girls. It was during the 1970s and early 1980s that Kiser became a familiar face on episodic television, most notably ABC-TV's Three's Company, The Love Boat, Night Court and The Golden Girls. One of his more memorable roles was on the NBC-TV drama Hill Street Blues, where he played comedian Vic Hitler (aka, Vic the Narcoleptic Comic). He was also a cast member on the syndicated sketch comedy show Off the Wall, as well as part of the ensemble on Carol Burnett's Carol and Company which aired on NBC-TV in 1990.
His many film appearances include Six Pack, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Mannequin Two: On the Move and Sideout. In the 1990s, he appeared on CBS-TV's Walker, Texas Ranger, NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, ABC-TV's Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Will & Grace.
References[]
- ↑ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
