Jason Bernard
Biography: 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 17, 1938
Deathday: October 16, 1996
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WarGames
1983-06-03
WarGames
Overview: High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-03
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Paint It Black
1990-03-28
Paint It Black
Overview: A California metal sculptor becomes a suspect after someone kills his gallery-owner lover.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-28
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Liar Liar
1997-03-21
Liar Liar
Overview: Fletcher Reed, a fast-talking, habitual liar, divorced father, is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He is used to giving priority to his job and always breaking promises to be with his young son Max, but Fletcher often lets Max down, by missing his son's birthday party. But even then at 8:15 Max decides to make him an honest man as he wishes for a whole day where his father can't lie. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday, he only has one wish - for his father to stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest obstacle
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-21
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No Way Out
1987-08-14
No Way Out
Overview: Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-14
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The Rape of Richard Beck
1985-05-27
The Rape of Richard Beck
Overview: The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck when he's viciously attacked by two homicidal crooks. Having never been empathetic toward the victims he's dealt with on a daily basis, Beck must now confront the tough system he was a part of. As he struggles to regain his status at work, he also must make sure those responsible for his attack are prosecuted.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-27
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Bird
1988-06-01
Bird
Overview: Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-01
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Coma
1978-01-06
Coma
Overview: A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-06
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Uncle Joe Shannon
1978-01-01
Uncle Joe Shannon
Overview: A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crippled youngster and together they battle obstacles through each other's encouragement.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Suddenly
1996-12-01
Suddenly
Overview: Just as Mary is about to take a romantic vacation with her boyfriend, a terrible accident leaves her paralyzed. Bitter and devastated by her condition, she shuns her friends, but with the help of Joe, a fellow paraplegic, she learns to embrace life and love again.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-01
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995-01-18
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Overview: By accident, the content of a computer encyclopedia is transferred into the brain of Dexter Riley, a less than average college boy. Because of his newly acquired knowledge he competes in a quiz show between various universities, where he sweeps all the points. A wiz kid from another university finds out about his cheated wisdom and does everything to discredit Dexter.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-18
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Down, Out and Dangerous
1995-08-23
Down, Out and Dangerous
Overview: An escaped killer convict (Richard Thomas) upheaves the lives of a San Diego businessman (Bruce Davison) and his pregnant wife (Cynthia Ettinger).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-23
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Police Story: Gladiator School
1988-11-05
Police Story: Gladiator School
Overview: Robert Conrad is Officer Stacy, an LAPD cop with an attitude. After busting a prostitute, she files a complaint against him. A week later he shoots her in an apparent frame-up job. Officer Stacy is prosecuted, found guilty of murder and sent to 'Gladiator School' (prison)! His partner (played by Benjamin Bratt) believes Stacy is innocent even though no evidence can be produced to say otherwise. Also working for Stacy's release are two internal investigation agents (one of them played by Ed O'Neill). Can these fellow officers get Stacy out of prison before the inmates teach him a deadly lesson?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-05
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Wilma
1977-12-19
Wilma
Overview: The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
Genres: Drama TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-19
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Cosmic Slop
1994-11-08
Cosmic Slop
Overview: In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-08
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The Night the City Screamed
1980-12-14
The Night the City Screamed
Overview: A massive blackout plunges a major American city into a night of terror.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-14
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The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992-12-31
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Overview: The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two adventures.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-31
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City Killer
1984-10-28
City Killer
Overview: An attractive young girl is being watched closely by her ex-lover, but matters soon start to escalate and run out of control.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-28
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I Was a Mail Order Bride
1982-12-14
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Overview: On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-14
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The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996-04-25
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Overview: An friend of Jim's continues to seek his help for her murdered son, but when she winds up dead not long after an altercation with the mafia man, Jim must must do what it takes to put both her soul and her son's, at rest, himself.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-25
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While You Were Sleeping
1995-04-21
While You Were Sleeping
Overview: A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-21
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All of Me
1984-09-21
All of Me
Overview: Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-21
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The Star Chamber
1983-08-05
The Star Chamber
Overview: As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-05
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Bamboozled
2000-10-06
Bamboozled
Overview: Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987-10-04
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Overview: Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-04
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Original Sin
1989-02-20
Original Sin
Overview: When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-20
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The Children of Times Square
1986-03-03
The Children of Times Square
Overview: An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-03
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Friday Foster
1975-12-25
Friday Foster
Overview: Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-25
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Car Wash
1976-10-22
Car Wash
Overview: This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-22
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The Meeting
1989-05-03
The Meeting
Overview: Fictional meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in Harlem in the early '60's.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-03
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Blue Thunder
1983-02-05
Blue Thunder
Overview: Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-05
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Thomasine & Bushrod
1974-04-10
Thomasine & Bushrod
Overview: A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to Mexicans, Native Americans and poor whites.
Genres: Western Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-10
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Pray TV
1982-02-01
Pray TV
Overview: A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-01
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