Ed Bernard (born July 4, 1939) is an American actor who appeared as the eloquent Officer Boyd who arrests Mork after the Orkan releases an escaped criminal, believing his word that he only wants to see his sick mother and will return in Season 1's Mork the Gullible.
Biography[]
Ed Bernard was born on July 4, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Career[]
Ed Bernard's first screen credit came in the movie Shaft (1971). 2 years later he originated the role of Joe Styles in Police Story (1973) a part he took into Angie Dickinson's hit show Police Woman (1974 - 1978). He followed this with the part of Principal Jim Willis on The White Shadow (1978 - 1980), and Lt. Giles in Hardcastle & McCormack (1984 - 1985), while appearing in many other TV shows and Movies throughout. [1] [2]
Filmography (TV Series - Selected)[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Cool Million | Hunt for a Lonely Girl | Tony Baylor |
| 1973 | Love Story | A Glow of Dying Embers | Peter |
| 1973–1974 | Police Story | - Dangerous Games
- The Ho Chi Minh Trail - Chain of Command - The Gamble |
Styles
Russ Adams Sgt. Collins Styles |
| 1974 | Kojak | Down a Long and Lonely River | Cleveland Watson |
| 1974 | Mannix | A Question of Murder | Bull Evans |
| 1974 | That's My Mama | Whose Child Is This?
Honesty Day |
Earl Chambers |
| 1974-1978 | Police Woman | 90 Episodes | Joe Styles |
| 1978 | What's Happening!! | Shirley's Boyfriend | Ed Roberts |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy | Mork the Gullible | Officer Boyd |
| 1978–1980 | The White Shadow | 33 Episodes | Jim Willis |
| 1982–1984 | T.J. Hooker | - God Bless the Child
- Hot Property |
Willis
Lt. Tom Reed |
| 1984–1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | 5 Episodes | Lt. Bill Giles |
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | - It's a Damm Shaman
- Doogie Has Left the Building: Part 2 |
The Judge |
| 1998 | Suddenly Susan | The Thanksgiving Episode | Officer Osgood |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue (1999) | Voir Dire This | Judge Sheegmuller |
| 2002 | JAG | Port Chicago | Mr. Gant |
| 2003 | Becker | A Little Ho-mance | Evans |
| 2005 | ER | The Providers | Mr. Klossey |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Colors
Strange Fruit |
Moody Brown
Donald Williams |
Filmography Movies (Selected)[]
| Year | Movie | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Shaft | Peerce |
| 1972 | The Hot Rock | Cop |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street | Joe Logart |
| 1973 | Trader Horn | Apague |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Sgt. Short |
| 1987 | Survival Game | Wilcox |
| 1987 | Under Cover | Chief Heffer |
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Desk Sergeant |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Judge Horton |
| 1996 | Pinocchio's Revenge | Jail Guard |
Mork & Mindy[]
Coming off of Police Woman, Ed Bernard appeared as the uniquely articulate Boulder police officer Officer Boyd, who, in pursuit of two fugitives from Boulder County Jail, catches one, Dittman, and leaves him handcuffed in the McConnell's Music Store, cuffed to the railings. Unfortunately for Officer Boyd, Mindy has momentarily left the store in Mork's hands in order to make a deposit in the Bank. And in the time that Officer Boyd is gone to pursue the second fugitive, Dittman convinces the gullible Mork to let him go on the promise he'll turn himself in after he visits his sick mother.
When Officer Boyd returns empty handed in the search for escapee number 2, he is at least consoled that he caught Dittman, only to find he's not there. The newly returned McConnell clan try to cover for Mork, but Mork confesses what he did and why. Officer Boyd 'deeply perturbed' and inclined to 'strike' Mork 'about the head and shoulders' arrests him and brings him in.
Later, to every one's surprise, Dittman does exactly what he promised Mork and turns himself in, precisely because Mork had faith in him. Officer Boyd, relatively impressed tells Mork that while he still broke the law, he will 'have a dialogue with the adjudicator' and feels that Mork will, be 'as the street people put it, extricated.'