Portrait of Terry Kiser

Acting

Terry Kiser

Career

Active from 1968 to 2025, with a break from 1998 to 2008, busiest in 1979 and 1994 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Terry Kiser Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • 1990s 2
  • Nostalgic B-Movie Charm 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Body Horror 2
  • Small-Town America 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Survival Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

113
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

7 titles
The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom
The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom

as Professor Barnes

Laugh
Laugh

as Colonel Bartholomew Collymore

The Malakai
The Malakai

as Lone Man

Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Future Cop: Cops and Robin

as Wayne

The Body Sculptor
The Body Sculptor

as Dr. Jason Stone

Girls on Tap
Girls on Tap

as Terry

2:59
2:59

as Robert Winward

2020s

5 titles · average score 56
A Gunfighter's Deal
A Gunfighter's Deal (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Stranger

The Pitchfork Retreat
The Pitchfork Retreat (2025)

as Ike

Stream
Stream (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bruce

Mutilator 2
Mutilator 2 (2023)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jack Chatham

Rose Blood
Rose Blood (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Crews

2010s

7 titles · average score 44
Mr. Local Man
Mr. Local Man (2019)

Producer

Farmer of the Year
Farmer of the Year (2018)

as Virgil

The Kingsbury Run
The Kingsbury Run (2018)

as Todd Fincher

A Christmas Tree Miracle
A Christmas Tree Miracle (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henry Banks

Vampire Riderz
Vampire Riderz (2013)

as Father Lemoine

Alien Tornado
Alien Tornado (2012)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mike Hardy

Mask Maker
Mask Maker (2011)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mr. Peck

2000s

2 titles · average score 48
Dead Start
Dead Start (2009)

as Mort Maxwell

The Huntress
The Huntress (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1990s

21 titles · average score 51
Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Carl

Good Company
Good Company (1996)

TV show

Pet Shop
Pet Shop (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

as Joe Yeagher

Tammy and the T-Rex
Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Wachenstein

Weekend at Bernie's II
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
GoodWatch score 30

as Bernie Lomax

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as H.G. Wells

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Charlie Brooks / Charlie Brooks / Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert

Into the Sun
Into the Sun (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mitchell Burton

Mannequin Two: On the Move
Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
GoodWatch score 30

as Count Spretzle / Sorcerer

Carol & Company
Carol & Company (1990)

TV show

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mr. Hosek

Side Out
Side Out (1990)
GoodWatch score 39

as Uncle Max

1980s

40 titles · average score 61
Weekend at Bernie's
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bernie Lomax

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Crews

From a Whisper to a Scream
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jesse Hardwick

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Sal Cassella

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Don / Santa Claus

Surf 2
Surf 2 (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mr. O'Finley

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Gordon LaMonica / Wally Bryce

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Al Craven

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Royal Davis

Six Pack
Six Pack (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

as Terk

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dennis Redfield

1970s

27 titles · average score 63
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Teddy Becker

Steel
Steel (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Valentino

The Roller Girls
The Roller Girls (1978)

TV show · as Don Mitchell

WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)

as Benny Kowalski

Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Max / Mr. Canon

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Alexsei

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Bob

1960s

3 titles · average score 61
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Augie

Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Preacher

The Doctors
The Doctors (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dr. John Rice

1950s

1 title · average score 33
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm (1954)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show