Ed Bernard

Edward Bernard (July 4, 1939 – January 23, 2026) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Joe Styles on Police Woman, Principal Jim Willis on The White Shadow, and as Lieutenant Bill Giles on Hardcastle and McCormick.

Bernard died in Northridge, Los Angeles on January 23, 2026, at the age of 86. At the 98th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.

Selected filmography

Shaft (1971) as Peerce The Hot Rock (1972) as Cop Across 110th Street (1972) as Joe Logart Trader Horn (1973) as Apague Love Story (1973), episode "A Glow of Dying Embers" as Peter Police Story (1973–1974) various roles That's My Mama (1974) as Earl Chambers #1, Mailman (first 2 episodes only) Mannix (1974) (TV series) as Bull Evans Kojak (1974) (TV series) as Cleveland Watson Together Brothers (1974) as Mr. Kool Police Woman (1974–1978) as Det. Joe Styles What's Happening!! (1978) as Ed Roberts Mork & Mindy (1978) (TV series) as Officer Boyd The White Shadow (1978–1980) (TV series) as Jim Willis T.J. Hooker (1982–1984) (TV series) as Lt. Tom Reed / Willis Blue Thunder (1983) as Sgt. Short Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series) (1984–1985) as Lt. Bill Giles Under Cover (1987) as Chief Heffer Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) as Desk Sergeant Girl in the Cadillac (1995) as Judge Horton Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) as Jail Guard NYPD Blue (1999) (TV series - episode: "Voir Dire This") as Judge Sheegmuller Becker (2003) (TV series) as Evans ER (2005) (TV series) as Mr. Klossey Cold Case (2005) (TV series) as Donald Williams