Overview
- The family announced the death on Facebook, confirming the date and location.
- Bernard earned wide recognition as Detective Joe Styles on NBC’s Police Woman and as Principal Jim Willis on CBS’s The White Shadow.
- Born in Philadelphia in 1939, he made his film debut in Gordon Parks’ Shaft and appeared in The Hot Rock, Across 110th Street and Blue Thunder.
- His television work spanned decades with roles on Police Story, Kojak, T. J. Hooker, JAG, ER, Becker, Cold Case and a recurring turn on Hardcastle and McCormick.
- He is survived by sons Edward and Mark and grandchildren Liz, Joshua, Samantha and Alexandra, and the family suggests donations to the International Black Theatre Festival.