Over the following decades, Bernard continued working steadily, appearing in a wide range of popular television shows, including Kojak, Mannix, What’s Happening!!, T.J. Hooker, NYPD Blue, ER, JAG, Becker and Cold Case. He also had a recurring role in Hardcastle and McCormick in the mid-1980s and appeared in the 1983 film Blue Thunder.

His final on-screen credit came in 2005—the same year his wife of 44 years, Shirley, passed away.

In recent years, Bernard’s name was included in the Academy’s annual In Memoriam tribute, a recognition of his long-standing contributions to film and television.

Though never a headline-seeking celebrity, Bernard’s career left a lasting imprint across decades of American television. With his passing, he becomes the last of the core Police Woman cast to go — leaving Angie Dickinson as the sole surviving main star of the iconic series.

He is survived by his sons, Edward and Mark, and four grandchildren: Liz, Joshua, Samantha and Alexandra.