George Wyner (born Oct. 25, 1945) is an American film and television actor. He is probably best known for his role as ADA Bernstein on the classic series Hill Street Blues. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major, and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. To date, Wyner has made guest appearances in over 100 television series and co-starred in nine. He is also noted for memorable turns in cult classics such as Spaceballs, American Pie 2 and Fletch.
2000's: ER, Days of Our Lives, Without a Trace, Two and a Half Men, Nip/Tuck, The West Wing, Stargate SG-1, Malcolm in the Middle, Dharma & Greg, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1990's: Malcolm & Eddie, The Practice, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Larry Sanders Show, Murphy Brown, Boy Meets World, Murder, She Wrote, Coach, Married with Children, Perfect Strangers, Step by Step, Man of the People, Quantum Leap, The Golden Girls, The Famous Teddy Z
1980's: It's a Living, The Fall Guy, Hail to the Chief, Matt Houston, Simon & Simon, The A-Team, Fantasy Island, Lou Grant, Soap, Alice, Quincy M.E.
1970's: Emergency!, Kaz, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Charlie's Angels, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hawaii Five-O, McMillan & Wife, Sanford and Son, Ellery Queen, Columbo, Adam's Rib, Ironside, The Odd Couple
Wyner was introduced to producer Steven Bochco while appearing in Bochco's short-lived 1979 series, Delvecchio. This led to the role as Irwin Bernstein in Hill Street, and to roles in 4 subsequent Bochco productions: Doogie Howser, M.D., Brooklyn South, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. Additionally, Wyner has appeared on the following programs for Hill Street's production company, MTM: Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, The White Shadow, WKRP in Cincinnati and Newhart.
Despite appearing in so many hit shows over the years, Wyner has never appeared in a program that ended the season at #1 in the Nielsen ratings. The two exceptions to this are his appearances on All In the Family and ER, though they both occurred long after the respective programs topped the ratings.
