Jonathan Silverman celebrates 60th birthday, revisits 'Immer Ärger mit Bernie

The 1989 slap‑stick comedy "Immer Ärger mit Bernie" featured American actors Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy as insurance clerks who become entangled with the corpse of their boss, played by Terry Kiser. The film was directed by Canadian filmmaker Ted Kotcheff, best known for the action classic "Rambo".

On 5 August 2026, Silverman turns 60, marking the anniversary of his breakthrough role in the movie. The recent German articles reflect on the subsequent careers of the three stars and Kotcheff, noting that the director continued to work on a range of films beyond his early action successes while the actors built varied resumes in film and television.