We meet Bernie Tiede (1958- ), a chubby undertaker, who takes pride in his work. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie ...

The story of a mortician named Bernie Tiede (played by Black) in small-town Texas who’s accused of killing an elderly widow named Marjorie Nugent, Bernie draws on plenty of humor through its ...

Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) is a small town mortician who befriends wealthy widow Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), but when it's discovered Marjorie is dead, Bernie is charged with her murder.

In 1996, 38-year-old assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede killed an 81-year-old wealthy widow he befriended after handling her husband's funeral. When Tiede's close friendship with Marjorie ...