Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Ed Bernard, the actor best known for playing the undercover cop Joe Styles in NBC’s Police Woman, has died. He was 86 years old. His family said he passed away in January in Los Angeles. Bernard’s career spanned decades and began on stage, where he appeared in the off-Broadway production of Five on the Black Hand Side in 1969 . He entered the world of TV and movies in the early 1970s, landing roles in the films Shaft, Across 110th Street, and as a police officer in the 1974 film T ogether Brothers. He then gained widespread popularity for his work in TV, taking the role of principal Jim Willis in CBS’s The White Shadow and, most notably, Joe Styles in Police Woman. Off set, Bernard’s family said he was a foodie who loved healthy cooking and sushi. He was also a lifelong learner and “a man of great faith,” his loved ones said. “While the world knew him as a star, his family knew him as a devoted father, a proud grandfather and a man of deep curiosity,” they added. The Philadelphia native leaves behind two sons and four grandchildren. His late wife, Shirley, died in 2005. Read it at The Hollywood Reporter Read more at The Daily Beast.