Bernie Casey
One of the first and most successful professional athletes to transition into the acting profession, Bernie Casey was born in Wyco, West Virginia in 1939. He excelled in football and track and field at Bowling Green State University, where he won three consecutive Mid-American Conference titles in the high-hurdles. After being drafted by the NFL in 1961, Casey played for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and for two with the Los Angeles Rams, finishing in the top ten NFL receivers four times over the course of his career. Casey was also an avid artist, studying painting in college. He would grow as an artist, especially after retiring from football in 1968, and hosted several prestigious exhibitions of his work. Casey also began taking an interest in drama, and pursued acting jobs following his NFL retirement. He appeared in the thriller "...tick...tick...tick.." (1970) in 1970, and in Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" (1973) two years later. After appearing alongside David Bowie in "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976), Casey was cast to play the longstanding role of American agent Felix Leiter in the Bond film "Never Say Never Again" (1983). An even more memorable role for Casey would come the following year, when he played the president of the Lamba Lamba Lamba fraternity in the smash comedy hit "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984). Following a memorable turn as John Slade in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988) and an appearance in the action blockbuster "Under Siege" (1992), Casey stepped behind the camera to write, produce, and direct the film "The Dinner" (1997), which featured African-American men discussing issues of racism in American society over the dinner table. The thought provoking film was perceived as something of a departure by some, but those familiar with Casey's reflective mind were not at all surprised-he did publish two books of poetry, after all. Casey's final film appearance was in a film directed by legendary actor and filmmaker Fred Williamson, the horror romp "Vegas Vampires" (2007). Bernie Casey died on September 19, 2017. He was 78 years old.
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Bernie Casey
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
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When I Find the Ocean | Amos Jackson (Character) | - | 2006 |
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On the Edge | Rex Stevens (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Edge | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
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The Last Brickmaker in America | Lewis (Character) | - | 2001 |
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Silas (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dinner |
Good Brother (Character), Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1997 |
59% |
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In the Mouth of Madness | Robinson (Character) | $8.9M | 1995 |
71% |
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Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored | Mr. Walter (Character) | $65.1K | 1995 |
68% |
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The Glass Shield | Locket (Character) | $2.5M | 1994 |
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Street Knight | Raymond (Character) | $507.7K | 1993 |
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | U.N. Jefferson (Character) | - | 1992 |
57% |
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The Cemetery Club | John (Character) | $5.6M | 1992 |
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Chains of Gold | Sergeant Falco (Character) | - | 1991 |
19% |
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Another 48 HRS. | Kirkland Smith (Character) | $78.1M | 1990 |
83% |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Mr. Ryan (Character) | $39.1M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mother's Day | Cale Sturgis (Character) | - | 1989 |
0% |
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Rent-A-Cop | Lemar (Character) | $294.3K | 1988 |
62% |
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | John Slade (Character) | $11.8M | 1988 |
20% |
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Steele Justice | Det. Tom Reese (Character) | $490.7K | 1987 |
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Backfire | Clinton James (Character) | - | 1987 |
35% |
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Spies Like Us | Colonel Rhumbus (Character) | $56.5M | 1985 |
70% |
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Revenge of the Nerds | U.N. Jefferson (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | J.T. Collins (Character) | - | 1984 |
71% |
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Never Say Never Again | Felix Leiter (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion | Bacchus (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hear No Evil | Monday (Character) | - | 1982 |
83% |
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Sharky's Machine | Arch (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sophisticated Gents | Shurley Walker (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Martian Chronicles | Major Jeff Spender (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Is Not Enough | Mike Harris (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ring of Passion | Joe Louis (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Countdown to the Big One | Joe Louis (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rehearsal for Armageddon | Joe Louis (Character) | - | 1978 |
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Brothers | David Thomas (Character) | - | 1977 |
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Ants! | Vince (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Dave Williams (Character) | - | 1977 |
79% |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth | Peters (Character) | $81.8K | 1976 |
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Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Pride (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Cornbread, Earl and Me | Officer Larry Atkins (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Panic on the 5:22 | Wendell Weaver (Character) | - | 1974 |
80% |
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Cleopatra Jones | Reuben (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Mo | Maurice Stokes (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Black Gunn | Seth (Character) | - | 1972 |
33% |
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Gargoyles | The Gargoyle (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Hit Man | Tyrone Tackett (Character) | - | 1972 |
54% |
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Boxcar Bertha | Von Morton (Character) | - | 1972 |
85% |
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Brian's Song | J.C. Caroline (Character) | - | 1971 |
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... Tick... Tick... Tick... | George Harley (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Cassie (Character) | - | 1969 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Shoot Me | Himself (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Your Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 65% | seaQuest DSV | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Babylon 5 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Cmdr. Cal Hudson (Guest Star) | 1994 |
40% | No Score Yet | Time Trax | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Sgt. Del Weber (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Doc Evans (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | P.J. Johnson (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Duke Windsor (Character) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Snoop Sisters | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Richard (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Longstreet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |