- Bernie Casey
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1939|06|8
Birthplace=Wyco,West Virginia
Position=Wide Receiver
College=Bowling Green State
DraftedYear=1961
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 9
Honors=1968Pro Bowl
Records=
Awards=
Retired #s=
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=CASEYBER01
PFR=CaseBe00
years=1961-1966
1967-1968
teams=San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams
ProBowls=1
HOF=Bernard Terry "Bernie" Casey (born
June 8 ,1939 ) is an American football player during the 1960s who later became anactor .Career
The 6 ft 4 inch (193 cm) Casey began his acting career in the film "
Guns of the Magnificent Seven ", asequel to "The Magnificent Seven ". From there he moved between performances on television and the big screen such as playing team captain for theChicago Bears in the TV film "Brian's Song ". [ [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/021004.html ESPN.com - Page2 - Reel Life: 'Brian's Song' ] ] In 1983 he played the role ofFelix Leiter in the unofficial (non-EON Productions )James Bond film "Never Say Never Again ". His comedic role asColonel Rhumbus in theJohn Landis film "Spies Like Us " was followed by appearances in the "Revenge of the Nerds " sequels.Also, during his career he worked with such well-known directors as
Martin Scorsese in his 1972 film "Boxcar Bertha " and appeared on such television series as "The Streets of San Francisco " and as U.N. Jefferson, the national head of theLambda Lambda Lambda fraternity in "Revenge of the Nerds ". In a good-natured spoof of 70s blacksploitation flicks, he played a caricature of himself, and other football players turned actors inKeenen Ivory Wayans 's 1988 comedic film "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ". In Eddie Murphy's 1990 Another 48 Hours, sequel to 48 Hours, Bernie Casey starred as Kirkland Smith-a very influential prisoner with outside connections. 1994 saw Casey guest-starring in a two-episode story arc in "" (along with series starAvery Brooks ) as the Maquis leader Lieutenant Commander , and in 1995 as a guest-star on "Babylon 5 " as Derek Cranston. He has continued working as an actor. In 2006, he co-starred in the film "When I Find the Ocean " alongside such actors asLee Majors .In a piece for
NFL Films , he expressed his disillusionment with the NFL and professional sports in general, feeling like his creativity and individuality were thwarted by conservative elements in the league and ownership hierarchy. He also showed off some paintings of his own creation during the piece.Personal life
Casey was born in Wyco,
West Virginia . He now resides inLos Angeles, California .References
External links
*imdb|0143378
* [http://www.felixleiter.com/category/actors/casey/ Bernie Casey] at [http://www.felixleiter.com/ FelixLeiter.com]
* [http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=53 Bio at BGSU]
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