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Bernie Casey

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American football player and actor (1939–2017)

Bernie Casey
Casey in 1964
No. 30, 25
Positions
Personal information
Born(1939-06-08)June 8, 1939
Wyco, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2017(2017-09-19) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast(Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeBowling Green
NFL draft1961: 1st round, 9th overall pick
AFL draft1961: 9th round, 70th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Receptions359
Receiving yards5,444
Touchdowns40
Stats atPro Football Reference

Bernard Terry Casey (June 8, 1939 – September 19, 2017)[1] was an Americanprofessional football player and actor. He was a football player andAll-Americanhurdler atBowling Green State University, before playing professionally as awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL), first for theSan Francisco 49ers and then theLos Angeles Rams. He made his acting debut in the Western filmGuns of the Magnificent Seven (1969). After retiring from football, he became aleading man andaction hero in the burgeoningblaxploitation film genre of the 1970s.

Casey played prominent roles in films likeBrian's Song (1971),Boxcar Bertha (1972),Cleopatra Jones (1973),The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976),Sharky's Machine (1981),Revenge of the Nerds (1984),Spies Like Us (1985), andBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1987). He won anNAACP Image Award for his portrayal of basketball playerMaurice Stokes in the biographical filmMaurie (1973). He also playedFelix Leiter in the non-EONJames Bond filmNever Say Never Again (1983) and starred in the miniseriesRoots: The Next Generations.

In addition to acting and athletics, Casey was also a published poet and a painter.[2]

Early life and amateur athletics

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Casey was born inWyco, West Virginia, the son of Flossie (Coleman) and Frank Leslie Casey.[3] He graduated fromEast High School inColumbus, Ohio.[1] He then attendedBowling Green State University.

Casey was a record-breaking hurdler forBowling Green State University[4] and helped the1959 football team win a small college national championship.[5] Casey earnedAll-America recognition and a trip to the finals at theU.S. Olympic Trials in1960. In addition to national honors, he won three consecutiveMid-American Conference titles in the high-hurdles, 1958–60.[6]

Professional football career

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Casey was the ninth overall selection of the1961 NFL draft, taken by theSan Francisco 49ers. He played eight NFL seasons (several positions, first five seasons mainly a halfback, last three seasons a flanker (setback wide receiver)): six with the 49ers and two with theLos Angeles Rams.[1]

His best-known play came in1967 for the Rams in the penultimate game of the regular season against theGreen Bay Packers. The Rams needed to win to keep their division title hopes alive, but trailed 24–20 with under a minute to play. Facing fourth down, the Packers lined up to punt, butTony Guillory blocked theDonny Anderson punt andClaude Crabb returned it to the Packer five-yard line. After an incomplete pass, Casey caught the winning touchdown pass fromRoman Gabriel with under thirty seconds to play to give the Rams a 27–24 victory.[7][8] The Rams defeated theBaltimore Colts the following week to win theCoastal Division title at 11–1–2.[9][10][11][12]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

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YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1961SFO1221018518.5511
1962SFO13115381915.5486
1963SFO14144776216.2687
1964SFO13135880813.9634
1965SFO14145976513.0598
1966SFO13135066913.4321
1967RAM14145387116.4578
1968RAM12122956519.5555
105933595,44415.26840

Playoffs

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YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1967RAM1158216.4291
1158216.4291

Acting career

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Casey began his acting career in the filmGuns of the Magnificent Seven, a sequel toThe Magnificent Seven. Then he played opposite fellow former NFL starJim Brown in the crime dramas...tick...tick...tick... andBlack Gunn. He played a leading role in the 1972 science fiction TV filmGargoyles. He also playedTamara Dobson's love interest in 1973'sCleopatra Jones.

Casey in 2014

From there he moved between performances on television and the big screen such as playing team captain for theChicago Bears in the TV filmBrian's Song. In 1979, he starred as widower Mike Harris in theNBC television seriesHarris and Company, the first weekly American TV drama series centered on ablack family. In 1980, he played Major Jeff Spender in the television mini-seriesThe Martian Chronicles, based on the novel byRay Bradbury.

In 1981, Casey played a detective oppositeBurt Reynolds in the feature filmSharky's Machine, directed by Reynolds. The two reunited a few years later for the crime storyRent-a-Cop.

In 1983, he played the role of CIA agentFelix Leiter in the non-Eon ProductionsJames Bond filmNever Say Never Again. He appeared inRevenge of the Nerds and had a comedic role as Colonel Rhombus in theJohn Landis filmSpies Like Us. Casey also appeared in the filmHit Man.

Also during his career, he worked with such well-known directors asMartin Scorsese in his 1972 filmBoxcar Bertha and appeared on such television series asThe Streets of San Francisco.

He played a version of himself, and other football players turned actors, inKeenen Ivory Wayans's 1988 comedic filmI'm Gonna Git You Sucka.[13] He played high school history teacher Mr. Ryan, inBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, released in 1989. Casey appeared as a very influential prisoner with outside connections inWalter Hill'sAnother 48 Hrs.. In 1992, he appeared as a Naval officer on the battleshipUSSMissouri inUnder Siege.

In 1994, Casey guest-starred in a two-episode story arc inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine as theMaquis leaderLieutenant CommanderCal Hudson, and in 1995 as a guest-star on bothSeaQuest 2032 as Admiral VanAlden andBabylon 5 asDerek Cranston. In2006, he co-starred in the filmWhen I Find the Ocean alongside such actors asLee Majors. His lasting acting role was in the low-budget horror filmVegas Vampires, directed by fellow football player-turned-blaxploitation iconFred Williamson.

Personal life

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Casey enjoyed painting and writing poetry.Look at the People, a book of his paintings and poems, was published by Doubleday in 1969.[2]

Death

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Casey died atCedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on September 19, 2017, after a stroke.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1969Guns of the Magnificent SevenCassie[16]
1970...tick...tick...tick...George Harley[17]
1971Black ChariotThe Drifter[18][19]
1972Boxcar BerthaVon Morton[20][21]
Black GunnSeth[22]
Hit ManTyrone Tackett[23][24]
1973Cleopatra JonesReuben Masters[25]
MaurieMaurice Stokes[26]
1975Cornbread, Earl and MeOfficer Larry Atkins[27][28][29]
1976Dr. Black, Mr. HydeDr. Henry Pride[30][31]
The Man Who Fell to EarthMr. Peters[32][33]
1977BrothersDavid Thomas[34]
1981Sharky's MachineDetective Arch Driscoll[35][36]
1983Never Say Never AgainFelix Leiter[37][38]
1984Revenge of the NerdsU.N. Jefferson[39]
1985Spies Like UsColonel Rhombus
1987Steele JusticeDetective Tom Reese
Amazon Women on the MoonMajor General Hadley
Rent-A-CopLemar
1988BackfireClinton James
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaJohn Slade
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureMr. Ryan
1990Another 48 Hrs.Kirkland Smith
1991Chains of GoldSergeant Falco
1992Under SiegeCommander Harris
1993The Cemetery ClubJohn
Street KnightRaymond
1994The Glass ShieldJames Locket
1995In the Mouth of MadnessRobinson
Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredMr. Walter
1997The DinnerGood Brother
2001TomcatsOfficer Hurley
2002Jim Brown: All-AmericanHimself
On the EdgeRex Stevens
2006When I Find the OceanAmos Jackson
2007Vegas VampiresBloodhound BillFinal film role

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1971Brian's SongJ.C. CarolineTelevision film[40][41]
1972Cade's CountyPatrickEpisode: "Slay Ride"
LongstreetRay EllerEpisode: "Field of Honor"
The Streets of San FranciscoRichardEpisode: "Timelock"
GargoylesThe GargoyleTelevision film[42]
1974The Snoop SistersWillie BatesEpisode: "Fear Is a Free-Throw"
Panic on the 5:22Wendell WeaverTelevision film[43][44]
1975Police StoryDuke WindsorEpisode: "Company Man"
1976Joe ForresterClevelandEpisode: "The Answers"
1977Police WomanP.J. JohnsonEpisode: "Once a Snitch"
Police StoryHamilton WardEpisode: "The Six Foot Stretch"
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightDave WilliamsTelevision film[45][46]
It Happened at Lakewood ManorVince[47]
1978Ring of PassionJoe Louis[48]
Love Is Not EnoughMike Harris[49]
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsBubba HaywoodMiniseries[50][51]
Harris and CompanyMike Harris4 episodes[52][53]
1980The Martian ChroniclesMajor Jeff SpenderMiniseries[54][55][56]
1981The Sophisticated GentsShurley Walker[57][58]
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionSlaveTelevision film[59]
Trapper John, M.D.Thornie ThornberryEpisode: "Love and Marriage"
Hear No EvilInspector MondayTelevision film[60][61][62]
1983–84Bay City BluesOzzie Peoples8 episodes[63][64]
1992Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next GenerationU.N. JeffersonTelevision film
1994Star Trek: Deep Space NineCalvin HudsonEpisode: "The Maquis"
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveU.N. JeffersonTelevision film
1995seaQuest 2032Admiral VanaldenEpisode: "Chains of Command"
1995Babylon 5Derek CranstonEpisode: "Hunter, Prey"
2000Just Shoot Me!Himself1 episode
2005GirlfriendsJudge Edward DentEpisode: "Judging Edward"

Awards and nominations

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AwardYearCategoryWorkResult
NAACP Image Award1974Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureMaurieWon

References

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Citations

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