Bernard Terry "Bernie" Casey (born June 8, 1939) is a former intercollegiate and professional football player who continues to earn accolades as an accomplished actor. Casey was also a record-breaking track and field athlete at Bowling Green State University; winning three consecutive Mid American Conference titles in the 120-yard high hurdles (1958-60).
The 6 ft 4 inch (193 cm) Casey began his acting career in the film Guns of the Magnificent Se...
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Bernard Terry "Bernie" Casey (born June 8, 1939) is a former intercollegiate and professional football player who continues to earn accolades as an accomplished actor. Casey was also a record-breaking track and field athlete at Bowling Green State University; winning three consecutive Mid American Conference titles in the 120-yard high hurdles (1958-60).
The 6 ft 4 inch (193 cm) Casey began his acting career in the film Guns of the Magnificent Seven, a sequel to The Magnificent Seven. From there he moved between performances on television and the big screen such as playing team captain for the Chicago Bears in the TV film Brian's Song. In 1979 he starred as widower Mike Harris in the NBC television series Harris and Company, the first weekly American TV drama series centered around an African American family.
In 1983 he played the role of Felix Leiter in the rogue (non-EON Productions) James Bond film Never Say Never Again. His comedic role as Colonel Rhumbus in the John Landis film...
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