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name: "Bernie Casey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bernie-casey"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1939"
died: "20 September 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:01:32.782614+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bernie Casey

Actor. Born 8 June 1939 in West Virginia, USA. Died 20 September 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1939, West Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 20 September 2017
- **Also known as:** Bernie, Bernard

## Biography

Bernie Casey was an American actor and former professional American football player. Born Bernard Terry Casey on 8 June 1939 in Wyco, West Virginia, he was a wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams after starring in football and track at Bowling Green State University. He made his film debut in *Guns of the Magnificent Seven* (1969) and appeared as Peters in *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (1976).

Casey became prominent in 1970s blaxploitation films and later took supporting roles in *Never Say Never Again* (1983), *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), *Spies Like Us* (1985), *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* (1989) and *Under Siege* (1992). He also appeared in television series including *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* and *Babylon 5*. He won an NAACP Image Award for his performance in *Maurie* (1973). Casey died on 19 September 2017 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (1976), Fi1m 82, as Peters — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-fell-to-earth.md)

## Also known for

- *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* (1989), Mr. Ryan
- *In the Mouth of Madness* (1995), Robinson
- *Under Siege* (1992), Commander Harris
- *Never Say Never Again* (1983), Felix Leiter
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Kirkland Smith
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Commander Calvin Hudson
- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), U.N. Jefferson
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), Colonel Rhumbus

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