Clinton O. "Casey" Sander (born July 6, 1955) is an American actor whose roles include "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker, Bernadette's father, Mike on The Big Bang Theory and Roger Hollister in four episodes of The Ranch.
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Early life
Sander was born in Washington, D.C. His father was an Air Force lieutenant colonel. While attending Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, as sophomore, he played shortstop on the school's baseball team.
In his senior year, he was a 10th round draft pick for the California Angels and was accepted after he graduated from high school in 1973. Though he had turned down football scholarships from Washington and Washington State University, he had an unsuccessful season with the Angels and was eventually released. Sander and Richard Karn attended the same junior high school in Seattle and played against each other on their respective high schools’ football teams. After being released from the Angels and playing one season for the Seattle Rainiers, he accepted a football scholarship from University of Puget Sound. He considered becoming a sports broadcaster and took up an acting class in hopes it would help his performance. He participated in college plays including Waiting for Godot. After earning a teaching degree, he briefly taught at Curtis Senior High School in University Place, Washington. After quitting, he drove to Los Angeles and worked as a shipyard hand, log-cabin builder, bartender and car dealer to get by before getting an acting agent.
Acting career
Sander's first significant work was in print advertising including being the "Winston man" for Winston Cigarettes. His television credits include appearances on Dallas, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Who's the Boss?, Punky Brewster, Magnum, P.I., The Golden Girls, Knots Landing, Hunter, Step by Step, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Malcolm in the Middle, JAG, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NCIS, Mad Men, Rules of Engagement, Sons of Anarchy, Criminal Minds, Marvin Marvin, Silicon Valley, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Newsroom, and Grey's Anatomy, among other shows. His film roles include Body Double (1984), Moving Violations (1985), Stewardess School (1986), Dragnet (1987), Punchline (1988), Predator 2 (1990), Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991), The Shaggy Dog (2006), and Vice (2018).
From 1991 to 1999, Sander played the role of Rock Flanagan (of K&B Construction) on the sitcom Home Improvement. From 1993 to 1998, he played Wade, the neighbor on Grace Under Fire. From 2000 to 2001, he played "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker. From 2012 to 2015, he played Bernadette's father, Mike on The Big Bang Theory. From 2019 to 2020, he portrayed Roger Hollister in four episodes of The Ranch. In 2020, Sander appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.
Personal life
Sander has a son, Max, and a daughter, Mimi.
Selected filmography
1982 Long Run as Bob
1984 Body Double as Man #2 In 'Holly Does Hollywood'
1985 Moving Violations as Cop With Joan
1986 Who's the Boss? as Josh Brady
1986 Stewardess School as Dudley
1986 Ratboy as Stagehand
1987 Dragnet as Phoney CHP #1
1988 Punchline as Ernie, The Bartender
1987 Golden Girls as Sven Lindstrom (Season 3, Episode 9 - A visit from little Sven)
1989 Knots Landing as Malcolm Manning (Season 10, Episodes 17, 18, 19)
1990 Space Invaders as Radio Announcer
1990 Predator 2 as Federal Team #1
1991 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue as Captain Edwards
2006 16 Blocks as Captain Dan Gruber
2006 The Shaggy Dog as Leader
2006 Penny Dreadful as Truck Driver
2007 The Comebacks as Clint
2010 Crazy on the Outside as Prison Guard
2010 Sons of Anarchy as Lead Sheriff
2011 Heaven's Rain as Captain Larsen
