Casey Sander
Biography
Casey Sander is an American actor who came to screen work after studying acting at the University of Puget Sound, where he appeared in college plays. Born in Washington, D.C., he broke into the business through print advertising, including a stint as the Winston man for a cigarette brand, before moving into television and film. His early film credits include Body Double (1984), Dragnet (1987), Punchline (1988) and Predator 2 (1990), and he later appeared in The Shaggy Dog (2006) and Vice (2018). On television he is known for playing Rock Flanagan on Home Improvement from 1991 to 1999, Wade on Grace Under Fire from 1993 to 1998, Captain Jimmy Wennick on Tucker from 2000 to 2001, Bernadette's father Mike on The Big Bang Theory from 2012 to 2015, and Roger Hollister on The Ranch from 2019 to 2020.
70years old
Turns 71 on July 6in 265 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 20 years1990 to 2010
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A change of course
In his senior year of high school, Sander was taken by the California Angels in the 10th round of the draft. He graduated in 1973 and was accepted, but his season with the Angels went poorly and he was released.
First role
Sander did print advertising as his first significant work, and among those jobs he was the "Winston man" for Winston Cigarettes.
A change of course
Sander earned a teaching degree and taught for a short time at Curtis Senior High School in University Place, Washington. He quit, drove to Los Angeles, and got by as a bartender, car dealer, shipyard hand and log-cabin builder before finding an acting agent.
Casey Sander movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Casey Sander shares two films with Tim Allen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Richard Donner
All films by Brian Robbins
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