"Casey" Sander (born July 6, 1955 or 1956)[1][2] is an American actor known as the character "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker.
His television credits also include Criminal Minds, The Golden Girls,[3] Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement,[3] Malcolm in the Middle, Rules of Engagement, Sons of Anarchy, Mad Men, Silicon Valley, The Newsroom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,[4] Hunter, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and Marvin Marvin, among other shows.
He more recently had a recurring role on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory as Bernadette's father, Mike,[5] and also appeared in four episodes of The Ranch as Roger Hollister.
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.
[4] In 2020, Sander appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.