Casey Sander - wikipedia Casey Sander Casey Sander Clinton O. Sander ( 1956 - 07 - 06 ) July 6, 1956 ( age 62 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1982 -- present Children Clinton O. `` Casey '' Sander ( born July 6, 1956 ) 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, Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Rules of Engagement, Sons of Anarchy, Mad Men, Silicon Valley, The Newsroom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( on which he portrayed the father of Xander Harris ), Hunter, and Marvin Marvin, among other shows. He has a recurring role on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory as Bernadette 's father, Mike. Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External links Early and personal 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 graduating 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 junior high school and later attended Roosevelt High School in Seattle together and played against each other on the football team. 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. His first significant work was in print advertising including being the `` Winston man '' for Winston Cigarettes. Sander has a son, Max, and a daughter, Mimi. Selected filmography Body Double ( 1984 ) - Man # 2 in ' Holly Does Hollywood ' Moving Violations ( 1985 ) - Cop with Joan Stewardess School ( 1986 ) - Dudley Ratboy ( 1986 ) - Stagehand Dragnet ( 1987 ) - Phoney CHP # 1 Punchline ( 1988 ) - Ernie the Bartender Spaced Invaders ( 1990 ) - Radio Announcer Predator 2 ( 1990 ) - Federal Team # 1 Wild Orchid II : Two Shades of Blue ( 1991 ) - Captain Edwards 16 Blocks ( 2006 ) - Capt. Dan Gruber The Shaggy Dog ( 2006 ) - Leader Penny Dreadful ( 2006 ) - Truck Driver The Comebacks ( 2007 ) - Clint Crazy on the Outside ( 2010 ) - Prison Guard Heaven 's Rain ( 2011 ) - Captain Larsen References ^ Jump up to : `` An Unusual Slant to the Right ` Grace Under Fire ' Character Wade Swoboda Is ' Archie Bunker with a Brain ' ''. The News Tribune. Tacoma. 1993 - 10 - 27. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 26. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). ^ Jump up to : Raley, Dan ( 2005 - 05 - 24 ). `` Where Are They Now : Casey Sander, ballplayer - turned - actor ''. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 26. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 2012 - 04 - 12 ). `` ' The Big Bang Theory ' : ' Grace Under Fire ' Neighbor to Play Bernadette 's Dad ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Casey Sander Biography ''. filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 26. Jump up ^ Mendoza, N.F. ( 1994 - 12 - 20 ). `` Actor 's life mirrors his sitcom character ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 26. External links Casey Sander on IMDb VIAF : 308698205 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casey_Sander&oldid=852768944 '' Categories : 1956 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Washington, D.C. University of Puget Sound alumni Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Español فارسی Français 한국어 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 July 2018, at 07 : 06 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays bernadette's dad on the big bang theory
Answer: Clinton O. "Casey" Sander