John Matuszak
John Daniel Tooz Matuszak was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League and also an actor. Matuszak was born in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Tampa and played for their football team. Matuszak also played for the Houston Oilers of the NFL and joined the Houston Texans of the World Football League, but never played for them. His first major role as an actor was in the 1979 movie "North Dallas Forty" as a football player. He also appeared in the movies "Caveman", "The Ice Pirates", and "One Crazy Summer" but is known for his role in "The Goonies". He also had guest appearances on popular TV shows "Perfect Strangers", "M*A*S*H", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Hunter", "Silver Spoons", "The A-Team", "1st & Ten", "Miami Vice" and "Cheers". He died on June 17, 1989 aged 38 due to a heart failure.
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Credits
- 1990 ·Down the Drainas Jed Stewart
- 1989 ·Ghost Writeras Chuck Aaron
- 1989 ·One Man Forceas Jake
- 1988 ·The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Missionas Fred Collins
- 1988 ·Superboyas
- 1988 ·Aaron's Wayas
- 1987 ·The Joe Piscopo Halloween Partyas Self
- 1987 ·The Charmingsas
- 1986 ·Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollmentas
- 1986 ·Amenas
- 1986 ·One Crazy Summeras Stain
- 1986 ·Darlin' Clementineas Mountain Man
- 1985 ·Tall Tales & Legendsas Mountain Man
- 1985 ·Hollywood Beatas George Grinsky
- 1985 ·Command 5as Kowalski
- 1985 ·The Gooniesas Sloth
- 1985 ·Half Nelsonas
- 1984 ·Hunteras Lincoln
- 1984 ·Miami Viceas
- 1984 ·The Ice Piratesas Killjoy
- 1983 ·The A-Teamas Davey Miller
- 1981 ·Cavemanas Tonda
- 1979 ·Trapper John, M.D.as
- 1979 ·North Dallas Fortyas O. W. Shaddock
- 1977 ·The World's Strongest Manas Competitor
- 1972 ·M*A*S*Has Hitalski
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self