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John Matuszak

Actor | * 10/25/1950 († 38, 06/17/1989) | Oak Creek (United States of America (USA))
John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 – June 17, 1989), nicknamed "Tooz", was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor. Matuszak was the first overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981. He participated in the 1978 World's Strongest Man competition, where he placed ninth. As an actor, Matuszak played in both films and television, appearing first as O. W. Shaddock in North Dallas Forty (1979) followed by Tonda in Caveman (1981) and the deformed Sloth in The Goonies (1985). His biography, Cruisin' with the Tooz, written with Steve Delsohn, was published in 1987. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

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A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. ...

North Dallas Forty

R

1979 | 3.4/5 | 1h 59min
Comedy, Drama
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In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end o ...

The Ice Pirates

PG

1984 | 2.9/5 | 1h 31min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy
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A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run of ...

The Goonies

PG

1985 | 3.8/5 | 1h 54min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
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An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers. ...

One Crazy Summer

PG

1986 | 3.1/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
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Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. ...

Hunter

TV-14

1984 | 3.6/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with John Matuszak as Actor(12)

as Jed Stewart1990 Down the Drain
as Chuck Aaron1989 Ghost Writer
as Jake1989 One Man Force
as Fred Collins1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Stain1986 One Crazy Summer
1986 Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1985 Half Nelson
as Sloth1985 The Goonies
as Kowalski1985 Command 5
as Killjoy1984 The Ice Pirates
as Tonda1981 Caveman
as O. W. Shaddock1979 North Dallas Forty

TV Shows/Series with John Matuszak as Actor(10)

1988 Superboy
1988 Aaron's Way
1987 The Charmings
1986 Amen
as Mountain Man1985 Tall Tales & Legends
as Lincoln1984 Hunter
1984 Miami Vice
as Davey Miller1983 The A-Team
1979 Trapper John, M.D.
as Hitalski1972 M*A*S*H

Full Name: John Matuszak
Born: Wednesday, 10/25 1950 (October) in Oak Creek (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/17 1989 (June) in Hollywood (aged: 38)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Oak Creek High School, The University of Tampa, Iowa Central Community College
John Matuszak frequently works together with these people:
Frank Lupo (8x, Crew)
Stephen J. Cannell (7x, Crew)
Roy Goldman (7x, Cast)
Alan Fudge (6x, Actor)
Jim Boeke (6x, Actor)
Kellye Nakahara (6x, Actress)
Larry Gelbart (6x, Crew)
Dennis Troy (6x, Cast)
Tony Plana (5x, Actor)
Mills Watson (5x, Actor)
Rodney Saulsberry (5x, Actor)
Dale Trevillion (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:163957, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024