Randall "Tex" Cobb
Born: 1950-05-07 in Bridge City, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb is an American former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Widely considered to possess one of the greatest chins of all time, Cobb was a brawler who also packed considerable punching power. He began his fighting career in full contact kickboxing in 1975 before making the jump to professional boxing two years later. He challenged Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title in November 1982, losing a one-sided unanimous decision. Cobb took wins over notable heavyweights of his era such as Bernardo Mercado, Earnie Shavers, and Leon Spinks. He was ranked in the global top 10 heavyweight boxers by the Ring (in 1981 and 1982) and BoxRec (in 1982). In addition to his fighting career, he has also acted in numerous films and television series, usually appearing as a villain or henchman. Examples include roles in the Coen brothers film Raising Arizona and the popular programs Miami Vice and Walker, Texas Ranger.
Filmography
2000
- Vice as Lt. Munson
1997
- Liar Liar as Skull
1994
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Gruff Man
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Big Hairy Con
1993
- The X-Files as Bert Zupanic
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Dwight Trammel
1992
- Highlander: The Series as Kern
- Diggstown as Wolf Forrester
1991
- Raw Nerve as Blake Garrett
1990
- Ernest Goes to Jail as Lyle
1989
- Blind Fury as Slag
- Collision Course as Kosnic
- Fletch Lives as Ben Dover
- Buy & Cell as Wolf
1987
- Married... with Children as Burglar
- Critical Condition as Box
- Raising Arizona as Leonard Smalls
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Zack
- The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Eric "Swede" Wallan
1986
- The Golden Child as Til
1985
- MacGyver as Daniel Royce 'Earthquake' Toberman
- Braker as R.E. Packard
- Code of Vengeance as Willard Singleton
1984
- Miami Vice as Moon
1983
1979
- The Champ as Bowers