John Matuszak
Born: 1950-10-25 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1989-06-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1990
- Down the Drain as Jed Stewart
1989
- One Man Force as Jake
- Ghost Writer as Chuck Aaron
1988
- Superboy
- Aaron's Way
- The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Fred Collins
1987
1986
- Amen
- One Crazy Summer as Stain
- Darlin' Clementine as Mountain Man
- Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment as TV Spokesman
1985
- The Goonies as Sloth
- Tall Tales & Legends as Mountain Man
- Hollywood Beat as George Grinsky
- Half Nelson
- Command 5 as Kowalski
1984
- Miami Vice as Lascoe
- Hunter as Lincoln
- The Ice Pirates as Killjoy
1983
- The A-Team as Davey Miller
1982
- Silver Spoons as Elmer
1981
- Caveman as Tonda
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.
- North Dallas Forty as O. W. Shaddock
1977
- The World's Strongest Man as Competitor
1972
- M*A*S*H as Hitalski
1970
- Monday Night Football as Defensive Tackle
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self