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