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John Matuszak
Actor
Born October 25, 1950Died June 17, 1989 (38 years)
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 | Ghost Writer · as Chuck Aaron |
| 1989 | One Man Force · as Jake |
| 1989 | The Princess and the Dwarf · as Cast |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Superboy (1988) (TV Series) |
| 1988 | HeartBeat (TV Series) · as Warnick |
| 1988 | Aaron's Way (TV Series) |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission · as Fred Collins |
| 1988 | T and T (TV Series) · as Rubberhead |
| 1987 | The Charmings (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer · as Stain |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Cobra |
| 1985 | Tall Tales and Legends (TV Series) · as Mountain Man |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat (TV Series) · as George Grinsky |
| 1985 | Command 5 · as Kowalski |
| 1985 | The Goonies · as Sloth |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten (TV Series) · as John Manzak |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Ice Pirates · as Killjoy |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Davey Miller |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Harold |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons (TV Series) · as Elmer |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Dwayne |
| 1981 | Caveman · as Tonda |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Roy |
| 1979 | North Dallas Forty · as O. W. Shaddock |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Stoney |
| 1977 | The World's Strongest Man (TV Series) · as Competitor |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Hitalski |