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Lyle Alzado

Actor
Born April 3, 1949Died May 14, 1992 (43 years)
Lyle Martin Alzado was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play.

Alzado pursued an acting career in both movies and television, appearing mostly in youth-oriented comedy and adventure roles. His most notable film roles include the bully construction worker in Ernest Goes to Camp and the unstoppable killer in Destroyer. He also appeared in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All as a notorious bodyguard and rifleman. He played prison staff member Brawn in the 1990 film Club Fed, and co-starred in the film Neon City.

On television, Alzado appeared in a number of mid-1980s commercials for Sports Illustrated with "Jack", who tries to help him perform the commercial correctly. He played himself, wearing his Raiders uniform, in the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man" He also played himself in a 1988 episode of Small Wonder, and made a guest appearance on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show in 1989. Alzado starred in the sitcom Learning the Ropes as a high school teacher whose secret alter ego is a professional wrestler known as "The Masked Maniac," alongside numerous NWA Wrestling stars. Alzado appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, and in episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show and MacGyver.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Tapeheads
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special
  • Comrades in Arms
  • Shocktroop

Known For

  • Ernest Goes to Camp
  • Destroyer
  • Neon City
  • Comrades in Arms
  • Oceans of Fire
  • Hangfire
  • Shocktroop

Filmography

1991
Neon City · as Bulk
1991
1991
Hangfire · as Albert
1991
Good Sports (TV Series)
1990
Broken Badges (TV Series)
1990
Club Fed · as Brawn
1990
Top Cops (TV Series) · as Robert Fabrey
1990
Zapped Again! · as Coach Kirby
1989
True Blue (TV Series)
1989
Dragnet (1989) (TV Series) · as Ed Bachman
1989
1989
1989
Who's Harry Crumb? · as Man In Apartment
1988
Shocktroop · as General Orlorf
1988
Tapeheads · as You'll Never Make It In Show Biz Guy
1988
Destroyer · as Ivan Moser
1987
The Highwayman (TV Series) · as Iron Butt
1987
Out of This World (1987) (TV Series) · as Drill Sergeant
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp · as Bronk Stinson (foreman)
1986
Oceans of Fire · as Witkowski
1985
MacGyver (TV Series)
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Hugo
1984
Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Ed Kramden
1981
1980
I'm a Big Girl Now (TV Series) · as Rick
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series)
1979

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