Randall "Tex" Cobb
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.
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Credits
- 2005 · Vice as Lt. Munson
- 1997 · Liar Liar as Skull
- 1994 · Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Big Hairy Con
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Gruff Man
- 1993 · The X-Files as Bert Zupanic
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Dwight Trammel
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Dollarhide
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Kern
- 1992 · Diggstown as Wolf Forrester
- 1991 · Raw Nerve as Blake Garrett
- 1990 · Ernest Goes to Jail as Lyle
- 1989 · Blind Fury as Slag
- 1989 · Collision Course as Kosnic
- 1989 · Fletch Lives as Ben Dover
- 1989 · Buy & Cell as Wolf
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Burglar
- 1987 · Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Zack
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as Leonard Smalls
- 1987 · The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Eric "Swede" Wallan
- 1987 · Critical Condition as Box
- 1986 · The Golden Child as Til
- 1985 · MacGyver as Daniel Royce 'Earthquake' Toberman
- 1985 · Code of Vengeance as Willard Singleton
- 1985 · Braker as R.E. Packard
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1983 · Uncommon Valor as Sailor
- 1983 · Larry Holmes vs. Lucien Rodriguez as
- 1982 · Larry Holmes vs. Randall 'Tex' Cobb as
- 1979 · The Champ as Bowers