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