John Matuszak
Acting
Biography
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 29
Movies (14)
Down the Drain1990Jed Stewart
Ghost Writer1989Chuck Aaron
One Man Force1989Jake
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988Fred Collins
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party1987Self
One Crazy Summer1986Stain
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment1986TV Spokesman
Darlin' Clementine1986Mountain Man
Command 51985Kowalski
The Goonies1985Sloth
Half Nelson1985
The Ice Pirates1984Killjoy
Caveman1981Tonda
North Dallas Forty1979O. W. Shaddock
Shows (15)
Superboy1988- Aaron's Way1988
The Charmings1987
Amen1986
Tall Tales & Legends1985Mountain Man
Hollywood Beat1985George Grinsky
Hunter1984Lincoln
Miami Vice1984Lascoe
The A-Team1983Davey Miller
Silver Spoons1982Elmer
Trapper John, M.D.1979
The World's Strongest Man1977Competitor
M*A*S*H1972Hitalski
Monday Night Football1970Defensive Tackle
The Mike Douglas Show1961Self