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Dick Durock (1937–2009)

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Big, brawny, and imposing actor and stuntman Dick Durock was born on January 18, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana. The fourth of five children; he grew up in South Bend, Indiana and New Jersey. After serving a stint in the Marine Corps and briefly working as a computer programmer, Durock went to Hollywood to eke out a career in show business... See full bio »

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Richard Durock
in South Bend, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 72) in Oak Park, California, USA
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1998 The Hunted
Mack the Henchman
 
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Man at Subway Station (uncredited)
 
1990-1993 Swamp Thing (TV series)
Swamp Thing
– That's a Wrap (1993) … Swamp Thing
– Heart of the Mantis (1993) … Swamp Thing
– Swamp of Dreams (1993) … Swamp Thing
– Romancing Arcane (1993) … Swamp Thing
– Heart of Stone (1993) … Swamp Thing
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1991 Delirious
Riley
 
1990 Adam 12 (TV series)
Rowdy Bar Patron
– Real Estate Scam (1990) … Rowdy Bar Patron
 
1990 Deadly Stranger
Cowboy Smitty
 
1989 W.B., Blue and the Bean (video)
Corbin
 
1989 The Return of Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
 
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV series)
Coach
– The Hot Dog Man (1989) … Coach
 
1985-1989 Dynasty (TV series)
Bodyguard / Jimbo
– House of the Falling Son (1989) … Jimbo
– Royal Wedding (1985) … Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1985-1988 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Ivan / Thug
– Episode #1.1041 (1988) … Thug
– Episode #1.245 (1985) … Ivan
– Episode #1.244 (1985) … Ivan
– Episode #1.243 (1985) … Ivan
 
1988 Mr. North
The Bouncer
 
1988 Remote Control
Driver #1
 
1982-1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Henchman / Jansen / Norm, Walt Brewster's Friend
– Forever in Time (1987) … Henchman
– The Legacy of Garwood Huddle (1984) … Norm, Walt Brewster's Friend
– The Eighth Part of the Village (1982) … Jansen
 
1987 Married with Children (TV series)
Chainsaw Killer
– Buck Can Do It (1987) … Chainsaw Killer
 
1987 Blind Date
Bouncer
 
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Bouncer
– Elegy for a Tramp (1987) … Bouncer
 
1987 Street Justice
Charlie
 
1983-1986 The A-Team (TV series)
Lennox / Tedesco's hood
– Alive at Five (1986) … Tedesco's hood (uncredited)
– There's Always a Catch (1983) … Lennox
 
1986 Stand by Me
Bill Travis
 
1986 Raw Deal
Dingo
 
1983-1986 Knight Rider (TV series)
Brown / Max
– Voo Doo Knight (1986) … Max
– Ring of Fire (1983) … Brown (uncredited)
 
1986 Airwolf (TV series)
Deputy Prentiss
– Little Wolf (1986) … Deputy Prentiss
 
1982-1986 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Crapshooter / Orderly Sam / Salvador / …
– Miami's Nice (1986) … Salvador
– Semi-Catastrophe (1985) … Crapshooter
– Child's Play (1982) … Stewart
– The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold (1982) … Orderly Sam
 
1985 Runaway Train
Fight Guard (uncredited)
 
1985 No Complaints! (TV movie)
John
 
1985 Silverado
Bar Fighter
 
1985 Braker (TV movie)
Jason
 
1985 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (TV movie)
Crusher
 
1983-1984 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Gate Guard / Spheeris
– The Triumvirate (1984) … Gate Guard
– Climax (1983) … Spheeris
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Ralph
– Golden Opportunity (1984) … Ralph
 
1984 The Master (TV series)
Jerry
– Out-of-Time-Step (1984) … Jerry
 
1983 For Love and Honor (TV series)
Frodo
– Team Work (1983) … Frodo
 
1983 The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (TV movie)
Guiedo
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
John
– The Purrfect Crime (1983) … John (uncredited)
 
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)
Jocko
– The Election (1982) … Jocko
 
1982 They Call Me Bruce?
N.Y. Bodyguard #2
 
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Smith
– The Accused (1982) … Smith
 
1982 Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
 
1981 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Thug
– The Two Million Dollar Hustle (1981) … Thug
 
1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Frye's Creature
– The First: Part 2 (1981) … Frye's Creature
– The First: Part 1 (1981) … Frye's Creature
 
1980 Any Which Way You Can
Joe Casey
 
1980 More Wild Wild West (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1980 Coast to Coast
Gregory
 
1980 The Nude Bomb
Jumpmaster
 
1980 The Comeback Kid (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1979 Goldie and the Boxer (TV movie)
Kelly
 
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV series)
Guard
– Collision Course (1979) … Guard (uncredited)
 
1975-1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Agent Slater / Axel Manning / Canning J Barlow / …
– A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights (1978) … Canning J Barlow/Manny Axel/Axel Manning
– New Life, Old Dragons (1977) … Thug #1 (uncredited)
– So Help Me God (1976) … Prisoner (uncredited)
– The Reincarnation of Angie (1975) … Agent Slater (uncredited)
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Imperious Leader
– Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 1 (1978) … Imperious Leader (uncredited)
– Saga of a Star World (1978) … Imperious Leader (uncredited)
 
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (TV mini-series)
Roy Soakes (uncredited)
 
1977 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Sharp
– The High Cost of Being Right (1977) … Sharp
 
1977 Ransom for Alice! (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Stone
– Visitors in Paradise (1977) … Stone (uncredited)
 
1976 The Enforcer
Karl
 
1976 Death Journey
Thug
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)
– No Probable Cause (1975)
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Bruiser
– Look Alike (1975) … Bruiser (uncredited)
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Thug
– Inferno (1974) … Thug (uncredited)
 
1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Guard #1
– Elaan of Troyius (1968) … Guard #1
 
Show ShowStunts (48 titles)
1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (stunts)
 
1989 Mancuso, FBI (TV series) (stunts)
 
1988 License to Drive (stunts)
 
1988 Remote Control (stunts - uncredited)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (stunts)
 
1986 Heat (stunts)
 
1986 Howard the Duck (stunts - uncredited)
 
1986 Matlock (TV series) (stunts)
 
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1985 Runaway Train (stunts)
 
1984 Hunter (TV series) (stunts)
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series) (stunts)
 
1984 The Master (TV series) (stunts)
 
1983 The A-Team (TV series) (stunts)
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series) (stunts)
 
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer (stunts)
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series) (stunts)
 
1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (stunt player)
 
1981 History of the World: Part I (stunts - uncredited)
 
1980 Bronco Billy (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 1941 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series) (stunts)
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) (stunts)
 
1979 The Fantastic Seven (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1978 B.J. and the Bear (TV series) (stunts)
 
1978 The One Man Jury (stunts)
 
1978 F.I.S.T (stunts)
 
1977 Quark (TV series) (stunts)
 
1976 The Enforcer (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Quincy M.E. (TV series) (stunts)
 
1975 The Master Gunfighter (stunts)
 
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Switch (TV series) (stunts)
 
1974 99 and 44/100% Dead (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1974 Twice in a Lifetime (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1974 Manhunter (TV movie) (stunt double: Ken Howard)
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series) (stunt double: Ken Howard)
 
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Kojak (TV series) (stunts)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 Hammer (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) (stunts)
 
1972 The Thing with Two Heads (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 The Grissom Gang (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967-1971 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series) (stunt double: Max Baer Jr)
 
1967 Lost in Space (TV series) (stunt double: Guy Williams - 1 episode)
– Collision of the Planets (1967) (stunt double: Guy Williams - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2008 The Men Behind the Muck (video short)
Himself
 
1999 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Superheroes (1999) … Himself
 

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Height:

6' 5½" (1.97 m)
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I was very fortunate, being 6' 5". There was a time I throw a standing backflip off the ground. I was blessed with some modicum of agility. It's an art. The idea is to do it and not get hurt, but to make it look like you've been wiped out. Anybody can hit the ground. The idea is that if you have to get up and do it again... See more »

Trivia:

Large, imposing stunt man used to portray the DC comic book monster Swamp Thing in the film and TV adaptations. See more »

Nickname:

Swampy See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn