John Matuszak

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.

Known For

MAS*H

Hitalski

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Trapper John, M.D.

Miami Vice

The A-Team

Davey Miller

Tall Tales & Legends

Mountain Man

The World's Strongest Man

Competitor

Amen

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1990	Down the Drain	Jed Stewart
1989	One Man Force	Jake
1989	Ghost Writer	Chuck Aaron
1988	The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission	Fred Collins
1987	The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party	Self
1986	One Crazy Summer	Stain
1986	Darlin' Clementine	Mountain Man
1986	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1985	The Goonies	Sloth
1985	Half Nelson
1985	Command 5	Kowalski
1984	The Ice Pirates	Killjoy
1981	Caveman	Tonda
1979	North Dallas Forty	O. W. Shaddock

Year	TV Show	Role
1988	Superboy
1988	Aaron's Way
1987	The Charmings
1986	Amen
1985	Hollywood Beat	George Grinsky
1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Mountain Man
1984	Miami Vice
1984	Hunter	Lincoln
1983	The A-Team	Davey Miller
1979	Trapper John, M.D.
1977	The World's Strongest Man	Competitor
1972	MAS*H	Hitalski
1970	Monday Night Football	Defensive Tackle
1970	Monday Night Football	Defensive end
1970	Monday Night Football	Defensive End
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self