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As an actor, Karras played Mongo in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles. He starred as George Papadopolis, the adoptive father of Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis), in the ABC sitcom Webster (1983–1989) alongside his wife Susan Clark. Karras also had a prominent role in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and James Garner.
Mongo, a character in the film Precious; Mongo, a character in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles, played by Alex Karras; General Mongo, a character in the 1970 Western film Compañeros; Mongo, a fictional boss character in the game show Nick Arcade; Mongo, a fictional character in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist [4] [5] Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. [6]
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Alex Karras and Michigan football's Steve Hutchinson will headline the Class of 2020 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Mongo [236] Steve McMichael: Taken from the character in the film Blazing Saddles, played by Alex Karras. Mooney Ward [237] Charvarius Ward: Given to him in reference to his big-time corner play Moose [238] Daryl Johnston: Given to him by Cowboys backup quarterback Babe Laufenberg for his blocking ability and opening holes for runningback ...
He is based on Alex Karras' character Mongo from Blazing Saddles. Michelle Yeoh as Yuki, a Persian cat who is Emiko's overprotective mother; Samuel L. Jackson as Jimbo, Hank's reluctant Russian blue sensei who trains him to become a samurai. He is based on Gene Wilder's character Jim the Waco Kid from Blazing Saddles. [5]
When Alex Karras and Susan Clark married in real life, they started their own production company, Georgian Bay Ltd. ABC approached the couple about a sitcom development deal which resulted in a proposed romantic-comedy series, Another Ballgame, to star Karras as an ex-NFL player who quickly found true love with a socialite consumer advocate ...
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