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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and a former football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise.
Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red , where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971.
[citation needed] Henry turned down the lead of the subsequent Tarzan television series, which then went to Ron Ely. [ citation needed ] Henry is probably best known to movie audiences for playing Jackie Gleason 's character's son Junior in the Smokey and the Bandit comedies starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Field .
They were married in 1971, and she gave birth to their son, Christopher, in September 1974. They divorced in 1980. A few months later, in March 1981, six-year-old Christopher died while on a skiing vacation at Mammoth Lakes with Benet. He went into cardiac arrest after doctors inserted a breathing tube when he suffered acute epiglottitis. [26]
Ryan O’Neal, the Oscar-nominated actor known for Paper Moon, Love Story, Peyton Place and more, died on Friday at the age of 82.Ryan's son, Patrick O'Neal, shared the news on his Instagram page ...
Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. [1] He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970.
South African actor Morry Barling suddenly died onstage during a performance at the National Theatre, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. [15] 1960: Actor Louis Jean Heydt died of a heart attack upon conclusion of the first act of the Boston production of There Was a Little Girl, also featuring Jane Fonda.
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), also known by his nickname "O. J. Simpson" or "The Juice", was an American professional football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills.