John Matuszak

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: Acting

Born: Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA, 1950-10-25

Died: 1989-06-17

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1979	North Dallas Forty	O. W. Shaddock	67
2	1981	Caveman	Tonda	65
3	1984	The Ice Pirates	Killjoy	56
4	1985	Half Nelson		0
5	1985	The Goonies	Sloth	75
6	1985	Command 5	Kowalski	0
7	1986	Darlin' Clementine	Mountain Man	0
8	1986	One Crazy Summer	Stain	60
9	1986	Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment		0
10	1987	The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party	Self	0
11	1988	The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission	Fred Collins	50
12	1989	One Man Force	Jake	43
13	1989	Ghost Writer	Chuck Aaron	42
14	1990	Down the Drain	Jed Stewart	48

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	51
2	1972	MAS*H	Hitalski	79
3	1977	The World's Strongest Man	Competitor	0
4	1979	Trapper John, M.D.		63
5	1983	The A-Team	Davey Miller	75
6	1984	Miami Vice		74
7	1984	Hunter	Lincoln	72
8	1985	Hollywood Beat	George Grinsky	50
9	1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Mountain Man	54
10	1986	Amen		66
11	1987	The Charmings		48
12	1988	Aaron's Way		50
13	1988	Superboy		64