John Matuszak

Known for ActingBorn 1950-10-25Died 1989-06-17Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

M*A*S*H

The Goonies

Miami Vice

The A-Team

Hunter

Aaron's Way

The World's Strongest Man

North Dallas Forty

Amen

Trapper John, M.D.

Caveman

Superboy

Silver Spoons

One Crazy Summer

Tall Tales & Legends

The Ice Pirates

The Mike Douglas Show

The Charmings

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

Command 5

Hollywood Beat

One Man Force

Ghost Writer

Down the Drain

Darlin' Clementine

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Half Nelson

Monday Night Football

MAS*H