Dick Durock

Age: 70
Height: 6' 5 1/2"

Birth Place:
Born: 1937

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Dick Durock's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Swamp Thing	Swamp Thing

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Big, brawny and imposing actor and stuntman Dick Durock was born in 1938. He grew up in Sound Bend, Indiana and New Jersey. After serving a stint in the Marine Corps and briefly working as a computer programmer, Durock went to Hollywood to eke out a career in show business. He eventually amassed hundreds of credits in both movies and TV series alike (Durock sometimes worked on two different shows in the same day). Durock began his career in 1967 as the stunt double for Guy Williams on the final season of "Lost in Space." He also doubled for both Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer Jr. on "The Beverly Hillbillies." With his rough face, large, strong, muscular build and towering 6' 5" height, Durock was usually cast as mean thugs who get beat up by the hero. Durock achieved his greatest enduring cult popularity with his excellent portrayal of the titular kind-hearted mutant superhero in Wes Craven's delightful "Swamp Thing." He reprised the part in the amusingly campy sequel "The Return of Swamp Thing" and the spin-off cable TV series. Durock's other memorable roles include one of the terrorists in "The Enforcer," the bare knuckle brawler who fights Clint Eastwood at the start of "Any Which Way But Loose," pie-eating contest champion Bill Travis in the charming "Stand By Me," and a hostile redneck hunter in the notorious turkey "Howard the Duck." Among the films Durock has performed stunts in are "Die Hard: With a Vengeance," "License to Drive," "The Monster Squad," "Heat," "Runaway Train," "The Sword and the Sorceror," "Bronco Billy," "1941," "Doc Savage: Man of Bronze," "The Poseidon Adventure," "Hammer," and "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes." Durock had guest spots on such TV shows as "Star Trek," "Baretta," "Quincy M.E.," "The Rockford Files," "Little House on the Prairie," "The Incredible Hulk," "The A-Team," "Magnum P.I.," "Falcon Crest," "The Fall Guy," "Knight Rider," "Married with Children," and "Dynasty." He played the Imperious Leader on the science fiction series "Battlestar Galactica." He was a proud and active member of the Stuntman's Association of Motion Pictures for over 20 years. Dick Durock resides in Southern California with his wife Jane and makes frequent guest appearances at movie conventions held all over the country.

TRIVIA:

Large, imposing stunt man used to portray the DC comic book monster Swamp Thing in the film and TV adaptations.
Served in the U.S. Marines
Grew up in New Jersey and South Bend, Indiana.

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