John Matuszak
Actor
- Born
- October 25, 1950 · Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- June 17, 1989 (age 38)
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
The Goonies
June 7, 1985
The Ice Pirates
March 16, 1984
One Crazy Summer
August 8, 1986
Caveman
April 17, 1981
North Dallas Forty
August 3, 1979
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
November 10, 1988
Ghost Writer
December 7, 1989
One Man Force
September 21, 1989
Down the Drain
April 25, 1990
Command 5
August 5, 1985
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
October 31, 1987
Half Nelson
March 24, 1985
Acting14
- 1990Down the Drain as Jed Stewart
- 1989Ghost Writer as Chuck Aaron
- 1989One Man Force as Jake
- 1988The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Fred Collins
- 1987The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party as Self
- 1986One Crazy Summer as Stain
- 1986Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment as TV Spokesman
- 1986Darlin' Clementine as Mountain Man
- 1985Command 5 as Kowalski
- 1985The Goonies