Name
Alex Karras
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-07-15
Deathday
2012-10-10 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Gary, Indiana
Biography
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Alexander George "Alex" Karras (born July 15, 1935), nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a former football player, professional wrestler, and actor who is best known for playing with the Detroit Lions from 1958–1962 and 1964-1970. In addition, he starred on the ABC sitcom Webster, alongside real-life wife Susan Clark, as the titular character's adoptive father.
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Known For
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Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town...
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Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage stude...
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Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway m...
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A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complica...
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Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard ...
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Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sp...
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While everyone knows you can't fight City Hall, there are those who, for whatever reason, ...
- 1981 Porky's as Sheriff Wallace
- 1974 Blazing Saddles as Mongo
- 1984 Against All Odds as Hank Sully
- 1982 Victor/Victoria as 'Squash' Bernstein
- 2001 Back in the Saddle as Self (archive footage)
- 1978 Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang as The Hooded Fang
- 1977 Mad Bull as Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus
- 1975 Win, Place or Steal as Frank
- 1981 Nobody's Perfekt as Swaboda
- 1977 Babe as George Zaharias
- 1978 Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as Self - Host
- 1972 Hardcase as Booker Llewellyn
- 1992 The Best of Thunder and Destruction: NFL's Hardest Hits as Self
- 1982 Maid in America as Cal Bullington
- 1968 Paper Lion as Alex Karras
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Jughead Miller
- 1974 The Great Lester Boggs
- 1981 Word of Honor as Penniman Butcher
- 1980 Jimmy B. & Andre as Jimmy Butsicaris
- 1998 Buffalo '66 as TV Sportscaster
- 1994 Street Corner Kids as Floyd Powell
- 1984 Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Papa Bear
- 2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Mongo (archive footage)
- 1973 The 500 Pound Jerk as Hughie Rae Feather
- 1980 When Time Ran Out... as Tiny Baker
- 1978 FM as Doc Holiday
- 1978 Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1992 The Ben Stiller Show ( 2 episodes )
- 1996 Arli$$ ( 1 episode ) as Alex Karras
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 1 episode ) as Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson
- 1970 The Odd Couple ( 1 episode ) as Jake Metcalf
- 1983 Webster ( 150 episodes ) as George Papadapolis
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Papa Bear
- 1978 Centennial ( 12 episodes ) as Hans Brumbaugh
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Moose Williams
- 1976 Good Heavens ( 1 episode )
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Alex 'Moose' Novak
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story ( 2 episodes ) as Jughead Miller
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1970 Monday Night Football ( 1 episode ) as Defensive Tackle
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode )
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1970 Monday Night Football ( 15 episodes ) as Color Comentator
- 1956 The NFL on CBS ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 The Sonny and Cher Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
