Dick Durock

Dick Durock was born on Jan 18, 1937 in USA. Dick Durock's big-screen debut came with The Grissom Gang directed by Robert Aldrich in 1971. Dick Durock is known for The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda directed by Tony Wharmby, James Garner stars as Jim Rockford and John Amos as Booker Hutch. The upcoming new movie Dick Durock plays is Hard Time: Hostage Hotel which will be released on Nov 14, 1999.

Big, brawny, and imposing actor and stuntman Dick Durock was born on January 18, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana. The fourth of five children; he grew up in South 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 Perdus dans l'espace (1965). He also doubled for both Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer Jr. on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). 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 La Créature du marais (1982). He reprised the part in the amusingly campy sequel La Créature du marais II (1989) and the spin-off cable TV series, Swamp Thing (1990). Durock's other memorable roles include one of the terrorists in L'inspecteur ne renonce jamais (1976), the bare knuckle brawler who fights Clint Eastwood at the start of Ça va cogner... (1980), pie-eating contest champion "Bill Travis" in the charming Stand by Me : Compte sur moi (1986), and a hostile redneck hunter in the notorious turkey Howard... une nouvelle race de héros (1986). Among the films Durock has performed stunts in are Une journée en enfer - Die Hard 3 (1995), Plein pot (1988), The Monster Squad (1987), Banco (1986), Runaway Train (1985), L'épée sauvage (1982), Bronco Billy (1980), 1941 (1979), Doc Savage arrive! (1975), L'aventure du Poséidon (1972), Hammer (1972) and La conquête de la planète des singes (1972). Durock had guest spots on such TV shows as Star Trek (1966), Baretta (1975), Quincy (1976), Deux cent dollars plus les frais (1974), La petite maison dans la prairie (1974), L'incroyable Hulk (1977), L'agence tous risques (1983), Magnum (1980), Falcon Crest (1981), L'homme qui tombe à pic (1981), K 2000 (1982), Mariés, deux enfants (1987) and Dynastie (1981). He played the "Imperious Leader" on the science fiction series, Galactica (1978). He was a proud and active member of the Stuntman's Association of Motion Pictures for over 20 years. Durock lived in Southern California with his wife Jane and made frequent guest appearances at movie conventions held all over the country. He died after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer at age 72 on September 17, 2009 in Oak Park, California.