John Matuszak

John Matuszak was born on Oct 25, 1950 in USA. John Matuszak's big-screen debut came with North Dallas Forty directed by Ted Kotcheff in 1979, strarring O. W. Shaddock. John Matuszak is known for Aaron's Way directed by Noel Nosseck, Samantha Mathis stars as Roseanne Miller and Jessica Walter as Connie Lo Verde. The upcoming new movie John Matuszak plays is Down the Drain which will be released on Apr 25, 1990.

John Daniel Tooz Matuszak was an American professional 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 various NFL teams; his longest stint of six years having been spent with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, and later joining the Houston Oilers. While playing for the Oilers, he joined the Houston Texans of the World Football League (WFL), playing a total of seven plays before a restraining order was served to him during a game, barring him from playing for two teams at the same time.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.