Dick Butkus
Known for: Actor
Born: 9 December 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 October 2023
Credits: 58 titles
Richard Marvin Butkus (December 9, 1942 - October 5, 2023) was an American former professional football player, sports commentator, and actor. He played football as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973. He was invited to eight Pro Bowls, named a first-team All-Pro six times, and was twice recognized by his peers as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. He was renowned as a fierce tackler and for the relentless effort with which he played and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intimidating linebackers in pro football history.
Filmography
NFL: Moment of Impact
The Bernie Mac Show
Inside Schwartz
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Any Given Sunday
Chicago Sons
Early Edition
Charlie Grace
Hang Time
Burke's Law
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
The Last Boy Scout
Necessary Roughness
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Spontaneous Combustion
Coach
Crash Course
My Two Dads
The Stepford Children
WrestleMania II
Matlock
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Blacke's Magic
MacGyver
Growing Pains
Half Nelson
Johnny Dangerously
Murder, She Wrote
Kate & Allie
Blue Thunder
Night Court
Smorgasbord
Deadly Games
Matt Houston
Simon & Simon
The Greatest American Hero
Magnum, P.I.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Vega$
Taxi
Fantasy Island
Superdome
The Love Boat
Gus
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Rich Man, Poor Man
Wonder Woman
Joe Forrester
Cry, Onion!
Bronk
A Matter of Wife... and Death
The Rockford Files
Petrocelli
The Six Million Dollar Man
Police Story
Emergency!
Brian's Song
McMillan & Wife