Alex Karras
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Karras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: July 15, 1935
Place of Birth: Gary, Indiana
Known For
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
M*A*S*H
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
The Odd Couple
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Centennial
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Nobody ever listens to Jacob, so he always has to repeat himself. A trip to the grocery store leads to a misunderstanding and Jacob falls asleep hiding in a park. When he wakes up, he discovers that he is in trouble for insulting the store clerk. He is sent to a prison for children that is located on Slimer's Island and is run by the Hooded Fang, an ex-wrestler who outwardly hates children. Meanwhile, Child Power representatives the Intrepid Shapiro and Fearless O'Toole try to find the prison's hidden location to help free the children.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Victor/Victoria
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Blazing Saddles
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Golden Globe Awards
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Buffalo '66
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Filmography
as Mongo (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as TV Sportscaster
as Alex Karras
as Floyd Powell
as Hank Sully
as Papa Bear
as George Papadapolis
as Cal Bullington
as Papa Bear
as "Squash" Bernstein
as Sheriff Wallace
as Swaboda
as Penniman Butcher
as Jughead Miller
as Jughead Miller
as Tiny Baker
as Jimmy Butsicaris
as The Hooded Fang
as Self
as Hans Brumbaugh
as Self - Host
as Doc Holiday
as Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus
as George Zaharias
as Self - Host
as Frank
as Mongo
as Hughie Rae Feather
as Alex 'Moose' Novak
as Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson
as Booker Llewellyn
as Jake Metcalf
as Defensive Tackle
as Color Comentator
as Alex Karras
as Self
as Moose Williams
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter