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John Daniel Tooz Matuszak was an American 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 the Houston Oilers of the NFL and joined the Houston Texans of the World Football League, but never played for them. 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.

Down the Drain
as Jed Stewart

Ghost Writer
as Chuck Aaron

One Man Force
as Jake

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Fred Collins

Superboy
Aaron's Way

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
as Self

The Charmings

Amen

One Crazy Summer
as Stain

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
as TV Spokesman

Darlin' Clementine
as Mountain Man

Tall Tales & Legends
as Mountain Man

Hollywood Beat
as George Grinsky

Command 5
as Kowalski

The Goonies
as Sloth

Half Nelson

Hunter
as Lincoln

Miami Vice
as Lascoe

The Ice Pirates
as Killjoy

The A-Team
as Davey Miller

Silver Spoons
as Elmer

Caveman
as Tonda

Trapper John, M.D.

North Dallas Forty
as O. W. Shaddock

The World's Strongest Man
as Competitor

M*A*S*H
as Hitalski

Monday Night Football
as Defensive Tackle

The Mike Douglas Show
as Self