Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Defensive Linemen in the Movies: Reggie Doss

Reggie Doss was another longtime NFL defensive lineman with the Rams, he only got one cameo, as a "football player" at a party in the Mark Harmon film Worth Winning.

Doss is second from the left.




Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Scenes from Disney's Gus (1976)

Here are some screenshots from Gus. We've identified some of the California Atoms players, but could use help on some others. See if you fans can identify any of the players used as extras.
Dick Butkus as Rob Cargil
Atoms versus the Green Bay Packers
Atoms versus the Los Angeles Rams
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Atoms versus the San Francisco 49ers

Rams WR Harold Jackson as Atoms player "Lindstrom"
     
Eddie McMillian, Cody Jones and Fred Dryer as Atoms Player

Richard Kiel intimidates Butkus

Cody Jones (center) and Jim Jodat of the Rams as Atoms player
Player on far left is as of yet unidentified

Rick Kay (left) and Lawrence McCutcheon (right).
 #61 is unidentified

McCutcheon (left) and Dryer (right) the middle player is
Timmy Brown, former Philadelphia Eagles running back

Dryer (left) Harold Jackson (#24) others not
identified as of yet.


Johnny Unitas as himself in the broadcast booth

Unitas and Bob Crane as "Pepper"

#73 is LA Ram, Charlie Cowan

Don Knotts and Ed Asner as the coaches, and former NFL player Timmy Brown is behind them





Rick Kay as Atoms linebacker "Fred Stillwell"

Jim Peterson as Atoms linebacker "Marvin Shaw"

Dick Butkus as Atoms linebacker "Rob Cargil"

Don Knotts and Butkus


Gary Grimes as Andy Petrovic.
Player on right - Dick "Night Train" Lane

Dryer

Cowan left. Others unknown

Number 71 in the middle is former NFL player Joe Carollo 










Sunday, January 11, 2015

Doug France in Hollywood

Rams offensive lineman Doug France, according to IMDB, had several roles in movies and television.

 In 1979, in the fine film North Dallas Forty he landed the role of  Alcie Weeks, an All-Pro defensive tackle:


In on the TV series  1981 B.J. and the Bear he was a prison guard Football Player along with a few other NFL players.




Also in 1981 in the series The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo he played a Bodyguard

The next year  in The Greatest American Hero he was Caprice, a football player





Finally, in 1984, he was Mean Mick Matthews, a heavy who was disguised as a monk that helped teh stars of the show out of a jam.






France and other Rams played themselves in CHiPs as the Rams basketball team:




team: