Monday, May 25, 2015

Mike Henry in Hollywood

Former Steeler and Rams linebacker Mike Henry landed the Tarzan role after his final season in Los Angeles. 

However, here are a couple of screen test shots from am unidentified Western.



Here are some shots fom Tarzan







He starred with John Wayne in the film "The Green Berets" as Sgt. Kowalski


He played Walt Chaffee, a linebacker for the Saints, in "Number One"




In Rio Lobo he played Sheriff Tom Hendricks

In 1973's Soylent Green he played Kulozik.

He played one of the vicious prison guard named Rassmeusen in 1974's "The Longest Yard" 







On the TV Series The Six Million Dollar Man he played Tatashore/Cliff Platt



Henry played a jealous husband on The Bob Newhart Show



 He played Jackie Gleason's slow-witted son Junior Justice in "Smokey and the Bandit"



Sunday, May 24, 2015

Norm Van Brocklin's Hollywood Stint

Van Brocklin  played himself in Crazylegs



In The Long Gray Line he played Gus Dorias but it was uncredited

Friday, May 22, 2015

Jim Brown in the Movies

 According to IMDB Jim Brown had 58 film credits ... here are just a few—

In 1973's "The Slams"



Shots from 1967's —



1968's Heist film, "The Split"—


With Raquel Welsch in "100 Rifles"—

As "Slaughter" in 1972—


"Black Gunn", 1972, which also featured NFLers Bernie Casey and Timmy Brown and also Deacon Jones in a cameo as himself.

Timmy Brown and Bernie Casey

"Any Given Sunday", 1997, as a coach for the Miami Sharks
Lawrence Taylor (l) and Jim Brown (r)