Richard Durock (January 18, 1937 – September 17, 2009) was an American

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and

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who appeared in over eighty films and over seven hundred television episodes. He played the

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superhero,

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, in both the feature films ''

'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1989), and the 1990-1993 ''Swamp Thing'' TV series. He stood an imposing 6'6".

Biography

Durock played a rival Hulk-like creature on the television series ''

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'', in a two-part episode titled "The First". Durock also appeared in the Clint Eastwood films '' The Enforcer'' (1976) and '' Any Which Way You Can'' (1980) as well as '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'' (1975), and ''

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'' in 1983 in the second-season finale as a henchman for The Cartel. Durock also made a brief appearance in

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's film '' Stand by Me'' as a county fair pie-eating champion.

Personal life

Durock was born in

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, to Serbian mother Sadie (Medich) and David Durock. He resided in

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and appeared at

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Death

Durock died of

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at his home in

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on September 17, 2009. He was a veteran of the

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Filmography

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