Person Details

Birthday: 1935-07-15 20:57:03

Death: 2012-10-10 20:57:03

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Gary, Indiana

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

ABC Afterschool Special
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6

ABC Afterschool Special

(1972) Alex 'Moose' Novak
Daniel Boone
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7

Daniel Boone

(1964) Moose Williams
Faerie Tale Theatre
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9

Faerie Tale Theatre

(1982) Papa Bear
Centennial
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8

Centennial

(1978) Hans Brumbaugh
Against All Odds
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6

Against All Odds

(1984) Hank Sully
When Time Ran Out...
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5

When Time Ran Out...

(1980) Tiny Baker
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
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7

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

(2013) Mongo (archive footage)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
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5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

(1980) Jughead Miller

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Mongo (archive footage)
2001 Self (archive footage)
1998 TV Sportscaster
1996 N/A
1992 N/A
1984 Hank Sully
Papa Bear
1983 George Papadapolis
1982 Cal Bullington
Papa Bear
"Squash" Bernstein
1981 Sheriff Wallace
Swaboda
Penniman Butcher
1980 Jughead Miller
Tiny Baker
Jimmy Butsicaris
1978 The Hooded Fang
Hans Brumbaugh
Host
Doc Holiday
1977 Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus
1976 Alex 'Moose' Novak
N/A
N/A
1975 George Zaharias
Self - Host
Frank
1974 N/A
Mongo
1973 Self
Hughie Rae Feather
1972 Alex 'Moose' Novak
Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson
Booker Llewellyn
1970 Jake Metcalf
1968 Self
1967 Self
1964 Moose Williams
1961 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Executive Producer
1981 Executive Producer
Producer
1980 Producer
1976 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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