Dick Butkus Biography (1942-)

Full name, Richard Marvin Butkus; born December 9, 1942, in Chicago, IL; married Helen; children: Nicole, Richard, Matthew. Addresses: Agent: Cunningham, Escott, Dipene & Associates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140,Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Contact: c/o Excalibur Marketing Group, 4528 GermannaHwy., D-1, Locust Grove, VA 22508.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 9, 1942; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Jeff, Cipolla Colt (also known as El Cibollero, Il Cipollaro, Cry, Onion!, Los locos del oro negro, The Smell ofOnion, Spaghetti Western, and Zwiebel-Jack raeumt auf), 1975
Rob Cargil, Gus, Buena Vista, 1976
Rodeo, Mother, Jugs, and Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Joe Adams, Who Fell Asleep? (also known as Deadly Games), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Anti-smoking enforcer, Smorgasbord (also known as Cracking Up), Warner Bros., 1983
Arthur, Johnny Dangerously, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Ben Drootin, Hamburger ... The Motion Picture (also known as Hamburger U.), Entertainment Inc., 1986
Lt. General, Spontaneous Combustion, Taurus Entertainment Company,1989
Himself, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
Convict football player, Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991
Himself, The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991
Opposing coach, Any Given Sunday, Warner Bros., 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Referee, The Star Games, 1985
Ed Klawicki, My Two Dads, NBC, 1987-1989
Sports analyst, NFL Today, CBS, 1988-1989
Coach Mike Katowinski, Hang Time, NBC, 1998-2000
Also appeared as contributing correspondent, Inside Edition.
Miniseries
Al Fanducci, Rich Man, Poor Man (also known as Rich Man, Poor Man--Book I), ABC, 1976
Movies
Himself, Brian's Song, ABC, 1971
Hennerson, Superdome, ABC, 1978
Brom Bones, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, NBC, 1980
Tom Wilcox, The Stepford Children, NBC, 1987
Smilin' Ed Konner, Crash Course (also known as Driving Academy), NBC, 1988
Pilots
Heavy, A Matter of Wife ... and Death, NBC, 1976
Officer Alvin Dimsky, Cass Mallot, CBS, 1982
Dick Kowalski, Time Out for Dad, NBC, 1987

Himself, Inside Schwartz, NBC, 2001
Specials
Dynamic Duos, NBC, 1978
Tank McNamara, Sunday Funnies, NBC, 1983
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed, ABC, 1985
Commissioner, Star Games, syndicated, 1985
The Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1989
Bob Hope and Friends: Making New Memories, NBC, 1991
The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration, ABC, 1995
Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards, CBS, 1999
Episodic
The Animal #55, "The Hard Hours," Emergency!, 1974
"Officer Needs Help," Police Story, 1975
"The Gauntlet," Bronk, 1975
"Terror by the Book," Petrocelli, 1975
Himself, "The No-Cut Contract," The Rockford Files, 1976
Neil, "The Girl with a Gift for Disaster," Wonder Woman, 1979
Party guy, "The Apartment," Taxi, ABC, 1979
Derrick Haskell, "Mary Ann and Miss Sophisticate/Jungle Man," FantasyIsland, 1980
Vinnie Trancas, "Time Bomb," Vega$, 1981
Clarence aka "Dumbo," "One More Summer," Magnum, P.I., 1982
Crusher Kawalski, "Killing Isn't Everything," Matt Houston, 1982
Coach, "The Price Is Right," The Greatest American Hero, 1982
Joe Blake, "Fowl Play," Simon & Simon, 1982
Ernie Jordan, "Ace Meets the Champ/Why Justin Can't Read/Call Me a Doctor," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
Richard "Ski" Butowski, Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
Tank Mason, "Sudden Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Kurt, Half Nelson, ABC, 1985
Ruston, Blacke's Magic, NBC, 1986
Stanley, "Hurricane: Parts 1 & 2," Night Court, NBC, 1986
Vic Garrett, "The Annihilator," Matlock, 1987
Robert Wynette, "The Marrying Kind," Growing Pains, ABC, 1988
Himself, "Wedding Belle Blues," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1988
Earl Dent, "Harry's Will," MacGyver, ABC, 1990
Earl Dent, "High Control," MacGyver, ABC, 1991
Earl Dent, "Split Decision," MacGyver, ABC, 1991
Himself, "The Bachelor Party," Coach, ABC, 1992
Tony Ward, "Who Killed Romeo?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
Himself, "Butkus, Live!," Chicago Sons, NBC, 1997
Himself, "Upsized," Coach, ABC, 1997
Himself, "A Regular Joe," Early Edition, CBS, 1997
Uncle Charlie, "Goin' up in Smoke," Malibu, CA, 2000
Radio Appearances
Sports commentator, WGN-Radio, Chicago, IL, 1986
WRITINGS
Books
(With Pat Smith) Butkus--Flesh and Blood: How I Played the Game, Cahners Business Information, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

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