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Lyle Alzado

Acting
Known For

43 Years Old

Lyle Martin Alzado was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play. Alzado pursued an acting career in both movies and television, appearing mostly in youth-oriented comedy and adventure roles. His most notable film roles include the bully construction worker in Ernest Goes to Camp and the unstoppable killer in Destroyer. He also appeared in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All as a notorious bodyguard and rifleman. He played prison staff member Brawn in the 1990 film Club Fed, and co-starred in the film Neon City. On television, Alzado appeared in a number of mid-1980s commercials for Sports Illustrated with "Jack", who tries to help him perform the commercial correctly. He played himself, wearing his Raiders uniform, in the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man" He also played himself in a 1988 episode of Small Wonder, and made a guest appearance on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show in 1989. Alzado starred in the sitcom Learning the Ropes as a high school teacher whose secret alter ego is a professional wrestler known as "The Masked Maniac," alongside numerous NWA Wrestling stars. Alzado appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, and in episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show and MacGyver.

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA on 3rd April 1949

Died

14th May 1992

All Credits

MacGyver Image
MacGyver
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Trapper John, M.D.
Amazing Stories Image
Amazing Stories
Lyle Alzado
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Image
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Monday Night Football Image
Monday Night Football
Defensive tackle
Monday Night Football Image
Monday Night Football
Defensive End
True Blue Image
True Blue
Good Sports Image
Good Sports
Broken Badges Image
Broken Badges
Who's Harry Crumb? Image
Who's Harry Crumb?
Man in Apartment
Tapeheads Image
Tapeheads
You'll Never Make It In Show Biz guy
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Comrades in Arms
Gen. Rada
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Shocktroop
General Orlorf
Ernest Goes to Camp Image
Ernest Goes to Camp
Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Image
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Reggie Diaz
Bigger Stronger Faster* Image
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Self (archive footage)
Destroyer Image
Destroyer
Ivan Moser
Hangfire Image
Hangfire
Albert
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Oceans of Fire
Witkowski
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Neon City
Bulk
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The Double McGuffin
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Zapped Again!
Coach Kirby
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite Image
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Mamie