ACTOR · FROM GARY, INDIANA
Alex Karras
1935–201239 credits since 1964
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ABOUT ALEX
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.
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Born15 July 1935
Died10 October 2012
BirthplaceGary, Indiana
Known forActing
On Cineora20 of 36 titles
Known for
The titles people know Alex from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 20
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- M*A*S*HIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1964
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title · IMDb 7.3 on average
Movieas Mongo (archive footage)
The 1990s
4 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas TV Sportscaster
Seriesas Alex Karras · 1 episode
as Floyd Powell
Series2 episodes
The 1980s
13 titles · IMDb 6.2 on averageMovieas Hank Sully
as Papa Bear
Seriesas George Papadapolis · 150 episodes
as Cal Bullington
Seriesas Papa Bear · 1 episode
Movieas 'Squash' Bernstein
Movieas Sheriff Wallace
Movieas Swaboda
The 1970s
15 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
as The Hooded Fang
Seriesas Hans Brumbaugh · 12 episodes
Movieas Doc Holiday
as Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus
as George Zaharias
1 episode
as Frank
The 1960s
3 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Series1 episode
Movieas Alex Karras
Seriesas Moose Williams · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Alex’s titles.
Alan AldaM*A*S*H and Paper Lion
Mel BrooksBlazing Saddles and Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Barbara CarreraCentennial and When Time Ran Out...
Lily TomlinRowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard PryorBlazing Saddles and Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Cleavon LittleBlazing Saddles and FM
Susan ClarkWebster and Nobody's Perfekt