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John Daniel Tooz Matuszak was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League and also an actor. Matuszak was born in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Tampa and played for their football team. Matuszak also played for the Houston Oilers of the NFL and joined the Houston Texans of the World Football League, but never played for them. His first major role as an actor was in the 1979 movie "North Dallas Forty" as a football player. He also appeared in the movies "Caveman", "The Ice Pirates", and "One Crazy Summer" but is known for his role in "The Goonies". He also had guest appearances on popular TV shows "Perfect Strangers", "M*A*S*H", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Hunter", "Silver Spoons", "The A-Team", "1st & Ten", "Miami Vice" and "Cheers". He died on June 17, 1989 aged 38 due to a heart failure.

One Crazy Summer ( 1986) | IMDb: 6.4

Comedy , Family , Romance

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Starring:

John Cusack , Demi Moore , Curtis Armstrong , William Hickey , Joe Flaherty , Tom Villard

Directed by:

Peter Burrell , Savage Steve Holland , Jann Dutmer

Produced by:

Michael Jaffe , Jill Alman , Judith Holstra

The Goonies ( 1985) | IMDb: 7.7

Adventure , Comedy , Family

Young teenager Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data, Chunk, and Mouth set off on a quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.

Starring:

Sean Astin , Josh Brolin , Jeff Cohen , Corey Feldman , Kerri Green , Martha Plimpton

Directed by:

Betsy Norton , Richard Donner , Sharon Gerhard

Produced by:

Jane Feinberg , Lisa Howard , James Herbert

The Ice Pirates ( 1984) | IMDb: 5.6

Action , Adventure , Comedy , Science fiction

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

Starring:

Robert Urich , Mary Crosby , Michael D. Roberts , Anjelica Huston , John Matuszak , Ron Perlman

Directed by:

Max W. Anderson , Bill Carroll , Venita Ozols-Graham

Produced by:

John Foreman , Paul Bengston

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Biography