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'''Richard "Dick" Durock''' (January 18, 1937 – September 17, 2009)<ref name="indiana">{{cite news|last=Blasko |first=Erin |coauthors= |title=South Bend native, 'Swamp Thing' actor Dick Durock fondly recalled |pages= |publisher=South Bend Tribune |date=2009-09-24 |url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20090924/News01/909240308/1052/News01 |accessdate=2009-09-24 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="ref2"/> was an American [[actor]] and [[Stunt double|stuntman]] who appeared in over eighty films and over seven hundred television episodes. He was perhaps best known for playing [[Swamp Thing]] in both the feature films ''[[Swamp Thing (film)|Swamp Thing]]'' and ''[[The Return of Swamp Thing]]'' and the [[Swamp Thing: The Series|subsequent television show]].<ref> |
'''Richard "Dick" Durock''' (January 18, 1937 – September 17, 2009)<ref name="indiana">{{cite news|last=Blasko |first=Erin |coauthors= |title=South Bend native, 'Swamp Thing' actor Dick Durock fondly recalled |pages= |publisher=South Bend Tribune |date=2009-09-24 |url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20090924/News01/909240308/1052/News01 |accessdate=2009-09-24 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="ref2"/> was an American [[actor]] and [[Stunt double|stuntman]] who appeared in over eighty films and over seven hundred television episodes. He was perhaps best known for playing [[Swamp Thing]] in both the feature films ''[[Swamp Thing (film)|Swamp Thing]]'' and ''[[The Return of Swamp Thing]]'' and the [[Swamp Thing: The Series|subsequent television show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33729/rob-zombie-offers-updates-on-werewolf-women-of-the-s-s-and-tyrannosaurus-rex/|title=Rob Zombie Offers Updates on Werewolf Women of the S.S. and Tyrannosaurus Rex|first=|last=unclecreepy|date=14 May 2012|website=Dread Central}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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== Personal life == |
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Durock was born in [[South Bend, Indiana]], to Serbian parents Sadie (Medich) and David Durock.<ref name="ref2">{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Richard Durock|pages=|publisher=South Bend Tribune|date=2009-09-24|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southbendtribune/obituary.aspx?n=richard-durock&pid=133380233|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref><ref> |
Durock was born in [[South Bend, Indiana]], to Serbian parents Sadie (Medich) and David Durock.<ref name="ref2">{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Richard Durock|pages=|publisher=South Bend Tribune|date=2009-09-24|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southbendtribune/obituary.aspx?n=richard-durock&pid=133380233|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=UDZpAAAAMAAJ&q=%22ANOTHER+INDIANA+SERB+MAKES+IMPRESSIVE+STRIDES+IN+TELEVISION+AND+MOTION+PICTURES%22&dq=%22ANOTHER+INDIANA+SERB+MAKES+IMPRESSIVE+STRIDES+IN+TELEVISION+AND+MOTION+PICTURES%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ADiiVYK0PIa3-QHw3YOYCw&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA|title=Serb World|date=17 March 1982|publisher=Neven Publishing Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref> He resided in [[Southern California]] and appeared at [[fan convention]]s. |
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Revision as of 13:08, 17 March 2019
Dick Durock | |
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 Durock as Jack Casey in Any Which Way You Can (1980) | |
| Born | Richard Durock January 18, 1937 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[1] |
| Died | September 17, 2009 (aged 72) Oak Park, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Stuntman |
| Years active | 1967–1998 |
| Spouse | Jane Durock |
Richard "Dick" Durock (January 18, 1937 – September 17, 2009)[1][2] was an American actor and stuntman who appeared in over eighty films and over seven hundred television episodes. He was perhaps best known for playing Swamp Thing in both the feature films Swamp Thing and The Return of Swamp Thing and the subsequent television show.[3]
Biography
Durock played a Hulk-like creature on the television series The Incredible Hulk, two-part episode titled "The First", in which it was revealed that David Banner was not the first man to become such a creature; another scientist accidentally created one some thirty years before, also while seeking a way to use radiation to increase strength. Durock also appeared in the Clint Eastwood films The Enforcer (1976) and Any Which Way You Can (1980) as well as Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975), and Falcon Crest in 1983 in the second-season finale as a henchman for The Cartel. Durock also made a brief yet memorable appearance in Rob Reiner's film Stand by Me as a county fair pie-eating champion.
Personal life
Durock was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Serbian parents Sadie (Medich) and David Durock.[2][4] He resided in Southern California and appeared at fan conventions.
Death
Durock died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Oak Park, California on September 17, 2009. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.[1]
Filmography
- Death Journey (1976) – Thug
- Trackdown (1976) – Pool player (uncredited)
- The Enforcer (1976) – Karl
- The Nude Bomb (1978) – Jumpmaster
- Coast to Coast (1980) – Gregory
- Any Which Way You Can (1980) – Joe Casey
- The Incredible Hulk (1981, TV Series) – "The First"
- Swamp Thing (1982) – Swamp Thing
- They Call Me Bruce? (1982) – N.Y. Bodyguard #2
- Silverado (1985) – Bar Fighter
- Runaway Train (1985) – Fight Guard (uncredited)
- Raw Deal (1986) – Dingo
- Stand by Me (1986) – Bill Travis
- Street Justice (1987) – Charlie
- Blind Date (1987) – Bouncer
- Remote Control (1988) – Driver #1
- Mr. North (1988) – The Bouncer
- Deadly Stranger (1988) – Cowboy Smitty
- The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) – Swamp Thing
- Swamp Thing: The Series (1990–1993, TV Series) – Swamp Thing
- Delirious (1991) – Riley
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) – Man at Subway Station (uncredited)
- The Hunted (1998) – Mack the Henchman (final film role)
References
- ^ a b c Blasko, Erin (2009-09-24). "South Bend native, 'Swamp Thing' actor Dick Durock fondly recalled". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ a b "Richard Durock". South Bend Tribune. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ unclecreepy (14 May 2012). "Rob Zombie Offers Updates on Werewolf Women of the S.S. and Tyrannosaurus Rex". Dread Central.
- ^ "Serb World". Neven Publishing Corporation. 17 March 1982 – via Google Books.
External links
- Dick Durock at IMDb
- Dick Durock at the TCM Movie Database
- Dick Durock at Find a Grave
- Dick Durock at Memory Alpha
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Deaths from cancer in California
- American male film actors
- American stunt performers
- American male television actors
- United States Marines
- People from South Bend, Indiana
- People from Oak Park, California
- American people of Serbian descent
- 20th-century American male actors
- Actors from Indiana