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Dick Durock

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Dick Durock
Durock as Jack Casey in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Born
Richard Durock

(1937-01-18)January 18, 1937
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 17, 2009(2009-09-17) (aged 72)
Oak Park, California, U.S.
Resting place
Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stuntman
Years active1967–1998
SpouseJane Durock

Richard 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 played the DC Comics superhero, Swamp Thing, in both the feature films Swamp Thing (1982) and The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), and the 1990–1993 Swamp Thing TV series.[3] He stood an imposing 6'6".

Biography

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Durock played a rival Hulk-like creature on the television series The Incredible Hulk, in a two-part episode titled "The First".[4][5] 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 appearance in Rob Reiner's film Stand by Me as a county fair pie-eating champion.

Personal life

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Durock was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Serbian mother Sadie (Medich) and David Durock.[2][6] He resided in Southern California and appeared at fan conventions.

Death

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1972The Poseidon AdventurePassengerUncredited[citation needed]
1976TrackdownPool PlayerUncredited[citation needed]
1976Death JourneyThug #2
1976The EnforcerKarl
1978The Nude BombJumpmaster
1978Battlestar GalacticaImperious LeaderUncredited[citation needed]
1980Coast to CoastGregory
1980Any Which Way You CanJoe Casey
1981The Incredible HulkFrye's Creature2 episodes
1982Swamp ThingSwamp Thing
1982They Call Me Bruce?N.Y. Bodyguard #2
1985SilveradoBar Fighter #1
1985The A-TeamThug In ItalyJudgment Day
1985Runaway TrainFight GuardUncredited[citation needed]
1986Raw Deal'Dingo'
1986Stand by MeBill Travis
1987Street JusticeCharlie
1987Blind DateBouncer
1988Remote ControlDriver #1
1988Mr. NorthThe Bouncer
1988Deadly StrangerCowboy Smitty
1989The Return of Swamp ThingSwamp Thing
1990-1993Swamp Thing (TV series)72 episodes
1991DeliriousRiley
1995Die Hard with a VengeanceMan At Subway StationUncredited[citation needed]
1998The HuntedMack, The Henchman(final film role)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Blasko, Erin (September 24, 2009). "South Bend Native, Actor Fondly Recalled". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, IN. p. B1. Retrieved November 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 "Richard Durock". South Bend Tribune. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. ↑ unclecreepy (14 May 2012). "Rob Zombie Offers Updates on Werewolf Women of the S.S. and Tyrannosaurus Rex". Dread Central.
  4. ↑ "The Incredible Hulk". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, MS. March 8, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved November 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ Price, Matthew (January 25, 2008). "Swamp Thing Actor Relates Past Roles". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. p. 77. Retrieved November 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Serb World". Neven Publishing Corporation. 17 March 1982 – via Google Books.
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