Athletes who became actors
November 9, 2009
Athletes are performers and used to plying their trade before the public, so it should come as no great surprise that some have been able to make the move from the jock kingdom to the small or large screen. Not everyone has been doing Shakespeare, of course, but a few have been able to make their mark (not to mention a decent living) in the thespian world.
Here are just a few who have successfully transitioned:
Jim Brown: NFL running back/The Dirty Dozen
Chuck Connors: MLB/The Rifleman
Fred Dryer: NFL/Hunter
Rick Fox: NBA/Oz, Ugly Betty
Alex Karras: NFL/Blazing Saddles, Webster
Howie Long: NFL/Broken Arrow, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Malcolm in the Middle
Ed Marinaro: NFL/Hill Street Blues
Merlin Olsen: NFL/Father Murphy
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Body builder/Terminator series
O.J. Simpson: NFL/Naked Gun series
Bubba Smith: NFL/Police Academy
Bob Uecker: MLB/Major League series, Mr. Belvedere
Carl Weathers: NFL/Rocky series
Fred Williamson: NFL/blaxploitation films, Starsky and Hutch
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