Dick Durock

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title: "Dick Durock" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1937-births", "2009-deaths", "deaths-from-pancreatic-cancer-in-california", "american-male-film-actors", "american-stunt-performers", "american-male-television-actors", "united-states-marines", "male-actors-from-south-bend,-indiana", "people-from-oak-park,-california", "american-people-of-serbian-descent", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "male-actors-from-ventura-county,-california"] description: "American actor (1937–2009)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Durock" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor (1937–2009) ::

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Field	Value
name	Dick Durock
image	Dick Durock.gif
caption	Durock as Jack Casey in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
birth_name	Richard Durock
birth_date
birth_place	South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Oak Park, California, U.S.
resting_place	Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1967–1998
spouse	Jane Durock
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| name = Dick Durock | image = Dick Durock.gif | caption = Durock as Jack Casey in Any Which Way You Can (1980) | birth_name = Richard Durock | birth_date = | birth_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Oak Park, California, U.S. | resting_place = Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | occupation = | years_active = 1967–1998 | spouse = Jane Durock Richard Durock (January 18, 1937 – September 17, 2009) 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. He stood an imposing 6'6".

Biography

Durock played a rival Hulk-like creature on the television series The Incredible Hulk, in a two-part episode titled "The First". 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

Durock was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Serbian mother Sadie (Medich) and David Durock. 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.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The Poseidon Adventure	Passenger	Uncredited
1976	Trackdown	Pool Player	Uncredited
1976	Death Journey	Thug #2
1976	The Enforcer	Karl
1978	The Nude Bomb	Jumpmaster
1978	Battlestar Galactica	Imperious Leader	Uncredited
1980	Coast to Coast	Gregory
1980	Any Which Way You Can	Joe Casey
1981	The Incredible Hulk	Frye's Creature	2 episodes
1982	Swamp Thing	Swamp Thing
1982	They Call Me Bruce?	N.Y. Bodyguard #2
1985	Silverado	Bar Fighter #1
1985	The A-Team	Thug In Italy	Judgment Day
1985	Runaway Train	Fight Guard	Uncredited
1986	Raw Deal	'Dingo'
1986	Stand by Me	Bill Travis
1987	Street Justice	Charlie
1987	Blind Date	Bouncer
1988	Remote Control	Driver #1
1988	Mr. North	The Bouncer
1988	Deadly Stranger	Cowboy Smitty
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing	Swamp Thing
1990-1993	Swamp Thing (TV series)	72 episodes
1991	Delirious	Riley
1995	Die Hard with a Vengeance	Man At Subway Station	Uncredited
1998	The Hunted	Mack, The Henchman	(final film role)
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References

References

1. (September 24, 2009). "South Bend Native, Actor Fondly Recalled". The South Bend Tribune.
2. unclecreepy. (14 May 2012). "Rob Zombie Offers Updates on Werewolf Women of the S.S. and Tyrannosaurus Rex".
3. (March 8, 1981). "The Incredible Hulk". Enterprise-Journal.
4. (January 25, 2008). "Swamp Thing Actor Relates Past Roles". The Daily Oklahoman.
5. (2009-09-24). "Richard Durock". South Bend Tribune.
6. (17 March 1982). "Serb World". Neven Publishing Corporation.

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