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1937-01-18 · South Bend, Indiana, USA · Male

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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.

Dick Durock at the TCM Movie Database (archived)