Lyle Alzado
Lyle Martin Alzado was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play.
Alzado pursued an acting career in both movies and television, appearing mostly in youth-oriented comedy and adventure roles. His most notable film roles include the bully construction worker in Ernest Goes to Camp and the unstoppable killer in Destroyer. He also appeared in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All as a notorious bodyguard and rifleman. He played prison staff member Brawn in the 1990 film Club Fed, and co-starred in the film Neon City.
On television, Alzado appeared in a number of mid-1980s commercials for Sports Illustrated with "Jack", who tries to help him perform the commercial correctly. He played himself, wearing his Raiders uniform, in the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man" He also played himself in a 1988 episode of Small Wonder, and made a guest appearance on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show in 1989. Alzado starred in the sitcom Learning the Ropes as a high school teacher whose secret alter ego is a professional wrestler known as "The Masked Maniac," alongside numerous NWA Wrestling stars. Alzado appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, and in episodes of It's Garry Shandling's Show and MacGyver.
Acting
TV
MacGyver
1985
Movie
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Man in Apartment
1989
TV
Amazing Stories
as Lyle Alzado
1985
Movie
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
1987
Movie
Bigger Stronger Faster*
as Self (archive footage)
2008
TV
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
as Lyle Alzado
1989
Movie
Tapeheads
as You'll Never Make It In Show Biz guy
1988
Movie
Zapped Again!
as Coach Kirby
1990
Movie
Neon City
as Bulk
1991
Movie
Destroyer
as Ivan Moser
1988
TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Movie
The Double McGuffin
as Assassin #2
1979
Movie
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
as Reggie Diaz
1989
Movie
Oceans of Fire
as Witkowski
1986
TV
True Blue
1989
Movie
Hangfire
as Albert
1991
Movie
Comrades in Arms
as Gen. Rada
1991
Movie
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
as Mamie
1981
Movie
Shocktroop
as General Orlorf
1989
TV
Broken Badges
1990
TV
Good Sports
as Lyle Alzado
1991
Movie
Mike Christian's IRON WARRIOR WORKOUT
as Self
TV
Monday Night Football
as Defensive End
1970
TV
Monday Night Football
as Defensive tackle
1970