Tim Rossovich
Tim’s life was lived in many phases. He was a consummate football player for much of his early years. An All-American at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, an All-American at USC playing from 1965-68, and co-captain on the 1967 National Championship Team. In 2015, he was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tim was selected by the Eagles in the 1968 NFL draft, where he played four seasons with a Pro Bowl appearance in 1969. He later played with the Philadelphia Bell of World Football League for two years, then the San Diego Chargers, and finally with the Houston Oilers before ending his illustrious years playing football in 1976. While his was unquestionably a remarkable career, his hard-playing physical style may have caught up with him in the form of CTE, which may have been the cause of the many antics throughout his life.
After football, still in his prime, Tim reinvented himself into an actor and stuntman. He appeared on MacGyver, The A-Team, Baywatch, Magnum, P.I., The Love Boat, and Charlie’s Angels to name a few. He made appearances on the big screen in the Barbara Streisand/Ryan O’Neal movie, the Main Event (1979), The Long Riders (1980), Looker (1981), Night Shift (1982), and The Sting II (1983). He returned to Grass Valley, California, in 1995, where he remained until his death.
Acting
TV
Knight Rider
as Butch
1982
TV
Knight Rider
as Bloodworth
1982
TV
ALF
as Instructor
1986
TV
The A-Team
as Milt
1983
TV
The A-Team
as Boyle
1983
TV
MacGyver
as Mike Desmond
1985
TV
MacGyver
as The Political Prisoner
1985
TV
MacGyver
as Willard
1985
TV
Baywatch
as Larry Veron
1989
TV
Magnum, P.I.
as Nelson
1980
TV
Magnum, P.I.
as Hank
1980
Movie
The Long Riders
as Pitts
1980
Movie
Night Shift
as Luke
1982
TV
Charlie's Angels
as Taylor
1976
TV
Charlie's Angels
as Terrence
1976
TV
The Love Boat
as Thomas 'The Mangler' Sharkey
1977
TV
Automan
1983
Movie
Cloak & Dagger
as Haverman
1984
Movie
Johnny Be Good
as Gas Attendant
1988
TV
Remington Steele
as Darryl Simmons
1982
Movie
Hooper
as Tim (uncredited)
1978
Movie
Looker
as Moustache Man
1981
TV
Hart to Hart
as Larry
1979
TV
Hart to Hart
as Jack Burke
1979