Portrait of Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Bio: Richard Marvin Butkus (December 9, 1942 - October 5, 2023) was an American former professional football player, sports commentator, and actor. He played football as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973
Born: Wed, Dec 09 1942
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Death: Thu, Oct 05 2023
Dick Butkus is 80 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
Dick Butkus was
65 in Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
as 'Self'.
Tue, Sep 09 2008
Poster of NFL Moment of Impact
NFL Moment of Impact
Dick Butkus was
64 in NFL Moment of Impact
Tue, Oct 30 2007
Poster of Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
Dick Butkus was
57 in Any Given Sunday
as 'Opposing Coach - Game 3'.
Wed, Dec 22 1999
Poster of The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout
Dick Butkus was
49 in The Last Boy Scout
as 'Himself'.
Fri, Dec 13 1991
Poster of Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness
Dick Butkus was
48 in Necessary Roughness
as 'Convict Football Player'.
Fri, Sep 27 1991
Poster of Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Dick Butkus was
47 in Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as 'Dick Butkus'.
Fri, Jun 15 1990
Poster of Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
Dick Butkus was
47 in Spontaneous Combustion
as 'Lt. General'.
Fri, Feb 23 1990
Poster of Crash Course
Crash Course
Dick Butkus was
45 in Crash Course
as 'Ed Konner'.
Mon, Jan 18 1988
Poster of The Stepford Children
The Stepford Children
Dick Butkus was
44 in The Stepford Children
as 'Tom Wilcox'.
Sun, Mar 15 1987
Poster of Crunch Course
Crunch Course
Dick Butkus was
43 in Crunch Course
as 'Self'.
Tue, Sep 09 1986
Poster of WrestleMania II
WrestleMania II
Dick Butkus was
43 in WrestleMania II
as 'Referee'.
Mon, Apr 07 1986
Poster of Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Dick Butkus was
43 in Hamburger: The Motion Picture
as 'Drootin'.
Fri, Jan 31 1986
Poster of Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
Dick Butkus was
42 in Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
as 'himself'.
Sun, Mar 03 1985
Poster of Johnny Dangerously
Johnny Dangerously
Dick Butkus was
42 in Johnny Dangerously
as 'Arthur'.
Fri, Dec 21 1984
Poster of Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord
Dick Butkus was
40 in Smorgasbord
as 'Anti-Smoking Enforcer'.
Wed, Apr 13 1983
Poster of Deadly Games
Deadly Games
Dick Butkus was
39 in Deadly Games
as 'Joe Adams'.
Tue, Oct 12 1982
Poster of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Dick Butkus was
37 in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as 'Brom Bones'.
Fri, Oct 31 1980
Poster of Superdome
Superdome
Dick Butkus was
35 in Superdome
as 'Scott Hennerson'.
Mon, Jan 09 1978
Poster of Gus
Gus
Dick Butkus was
33 in Gus
as 'Rob Cargil'.
Wed, Jul 07 1976
Poster of Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Dick Butkus was
33 in Mother, Jugs & Speed
as 'Rodeo'.
Wed, May 26 1976
Poster of Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
Dick Butkus was
32 in Cry, Onion!
as 'Jeff'.
Mon, Aug 25 1975
Poster of A Matter of Wife... and Death
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Dick Butkus was
32 in A Matter of Wife... and Death
as 'Heavy'.
Sat, May 03 1975
Poster of Brian's Song
Brian's Song
Dick Butkus was
28 in Brian's Song
as 'Dick Butkus (uncredited)'.
Tue, Nov 30 1971

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of I Didn't Do It
I Didn't Do It
Dick Butkus was
71+ in I Didn't Do It
as 'Himself'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 17 2014
Poster of Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Dick Butkus was
63+ in Deal or No Deal
as 'Self - Supporter'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 19 2005
Poster of The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show
Dick Butkus was
58+ in The Bernie Mac Show
as 'Dick Butkus'.
First Air Date
Wed, Nov 14 2001
Poster of Inside Schwartz
Inside Schwartz
Dick Butkus was
58+ in Inside Schwartz
as 'Dick Butkus'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 27 2001
Poster of Chicago Sons
Chicago Sons
Dick Butkus was
54+ in Chicago Sons
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 08 1997
Poster of Early Edition
Early Edition
Dick Butkus was
53+ in Early Edition
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 28 1996
Poster of Charlie Grace
Charlie Grace
Dick Butkus was
52+ in Charlie Grace
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1995
Poster of Hang Time
Hang Time
Dick Butkus was
52+ in Hang Time
as 'Coach Mike Katowinski'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1995
Poster of Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Dick Butkus was
51+ in Burke's Law
as 'Tony Ward'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 07 1994
Poster of Coach
Coach
Dick Butkus was
46+ in Coach
as 'Dick Butkus'.
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 28 1989
Poster of My Two Dads
My Two Dads
Dick Butkus was
44+ in My Two Dads
as 'Ed Klawicki'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1987
Poster of Matlock
Matlock
Dick Butkus was
43+ in Matlock
as 'Vic Garrett / The Annihilator'.
First Air Date
Mon, Mar 03 1986
Poster of Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
Dick Butkus was
43+ in Blacke's Magic
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 05 1986
Poster of MacGyver
MacGyver
Dick Butkus was
42+ in MacGyver
as 'Earl Dent'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1985
Poster of Growing Pains
Growing Pains
Dick Butkus was
42+ in Growing Pains
as 'Robert'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1985
Poster of Half Nelson
Half Nelson
Dick Butkus was
42+ in Half Nelson
as 'Beau'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 24 1985
Poster of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Dick Butkus was
41+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Tank Mason'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Poster of Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
Dick Butkus was
41+ in Kate & Allie
First Air Date
Mon, Mar 19 1984
Poster of Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
Dick Butkus was
41+ in Blue Thunder
as 'Richard Butowski'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 06 1984
Poster of Night Court
Night Court
Dick Butkus was
41+ in Night Court
as 'Stanley'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 04 1984
Poster of Matt Houston
Matt Houston
Dick Butkus was
39+ in Matt Houston
as 'Crusher Kawalski'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
Dick Butkus was
38+ in Simon & Simon
First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981
Poster of The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
Dick Butkus was
38+ in The Greatest American Hero
as 'Coach Andrews'.
First Air Date
Wed, Mar 18 1981
Poster of Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Dick Butkus was
38+ in Magnum, P.I.
First Air Date
Thu, Dec 11 1980
Poster of Vega$
Vega$
Dick Butkus was
35+ in Vega$
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978
Poster of Taxi
Taxi
Dick Butkus was
35+ in Taxi
as 'Party Guy'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 12 1978
Poster of The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Dick Butkus was
34+ in The Love Boat
as 'Ernie Jordan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977
Poster of Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
Dick Butkus was
33+ in Rich Man, Poor Man
as 'Al Funducci'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1976
Poster of Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Dick Butkus was
32+ in Wonder Woman
as 'Neil'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 1975
Poster of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Dick Butkus was
32+ in Saturday Night Live
as 'Self - Cameo (uncredited)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 11 1975
Poster of Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester
Dick Butkus was
32+ in Joe Forrester
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975
Poster of Bronk
Bronk
Dick Butkus was
32+ in Bronk
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 17 1975
Poster of The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Dick Butkus was
31+ in The Rockford Files
as 'Dick Butkus'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of Petrocelli
Petrocelli
Dick Butkus was
31+ in Petrocelli
as 'Bill Eberly'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974
Poster of The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dick Butkus was
31+ in The Six Million Dollar Man
as 'Bobby Laport'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 18 1974
Poster of Police Story
Police Story
Dick Butkus was
30+ in Police Story
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973
Poster of Emergency!
Emergency!
Dick Butkus was
29+ in Emergency!
as 'Dave 'The Animal''.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1972
Poster of McMillan and Wife
McMillan and Wife
Dick Butkus was
28+ in McMillan and Wife
as 'Coach'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1971
Poster of The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Dick Butkus was
19+ in The Mike Douglas Show
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961