What sport did a star of 1976 blaxploitation film: "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" play professionally?
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Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the novella, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash and was directed by William Crain, who had also directed the successful "Blacula" for American International Pictures in 1972. Along with Crain, the film was written by Larry LeBron and Lawrence Woolner with cinematography by Tak Fujimoto. The movie was filmed primarily in Los Angeles and at locations such as the Watts Towers. Along with other blaxpoitation films, "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" is filled with themes surrounding ideas of race, class, and black power, yet it is unique in that the film depicts these themes through the genre of horror.
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Bernie Casey Bernard Terry Casey (June 8, 1939 – September 19, 2017) was an American actor, poet, and professional football player.
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Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including "The Wild Bunch" (1969) and "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as "The Hired Hand" (1971), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971), and "Race with the Devil" (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic "Dillinger" (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy "Stripes" (1981), starring Bill Murray.
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Tanya Hyde Tanya Hyde (born 7 September 1977) is the stage name of a British pornographic film director and former pornographic actress.
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The Black Panther (1977 film) The Black Panther is a 1977 British crime film. Its subject is the death of Lesley Whittle, a teenager kidnapped and murdered by criminal Donald Neilson, known as the "Black Panther". It was directed by Ian Merrick, his first feature, and stars Donald Sumpter, Debbie Farrington and Marjorie Yates.
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Jefferson King Jefferson King (born 1 July 1961) is a British former bodybuilder and wrestler, best known for playing Shadow in the ITV show "Gladiators". He currently works in a clinic for drug rehabilitation.
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Micky Droy Micky Droy (born 7 May 1951 in Highbury, London) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s, spending 15 years with Chelsea but also playing for Luton Town, Crystal Palace and Brentford.
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Björn Johansson (ice hockey) Björn Erik Johansson, or "Nalle" as his nickname was, (born January 15, 1956) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round of both the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, by the California Golden Seals and Toronto Toros, respectively. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Cleveland Barons, scoring one goal and one assist.
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Trial by Combat (film) Trial by Combat (US title: "Dirty Knights' Work") is a 1976 film directed by Kevin Connor. It stars John Mills and Donald Pleasence.
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Art Donovan Arthur James "The Bulldog" "Art" Donovan Jr. (June 5, 1924 – August 4, 2013) was an American football defensive tackle who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
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Harold Sakata Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata (俊之・酒田 ) , (July 1, 1920 – July 29, 1982) was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting. He was also an actor, with his most famous role as the villain Oddjob in the James Bond film "Goldfinger".
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Alex Karras Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl player with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1962 and 1964 to 1970. As an actor, Karras is noted for his role as Mongo in the 1974 comedy film "Blazing Saddles", and for starring in the ABC sitcom "Webster" (1983–1989) alongside his wife Susan Clark, as the title character's adoptive father. He was also featured prominently in "Victor Victoria", starring Julie Andrews and James Garner. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame
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Jermaine Gonsalves Jermaine Gonsalves (born 14 December 1976) is a British professional basketball player, currently playing for Sheffield Sharks in the British Basketball League.
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Don Henderson Donald Francis Henderson (10 November 1931 – 22 June 1997) was an English actor of stage, television and screen. Henderson was known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in the popular Granada Television police drama series "The XYY Man", "Strangers", and "Bulman", as priest Frank Kane in BBC drama "The Paradise Club" (1989–90), and as General Tagge in the first "Star Wars" film (1977). This last role also brought him attention from science fiction fans, and he later appeared in cult science fiction television series "Red Dwarf" and "Doctor Who".
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Jack Jackson (American football) Elliott Cornelius Jackson, Jr. (born November 11, 1972), nicknamed Jack Jackson, is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). Jackson played college football for the University of Florida, and earned All-American honors. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the NFL, and also the Orlando Predators, Carolina Cobras and Florida Bobcats of the AFL.
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Henry McDonald (American football) Henry C. McDonald (August 31, 1890 – June 12, 1976) was a professional American football player for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1911 until 1917. He was one of the best known black American pro players during the era prior to the formation of the National Football League in 1920.
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Bo Rather David Elmer "Bo" Rather (born October 7, 1950) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1970 to 1972 and professional football as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins in 1973 and 1978 and for the Chicago Bears from 1974 to 1978. In six years of playing in the NFL, Rather appeared in 64 games and had 92 receptions for 1,467 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Charles Hyde Charles Hyde (29 November 1904 – 1982) was a British sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Steve Barnes (footballer) Steven Leslie Barnes (born 5 January 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnet.
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Jeff McDill Jeffrey Donald McDill (March 16, 1956 – November 3, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1976–77 NHL season. He died aged 56 in November 3, 2012. McDill was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Brian Hyde Brian L. Hyde (born October 13, 1972) is an American retired middle-distance track athlete who specialized in the 1500 meters. He represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Eddie Parker (actor) Eddie Parker (December 12, 1900 – January 20, 1960) was an American stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films. Some of his more famous films and serials include the 1943 ""Batman"" (as Lewis Wilson's stunt double), "The Crimson Ghost", "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (as the Mummy), and "Rear Window" for Alfred Hitchcock as well as many classic Universal horror films. He appeared three times in the early television series, "Tales of the Texas Rangers", and also performed stunts for that program.