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| image = Dick Durock.jpg | | image = Dick Durock.jpg | ||
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| character=[[Imperious Leader]] | | character=[[Imperious Leader]] | ||
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| born_year=1937 | | born_year=1937 | ||
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:''"You'll notice in the Filmography that in my career I've had a pretty liberal sprinkling of shows in the Sci-fi genre. Mainly, however, I usually played big mean thugs who the hero of whatever show I was doing at the time and would beat the %$@&^# out of. From [[w:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood]] and [[w:Charles Bronson|Charlie Bronson]], etc., in feature films to [[w:Jim Garner|Jim Garner]], [[w:Tom Selleck|Tom Selleck]], [[w:Lee Majors|Lee Majors]] and whole bunch of others in TV. I worked a lot because of my size (6'5"- 215lbs) and kind of a rough look. Film heroes like to beat up guys bigger than they are....makes them look good and believe me, I made a lot of them look good over the years."'' | :''"You'll notice in the Filmography that in my career I've had a pretty liberal sprinkling of shows in the Sci-fi genre. Mainly, however, I usually played big mean thugs who the hero of whatever show I was doing at the time and would beat the %$@&^# out of. From [[w:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood]] and [[w:Charles Bronson|Charlie Bronson]], etc., in feature films to [[w:Jim Garner|Jim Garner]], [[w:Tom Selleck|Tom Selleck]], [[w:Lee Majors|Lee Majors]] and whole bunch of others in TV. I worked a lot because of my size (6'5"- 215lbs) and kind of a rough look. Film heroes like to beat up guys bigger than they are....makes them look good and believe me, I made a lot of them look good over the years."'' | ||
Durock had supporting or minor roles in classic SF such as ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and ''[[ | Durock had supporting or minor roles in classic SF such as ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''. Durock gained his own stardom as the lead in the movie, ''[[w:Swamp Thing (film)|Swamp Thing]]'', co-starring with actress [[w:Adrienne Barbeau|Adrienne Barbeau]]. | ||
Durock portrayed the uncredited role of the [[Imperious Leader]] in the episode "[[Saga of a Star World]]." | Durock portrayed the uncredited role of the [[Imperious Leader]] in the episode "[[Saga of a Star World]]." | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.dickdurock.com/ The Official Dick Durock website] | |||
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[[Category:Former Star Trek Cast and Crew]] | |||
[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]] | |||