Dick Butkus
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. He was invited to eight Pro Bowls, named a first-team All-Pro six times, and was twice recognized by his peers as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. He was renowned as a fierce tackler and for the relentless effort with which he played and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intimidating linebackers in pro football history.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.926 |
| Birthday | 1942-12-09 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As |
1971
Brian's Song
7.271/96
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
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Brian's Song
1991
The Last Boy Scout
6.843/2228
Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend...
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The Last Boy Scout
1986
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
4.529/35
Russell has been expelled from several schools for lewd, crude and nude conduct. Busterburger University is his last chance at education and satisfyin...
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Hamburger: The Motion Picture
1975
Cry, Onion!
5.3/29
Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted...
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Cry, Onion!
1982
Deadly Games
3.179/28
A masked maniac with a penchant for a monster-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the...
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Deadly Games
1985
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
7.2/5
Rodney Dangerfield's third ABC special.
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Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.526/2998
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But...
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1986
Crunch Course
10/1
Forty-two, hard-hitting minutes of the NFL's outstanding defenders, past and present, who have elevated the art of punishing ball carriers into a scie...
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Crunch Course
2007
NFL Moment of Impact
0/0
First you hear the breathing, then you feel the wind coming through your helmet's ear hole. Suddenly you're down, and you're looking through your helm...
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NFL Moment of Impact
1980
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
6.8/16
A TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dic...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1984
Johnny Dangerously
6.298/220
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
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Johnny Dangerously
1978
Superdome
4.538/13
It's the biggest event of the year — the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars, gathered in New Orleans for the big game, are preoccupied w...
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Superdome
1988
Crash Course
4.4/10
A group of teens come of age, find love and friendship all while taking Drivers Ed. over the summer.
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Crash Course
1987
The Stepford Children
5/15
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is s...
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The Stepford Children
1989
Spontaneous Combustion
4.7/89
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpec...
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Spontaneous Combustion
1976
Gus
5.872/47
The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard fie...
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Gus
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
5.4/49
To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help...
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Mother, Jugs & Speed
1999
Any Given Sunday
6.823/1880
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...
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Any Given Sunday
1983
Smorgasbord
5.7/22
Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still man...
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Smorgasbord
2008
Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
0/0
Documentary traces the history of Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Covers the earliest days of football at the univ...
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Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
1986
WrestleMania II
6.406/32
Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a St...
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WrestleMania II
1991
Necessary Roughness
5.482/140
When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from...
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Necessary Roughness
1975
A Matter of Wife... and Death
6.667/3
A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.
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A Matter of Wife... and Death
2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic
4/4
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual...
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Teddy Bears' Picnic
1992
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
0/0
A compilation of greatest wrestling matches includes: Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy, Macho Man vs Ted Dibiase and Ultimate Warrior vs Macho Man
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