Posted on 10/19/2009 7:37:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
THE ACTOR who played the DC Comics character Swamp Thing in two films and a television series has died at the age of 72.
Dick Durock, a 6ft 5ins former Marine, passed away at his home in Oak Park, California, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his official website.
Durock wore a latex bodysuit and make-up to play the monster in 1982's Swamp Thing directed by Wes Craven; its 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Thing; and a subsequent Swamp Thing series that ran for 71 episodes from 1990 to 1993.
The actor appeared in dozens of other movies and TV series including the shows Star Trek, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica and The Incredible Hulk.
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Swamp thing. He made my heart sing.
Stupid but fun movies, I have both of them. Monsters and TnA, a good combo.
He was in
The Thing with Two Heads
did a lot of stunt work too..
His MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/dickdurock
I think I do remember him from the Star Trek episode.
Hey I found pictures of him on his myspace:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=118982151&albumId=777947
About the only thing I remember about it was there was a girl who had some really big............hair.
Adrienne Barbeau
- She was hot.
Sweet
Young
Swamp
Thang.
To quote the comic book....
Hunted....haunted....SWAMP THING!!!
RIP, Dick. Thanks for the entertainment.
RIP.
Ed Gillespie can take over the roll now.
I misread the title at first. Thought it was talking a about 3D printed pancreas.
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