Gregory Vincent Collins (born December 8, 1952) is an American character actor and former professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for three seasons from 1975 to 1977.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 8, 1952 Troy, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Brother Rice |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 2 / pick: 35 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editCollins was born in Troy, Michigan. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and played on their 1973 national championship team under Ara Parseghian.[1]
Career
editDuring his career in the NFL, Collins played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills.[2]
As an actor he has appeared in films, including 976-EVIL, The Rock and New Alcatraz, and television shows, including 24,[citation needed] and True Blood. He also had four appearances in Full House as Second Prisoner, Tough Guy, and Sy. He also had an appearance on The Jeff Foxworthy Show as a dry ice delivery man.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 976-EVIL | Mr. Selby | |
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | SWAT Team Leader | |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Hotel Security Guard | |
| 1991 | Eve of Destruction | Skaaren | |
| 1992 | Class Act | Cop | |
| 1992 | Cool World | ||
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Bartender | |
| 1994 | Angel 4: Undercover | Doo-Rag Bouncer | |
| 1995 | Houseguest | Cop | |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Huey Pilot | |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Bartender | |
| 1995 | Crosscut | Victor | |
| 1996 | The Rock | Private Gamble | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Military Aide | |
| 1996 | Solo | Scanlon | |
| 1996 | Walnut Creek | Anthony DePrince | |
| 1997 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | Warrior #2 | |
| 1997 | The 6th Man | Ref #1 | |
| 1997 | Con Air | Guard | |
| 1997 | Double Tap | Nunns | |
| 1998 | Surface to Air | Major Canton | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Soldier on Bridge | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Halsey | |
| 1998 | Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target | Mac McKinney | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | FBI Supervisor | |
| 1999 | Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault | Skip Lang | |
| 2000 | U.S. Seals | Cosgrove | |
| 2000 | Ready to Rumble | Crusty Veteran Cop | |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | San Pedro Cop | |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Coyote Ugly Bar Patron | |
| 2001 | Venomous | Grover | |
| 2001 | New Alcatraz | Scott Poluso | |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | FBI Agent Collin | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Fisk Bodyguard | |
| 2003 | Detonator | Security Guard | |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Coach Tucker | |
| 2003 | An American Reunion | DEA Agent | |
| 2004 | Cellular | Aging Security Guard | |
| 2004 | Dynamite | Dave | |
| 2005 | The Rain Makers | Dalton | |
| 2005 | Randall Miller | Paramedic #1 | |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Agent #4 | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Will's Rescue Fireman | |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Foreman | |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | NY Policeman | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Trucker | |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Two Star General | |
| 2008 | Necessary Evil | Michael Russo | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Lead Investigator | |
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Judge Preston | |
| 2011 | A Warrior's Heart | First Policeman | |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Construction Worker | |
| 2013 | Along the Roadside | Traffic Cop | |
| 2013 | The Wicked | Dr. James Reese | |
| 2014 | 50 to 1 | Jockey Official | |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Joe Louis Police |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Webster | Football Player | Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again" |
| 1984 | Knots Landing | Swain #3 | Episode: "Distant Locations" |
| 1984–1989 | Falcon Crest | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Boxer Billy Marquette | Episode: "Champ!" |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Vernon | Episode: "The Couch" |
| 1986 | Annihilator | Policeman | Television film |
| 1987 | Perfect Strangers | Security Guard #2 | Episode: "Taking Stock" |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Baliff | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Houston Knights | SWAT Two | Episode: "Burnout" |
| 1988 | Hooperman | Man Assaulting Hooperman | Episode: "Nick Derringer, P.I." |
| 1988 | Out of Time | Cop #2 | Television film |
| 1988 | The Hogan Family | Handler | Episode: "Animal House" |
| 1988, 1989 | Cheers | Greg / Exterminator #1 | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Bradys | Track Security Guard | Episode: "The Brady 300" |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Chip | Episode: "The Medical Mystery" |
| 1990–1995 | Full House | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1990, 1995 | Days of Our Lives | Stripper #3 / Burly Guy | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Hunter | Dendrix | Episode: "The Grab" |
| 1991 | Paradise | Bellamy | Episode: "Twenty-Four Hours" |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Megan | Episode: "The Honeymooners" |
| 1991, 1995 | Sisters | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Manager | Episode: "Mickey Daytona" |
| 1992 | Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner | Narrator | Television film |
| 1993 | Renegade | Mick Casper | Episode: "Billy" |
| 1993 | Home Improvement | Roy | Episode: "Karate or Not, Here I Come" |
| 1992 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Man #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994 | Mad About You | Sergio | Episode: "The Late Show" |
| 1995 | Get Smart | The Marine | Episode: "Goodbye Ms. Chip" |
| 1995 | Hope & Gloria | Stripper | Episode: "No Degrees of Separation" |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Officer Miller | Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
| 1995 | Into the Paradise | Schrader | Television film |
| 1995 | Dead Weekend | TWF #2 | |
| 1995 | Sharon's Secret | First Officer | |
| 1995 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Ice deliverer | Episode: "With Two You Get Cow's Milk" |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Policeman | Episode: "The Calzone" |
| 1996 | Ellen | Agent Chamberlain | Episode: "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1" |
| 1996 | Once You Meet a Stranger | Security Guard | Television film |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World | Freezing Guy | Episode: "The Eskimo" |
| 1999 | L.A. Doctors | Prison Guard #1 | Episode: "The Life Lost in Living" |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Gibson | Episode: "Red Storm" |
| 1999 | Angel | Keith | Episode: "Rm w/a Vu" |
| 1999, 2002 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Officer Griffith / Officer Yort | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Arvington | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | The District | Officer Duane Reston | Episode: "A Southern Town" |
| 2001 | Felicity | Bouncer | Episode: "Girlfight" |
| 2001 | FreakyLinks | Cop #2 | Episode: "Subject: Police Siren" |
| 2001 | Alias | Kenny | Episode: "Truth Be Told" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Construction Worker | Episode: "Four Fathers" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Scotty Earl Klayman | Episode: "Had" |
| 2003 | Miracles | Larsen | Episode: "Little Miss Lost" |
| 2003 | Tremors | Lynch | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
| 2003 | JAG | American Soldier | Episode: "Shifting Sands" |
| 2003 | The Handler | Ernie | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
| 2004 | The Division | Gerald Mitchell | Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Airport Guard | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | House | Marshal Brady | Episode: "Mob Rules" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | CIA Agent Di Dinato | Television film |
| 2006 | Windfall | Gym Teacher | Episode: "The Myth of More" |
| 2006 | Justice | Sheriff Ray Hayes | Episode: "Behind the Orange Curtain" |
| 2006 | Dead and Deader | Captain Niles | Television film |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | U.S. Marshal | Episode: "Ambush" |
| 2008 | State of the Union | Dance club employee | Episode #1.3 |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Sergeant Rayson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008, 2010 | Criminal Minds | Bill Codwin / Captain Warner | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Matt Zinman | Episode: "Benefits" |
| 2009 | Leverage | Lt. Stone | Episode: "The Snow Job" |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Grumpy Guy | Episode: "Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free" |
| 2009 | Valentine | Cop | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| 2009 | True Blood | Gabe | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Molester / Older Man | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | 24 | Captain Ravello | Episode: "Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m." |
| 2010 | Chuck | General Bauer | Episode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero" |
| 2010 | Entourage | Police Officer | Episode: "Lose Yourself" |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michael Barnes | Episode: "Anonymous" |
| 2011 | The Office | Assassin | Episode: "Threat Level Midnight" |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Armed Guard | Episode: "No Ordinary Beginning" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Sgt. Blaine | Episode: "Plummer Park" |
| 2011 | The Guild | Greg Collins | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Dragon Age: Redemption | Brom | Episode: "Tallis" |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Detective | Episode: "Step One" |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Dean | Episode: "Karl's Wedding" |
| 2012 | Dirty Work | Harris | Episode: "Beast" |
| 2012 | Perception | SWAT Leader | Episode: "Cipher" |
| 2012 | Revenge | Mick | Episode: "Illusion" |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Bug Guy #1 | Episode: "Pest Side Story" |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Victor Wyatt | Episode: "A ia la aku" |
| 2014 | The After | Large Man | Television film |
| 2014–2016 | Jane the Virgin | Lieutenant Armstrong | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Police Officer #3 | Episode: "She's a Murderer" |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Roman | Episode: "One Night in Yerevan" |
| 2015 | Code Black | Sheriff Adams | Episode: "The Sun Rises" |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Traffic Cop | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson | Sheriff's Deputy | Episode: "The Dream Team" |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Deputy Erin Simms | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Rounds | Bancroft | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | NCIS | Metro Police Officer | Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime | Bodyguard #1 | Episode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1" |
| 2017 | Runaways | Howard | Episode: "Rewind" |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Crockett | Episode: "Contamination" |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Mr. Gravatti | Episode: "The B-Team" |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Warden | Episode: "Déjà Vu" |
| 2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Detective Gomez | Episode: "The Devil" |
| 2019 | Threat Level Midnight: The Movie | Assassin | Television short |
| 2020 | Ratched | Police Officer | Episode: "The Bucket List" |
References
edit- ^ Greg Collins (January 3, 2016). "Greg Collins, LB at". NFL. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Raible, Steve; Sando, Mike (2004). Steve Raible's Tales from the Seahawks Sideline. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-58261-175-4.
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