Greg Collins (American football)
{{Short description|American football player and actor (born 1952)}}
{{Other people|Greg Collins}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Greg Collins
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 55, 50
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|8}}
| birth_place = Troy, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 228
| high_school = Brother Rice
| college = Notre Dame
| draftyear = 1975
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 35
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1975}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1976}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1977}})
| highlights =
- National champion (1973)
- First-team All-American (1974)
}}
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.
Early life
Collins 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.{{cite web |author=Greg Collins |date=January 3, 2016 |title=Greg Collins, LB at |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/gregcollins/2511790/profile |access-date=June 1, 2016 |work=NFL}}
Career
During his career in the NFL, Collins played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite book |last1=Raible |first1=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CPjDiBza5ksC&dq=Greg+Collins+Seahawks&pg=PA68 |title=Steve Raible's Tales from the Seahawks Sideline |last2=Sando |first2=Mike |date=2004 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |isbn=978-1-58261-175-4 |language=en}}
As an actor he has appeared in films, including 976-EVIL, The Rock and New Alcatraz, and television shows, including 24,{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} 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
= Film =
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
1988
|Mr. Selby | |
1989
|Police Academy 6: City Under Siege |SWAT Team Leader | |
1990
|Hotel Security Guard | |
1991
|Skaaren | |
1992
| rowspan="2" |Cop | |
1992
| |
1994
|Bartender | |
1994
|Angel 4: Undercover |Doo-Rag Bouncer | |
1995
|Cop | |
1995
|Under Siege 2: Dark Territory |Huey Pilot | |
1995
|Bartender | |
1995
|Crosscut |Victor | |
1996
|Private Gamble | |
1996
|Military Aide | |
1996
|Solo |Scanlon | |
1996
|Walnut Creek |Anthony DePrince | |
1997
|Warrior #2 | |
1997
|Ref #1 | |
1997
|Guard | |
1997
|Double Tap |Nunns | |
1998
|Surface to Air |Major Canton | |
1998
|Soldier on Bridge | |
1998
|Halsey | |
1998
|Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target |Mac McKinney | |
1998
|FBI Supervisor | |
1999
|Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault |Skip Lang | |
2000
|U.S. Seals |Cosgrove | |
2000
|Crusty Veteran Cop | |
2000
|San Pedro Cop | |
2000
|Coyote Ugly Bar Patron | |
2001
|Grover | |
2001
|Scott Poluso | |
2002
|FBI Agent Collin | |
2003
|Fisk Bodyguard | |
2003
|Detonator |Security Guard | |
2003
|Coach Tucker | |
2003
|An American Reunion |DEA Agent | |
2004
|Aging Security Guard | |
2004
|Dynamite |Dave | |
2005
|The Rain Makers |Dalton | |
2005
|Paramedic #1 | |
2005
|Wheelmen |Agent #4 | |
2006
|Will's Rescue Fireman | |
2007
|Foreman | |
2007
|NY Policeman | |
2008
|Trucker | |
2008
|Two Star General | |
2008
|Michael Russo | |
2009
|Lead Investigator | |
2010
|Judge Preston | |
2011
|First Policeman | |
2012
|Construction Worker | |
2013
|Along the Roadside |Traffic Cop | |
2013
|Dr. James Reese | |
2014
|Jockey Official | |
2015
|Joe Louis Police | |
= Television =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
1984
|Football Player |Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again" |
1984
|Swain #3 |Episode: "Distant Locations" |
1984–1989
|Various roles |4 episodes |
1985
|Boxer Billy Marquette |Episode: "Champ!" |
1985
|Vernon |Episode: "The Couch" |
1986
|Policeman |Television film |
1987
|Security Guard #2 |Episode: "Taking Stock" |
1987
|Baliff |2 episodes |
1988
|SWAT Two |Episode: "Burnout" |
1988
|Man Assaulting Hooperman |Episode: "Nick Derringer, P.I." |
1988
|Cop #2 |Television film |
1988
|Handler |Episode: "Animal House" |
1988, 1989
|Greg / Exterminator #1 |2 episodes |
1990
|Track Security Guard |Episode: "The Brady 300" |
1990
|Chip |Episode: "The Medical Mystery" |
1990–1995
|Various roles |4 episodes |
1990, 1995
|Stripper #3 / Burly Guy |2 episodes |
1991
|Dendrix |Episode: "The Grab" |
1991
|Bellamy |Episode: "Twenty-Four Hours" |
1991
|Megan |Episode: "The Honeymooners" |
1991, 1995
|Various roles |2 episodes |
1992
|Manager |Episode: "Mickey Daytona" |
1992
|Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner |Narrator |Television film |
1993
|Mick Casper |Episode: "Billy" |
1993
|Roy |Episode: "Karate or Not, Here I Come" |
1992
|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |Man #2 |Episode: "Pilot" |
1994
|Sergio |Episode: "The Late Show" |
1995
|The Marine |Episode: "Goodbye Ms. Chip" |
1995
|Stripper |Episode: "No Degrees of Separation" |
1995
|Officer Miller |Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
1995
|Into the Paradise |Schrader | rowspan="3" |Television film |
1995
|Dead Weekend |TWF #2 |
1995
|Sharon's Secret |First Officer |
1995
|Ice deliverer |Episode: "With Two You Get Cow's Milk" |
1996
|Policeman |Episode: "The Calzone" |
1996
|Agent Chamberlain |Episode: "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1" |
1996
|Security Guard |Television film |
1998
|Freezing Guy |Episode: "The Eskimo" |
1999
|Prison Guard #1 |Episode: "The Life Lost in Living" |
1999
|Gibson |Episode: "Red Storm" |
1999
|Keith |Episode: "Rm w/a Vu" |
1999, 2002
|Officer Griffith / Officer Yort |2 episodes |
2000–2001
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Officer Arvington |4 episodes |
2001
|Officer Duane Reston |Episode: "A Southern Town" |
2001
|Bouncer |Episode: "Girlfight" |
2001
|Cop #2 |Episode: "Subject: Police Siren" |
2001
|Kenny |Episode: "Truth Be Told" |
2002
|Construction Worker |Episode: "Four Fathers" |
2002
|Scotty Earl Klayman |Episode: "Had" |
2003
|Larsen |Episode: "Little Miss Lost" |
2003
|Lynch |Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
2003
|JAG |American Soldier |Episode: "Shifting Sands" |
2003
|Ernie |Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
2004
|Gerald Mitchell |Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" |
2004
|Airport Guard |2 episodes |
2005
|Marshal Brady |Episode: "Mob Rules" |
2005
|Supernatural |CIA Agent Di Dinato |Television film |
2006
|Gym Teacher |Episode: "The Myth of More" |
2006
|Sheriff Ray Hayes |Episode: "Behind the Orange Curtain" |
2006
|Captain Niles |Television film |
2008
|U.S. Marshal |Episode: "Ambush" |
2008
|Dance club employee |Episode #1.3 |
2008
|Sergeant Rayson |Episode: "Pilot" |
2008, 2010
|Bill Codwin / Captain Warner |2 episodes |
2009
|Matt Zinman |Episode: "Benefits" |
2009
|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
|Gabe |4 episodes |
2009
|Molester / Older Man |2 episodes |
2010
|24 |Captain Ravello |Episode: "Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m." |
2010
|General Bauer |Episode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero" |
2010
|Police Officer |Episode: "Lose Yourself" |
2010
|Michael Barnes |Episode: "Anonymous" |
2011
|Assassin |Episode: "Threat Level Midnight" |
2011
|Armed Guard |Episode: "No Ordinary Beginning" |
2011
|Sgt. Blaine |Episode: "Plummer Park" |
2011
|Greg Collins |2 episodes |
2011
|Brom |Episode: "Tallis" |
2011
|Detective |Episode: "Step One" |
2011
|Dean |Episode: "Karl's Wedding" |
2012
|Harris |Episode: "Beast" |
2012
|SWAT Leader |Episode: "Cipher" |
2012
|Mick |Episode: "Illusion" |
2013
|Bug Guy #1 |Episode: "Pest Side Story" |
2013
|Victor Wyatt |Episode: "A ia la aku" |
2014
|The After |Large Man |Television film |
2014–2016
|Lieutenant Armstrong |12 episodes |
2015
|Police Officer #3 |Episode: "She's a Murderer" |
2015
|Roman |Episode: "One Night in Yerevan" |
2015
|Sheriff Adams |Episode: "The Sun Rises" |
2016
|Traffic Cop |Episode: "Pilot" |
2016
|Sheriff's Deputy |Episode: "The Dream Team" |
2016
|Deputy Erin Simms |3 episodes |
2017
|Rounds |Bancroft |Episode: "Pilot" |
2017
|NCIS |Metro Police Officer |Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" |
2017
|Bodyguard #1 |Episode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1" |
2017
|Howard |Episode: "Reunion" |
2018
|Crockett |Episode: "Contamination" |
2019
|Mr. Gravatti |Episode: "The B-Team" |
2019
|Warden |Episode: "Déjà Vu" |
2019
|Detective Gomez |Episode: "The Devil" |
2019
|Threat Level Midnight: The Movie |Assassin |Television short |
2020
|Police Officer |Episode: "The Bucket List" |
References
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Category:Male actors from Michigan
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Sportspeople from Troy, Michigan
Category:Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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