Greg Collins (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and actor (born 1952)}}

{{Other people|Greg Collins}}

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| number = 55, 50

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|8}}

| birth_place = Troy, Michigan, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 228

| high_school = Brother Rice

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 35

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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 =

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!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

| rowspan="2" |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 =

class="wikitable sortable"

!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

| rowspan="3" |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: "Reunion"

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