Alex Karras: movies and TV shows
Alex Karras has 53 credits in the archive: 31 films and 22 TV series, from 1944 to 2013. Highest rated: Faerie Tale Theatre (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2013 · busiest year: 1978 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Mongo (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 77 |
| 2001 | Back in the Saddle | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1998 | Buffalo '66 | TV Sportscaster | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Alex Karras | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | Street Corner Kids | Floyd Powell | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1992 | The Ben Stiller Show | TV | 5.0 | 56 | |
| 1992 | The Best of Thunder and Destruction: NFL's Hardest Hits | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Hank Sully | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1984 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Papa Bear | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1983 | Webster | George Papadapolis | TV | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Papa Bear | TV | 8.1 | 46 |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | "Squash" Bernstein | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1982 | Maid in America | Cal Bullington | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1982 | Maid in America | Film | 10.0 | 46 | |
| 1981 | Porky's | Sheriff Wallace | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1981 | Nobody's Perfekt | Swaboda | Film | 3.6 | 45 |
| 1981 | Word of Honor | Penniman Butcher | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1981 | Word of Honor | Film | 7.5 | 45 | |
| 1981 | Word of Honor | Film | 7.5 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Jughead Miller | TV | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Tiny Baker | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Jughead Miller | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1980 | Jimmy B. & Andre | Jimmy Butsicaris | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1980 | Jimmy B. & Andre | Film | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1978 | Centennial | Hans Brumbaugh | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1978 | FM | Doc Holiday | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1978 | Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic | Self - Host | Film | — | 42 |
| 1978 | Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang | The Hooded Fang | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1977 | Mad Bull | Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1977 | Babe | George Zaharias | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | Self | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | TV | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1975 | Win, Place or Steal | Frank | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Mongo | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1974 | The Great Lester Boggs | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1973 | The 500 Pound Jerk | Hughie Rae Feather | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson | TV | 7.9 | 36 |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Alex 'Moose' Novak | TV | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1972 | Hardcase | Booker Llewellyn | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Jake Metcalf | TV | 7.8 | 34 |
| 1970 | Monday Night Football | Defensive Tackle | TV | — | 34 |
| 1970 | Monday Night Football | Color Comentator | TV | — | 34 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | TV | 6.2 | 33 | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Alex Karras | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Moose Williams | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 26 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1956 | The NFL on CBS | Self | TV | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 8 |