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name: "Alex Karras"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alex-karras"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1935"
died: "10 October 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:59.163911+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alex Karras

Actor. Born 15 July 1935 in Gary, Indiana. Died 10 October 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1935, Gary, Indiana
- **Died:** 10 October 2012
- **Active:** 1972–1998
- **Also known as:** Алекс Каррас

## Biography

Alex Karras was an American actor, former professional American football player and wrestler. Born in Gary, Indiana, he played for the Detroit Lions in the NFL before transitioning to acting.

He made his film debut playing himself in *Paper Lion* (1968). Karras is known for roles including Mongo in *Blazing Saddles* (1974), Sheriff Wallace in *Porky's* (1981), 'Squash' Bernstein in *Victor/Victoria* (1982) and Hank Sully in *Against All Odds* (1984). His final screen appearance was as the TV Sportscaster in *Buffalo '66* (1998). He starred as George Papadapolis opposite his wife Susan Clark in the sitcom *Webster* (1983–1989).

Karras also worked as a sportscaster, including on *Monday Night Football*.

*Sources: imdb.com, theguardian.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Buffalo '66* (1998), Fi1m 77, as TV Sportscaster — [page](https://film.one/film/buffalo-66.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Blazing Saddles* (1974), Mongo
- *Porky's* (1981), Sheriff Wallace
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), 'Squash' Bernstein
- *Against All Odds* (1984), Hank Sully
- *When Time Ran Out...* (1980), Tiny Baker
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), Jake Metcalf
- *Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic* (2013), Mongo (archive footage)
- *Webster* (1983), George Papadapolis

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