Biography
Mike Henry (born Michael Dennis Henry) was an American actor and former professional American football linebacker. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958 to 1961 and the Los Angeles Rams from 1962 to 1964 before moving into acting.
Henry portrayed Tarzan in three films: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), Tarzan and the Great River (1967) and Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968). He is also known for playing Junior, the son of Jackie Gleason’s character, in the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy (Smokey and the Bandit, 1977; Smokey and the Bandit II, 1980; Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, 1983). Other film credits include The Green Berets (1968), Soylent Green (1973) and The Longest Yard (1974); television work includes an episode of MASH* (1972). He died in 2021.
