Alex Karras was an American defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1958 to 1970 and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its Centennial class. He also worked as a professional wrestler and sportscaster, and became an actor, playing Mongo in the 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles, the adoptive father George Papadopolis in the sitcom Webster from 1983 to 1989 alongside his wife Susan Clark, and a prominent role in Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews and James Garner.
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was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor
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was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor
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