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Jan 26, 2018 · Alex Karras was an American professional football player, wrestler, and actor. He was the son of Emmeline Fiona (Wilson), a nurse, and George Louis Karras, a doctor. His father was born in Chios, Greece, and immigrated to Canada. His mother was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Against All Odds is a 1984 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges and James Woods alongside Jane Greer, Alex Karras, Richard Widmark and Dorian Harewood. The film is an adaptation of the 1946 novel Build My Gallows High by Daniel Mainwaring.
This was a pronounced victory for Susan both professionally and personally for it was on this set that she met her second husband, co-star Alex Karras, who played Babe's spouse George. Susan was in immediate demand and was quickly cast as another feisty, ill-fated heroine, this time in the form of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart (1976) .
Oct 11, 2012 · DETROIT (AP) — Alex Karras was a man of many roles. Fearsome NFL defensive lineman. Lovable TV dad. Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed the NFL for his illness along with thousands of former players in lawsuits accusing the league of not doing enough to protect them from the long-term effects of head injuries.
Alex Karras was one of the best defensive tackles of the 1960s, but his reputation as a dirty player and some shady off-the-field behavior might’ve kept him out of the Hall of Fame.
Mar 2, 1984 · Against All Odds: Directed by Taylor Hackford. With Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras. A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend.
Jan 22, 2020 · Alex Karras (left) with fellow Monday Night Football broadcasters Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford. November 1975. (Photo / AP File) Karras documented some of his own life experiences — both through fiction and non-fiction — in a novel titled “Tuesday Night Football,” as well as his autobiography titled “Even Big Guys Cry.”
