Rick Zumwalt
- March 19, 2003
- 51 years
- heart attack
About Rick Zumwalt
Rick Zumwalt, 51, American arm-wrestler and actor, heart attack.
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Full Biography
|Richard Lee Zumwalt Jr. (September 24, 1951 – March 19, 2003) was an American professional arm-wrestler and actor. He is known for playing the character of Bob "Bull" Hurley in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone movie Over the Top.
Career
In addition to his role in Over the Top, Zumwalt appeared in several other films. In 1988, he had a small but memorable role fighting Sean Connery in a bar in The Presidio. In 1992, he played a tattooed strongman, one of the Penguin's henchmen, in Batman Returns.
Zumwalt also appeared on TV. He co-starred as "Judge Mental" on the kids' gameshow Pictionary and also had a supporting role in a 1990 episode of Night Court.
In the mid-1990s, Zumwalt began appearing as a strongman in the popular theatrical production Alegría by Cirque du Soleil.
Zumwalt guest starred on Perfect Strangers in the episode titled: """Eyewitless Report"""
Zumwalt became an alcoholic in his early thirties. Ten years later, he became an active member in a clean and sober fellowship and spent a great deal of time and effort serving others suffering from substance abuse.
Death
According to his former wife, he died on March 19, 2003, after suffering a major heart attack.
Partial filmography
- Over the Top (1987) - Bob "Bull" Hurley
- Disorderlies (1987) - Huge Cop
- Penitentiary III (1987) - Joshua
- The Presidio (1988) - Bully in Bar
- The Big Turnaround (1988) - Turk
- Criminal Act (1989) - Tiny
- Liberty & Bash (1989) - Ace
- Rockula (1990) - Boom Boom
- Ragin' Cajun (1990) - Lou
- Perfect Strangers (1990)
- Missing Pieces (1991) - Mountain Man
- Prime Target (1991) - Potsy
- Under Surveillance (1991) - Doorman
- Batman Returns (1992) - Tattooed Strongman
- Father Hood (1993) - Burly Guy
- Full House (1993) - Leonard Schulz (Season 7, episode 11: "The Bicycle Thief")
- In Quiet Night (1998) - Prisoner
- I Love You, But (1998) - Coach Andrews
- Skippy (2001) - Biker with Bandana (final film role)
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