Fred Dryer
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey number (s): 89 |
| born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne , California | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1969 - 1981 | |
| NFL Draft : 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | |
| College : San Diego State | |
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| Career statistics | |
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Games played (started) |
121 (97) |
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recorded fumbles |
20th |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
John Frederick "Fred" Dryer (born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne , California ) is an American actor , director and former American football player.
Life
Before he started working as an actor, Fred Dryer was active as a football player. His career began at San Diego State University . He was later recruited by the New York Giants , where he played from 1969 to 1971. Other teams he played for were the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams .
After 14 years, however, he ended his career in football and began acting in the early 1980s. His first film, The Star Maker , was produced for television in 1981. His best known role is that of Sergeant Rick Hunter in the television series Hunter , which was produced from 1984 to 1991. Dryer also worked as a director. He directed an episode of the Hunter series and directed the thriller Highway 395 in 2000 .
Fred Dryer was married to actress Tracy Vaccaro from 1983 to 1988 and they have a daughter together.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: All hell breaks loose on the highway (Cannonball Run II)
- 1984: Hard but warm (season 05, episode 19)
- 1984–1991: Hunter (TV series, 152 episodes)
- 1987: Heroes USA (Death Before Dishonor)
- 1994: Meeting point Bangkok (Day of Reckoning)
- 1995–1996: Land's End - A hot team for Mexico ( Land's End , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1998: Diagnosis: murder (revenge and retribution)
- 2000: Highway 395
- 2000: In the Clutches of the Spider (Warm Texas Rain)
- 2000: King of B-Movies (The Independent)
- 2000: Relic Hunter - The Treasure Hunter ( Relic Hunter , TV series, episode 2x07)
- 2000: Wild Grizzly - Hunt for Life and Death (Wild Grizzly)
- 2002: The Justice League ( Justice League , animated series, 2 episodes, speaking role)
- 2002: Hunter: Return to Justice
- 2002: Shakedown
- 2003: Fire Over Afghanistan
- 2003: Hunter (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2003: Hunter - game without warning shot (Hunter: Back in Force)
- 2005: Out of Practice - Doctor, Single sucht ... ( Out of Practice , TV series, episode 1x20)
- 2005: Suits on the Loose
- 2009: Accidentally happy ( Accidentally on Purpose , TV series, episode 1x11)
- 2013: Snake and Mongoose
- 2013: The Exes (TV series, episode 3x06)
- 2013: The Millers (TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2013: The Wrong Woman
- 2014: Crisis (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2015: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2018: Navy CIS (TV series, episode 16 × 5)
Web links
- Fred Dryer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Football stats from Fred Dryer
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dryer, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dryer, John Frederick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hawthorne , California , USA |