Garry Robbins
Garry Robbins | |
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Born | |
Died | December 11, 2013 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Canadian |
Years active | 1982–2008 |
Height | 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) |
Website | www |
Ring name(s) | Canadian Destroyer Canadian Giant Demolition Hux Doug Chevalier Paul Bunyan |
Billed height | 226 cm (7 ft 5 in) |
Billed weight | 172 kg (379 lb) |
Garry Robbins (September 9, 1957 – December 11, 2013) was a Canadian actor and professional wrestler.
Early life[]
Robbins was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1957.[1]
Acting career[]
Robbins was discovered working as a bouncer in a local bar and went on to act in his first feature film, Humongous.[2] In Wrong Turn, he played one of three disfigured brothers in the West Virginia mountains. With makeup and prosthetics by Stan Winston, he portrayed the character "Saw Tooth".
Professional wrestling career[]
Robbins wrestled all over the world, including for many promotions across Canada, for Global Wrestling Federation in the United States, for New Japan in Japan, for World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and for Indo-Asian Wrestling in India. While in Japan he often worked tag team bouts teaming with Demolition Ax as "Demolition Hux".[3] He was also a stuntman, stunt coordinator, voiceover artist and bodyguard.
Death[]
Robbins died of a heart attack at the age of 56 on December 11, 2013.[4][5][6]
Filmography[]
Movies[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Love Guru | Biker | |
2006 | Tears of a Clown | Henchman | |
2003 | Wrong Turn | Saw-Tooth | |
2002 | Narc | Biker | |
2000 | Jill Rips | David Daniels | (as Gary Robbins) |
1999 | Babel | Wasco | |
Call of the Wild: Part 1 | Big Toe Blake | ||
1998 | My Date with the President's Daughter | Biker #1 | TV movie |
1997 | The Champ | Mike the Mauler | |
1996 | The Stupids | Extremely Tall Guy | |
Balance of Power | Giant Man | ||
1995 | The Witness | Carl | |
Gladiator Cop | Mongol | ||
Blood Money | Doorman | ||
1994 | In the Mouth of Madness | Truck Driver | |
1993 | TC 2000 | The Giant | (as Gary Robbins) |
Back in Action | Giant | ||
1989 | Crazy as a Soup Sandwich | Volkerps | |
1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Francis | |
1982 | Humongous | Ida's Son |
Television[]
Year | Series | Role | Episodes |
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2006 | Jeff Ltd. | Henchman | |
1999 | [[1]] | 'Big Toe' Blake | The Call of the Wild [[2]] |
1997 | Wind at My Back | Mike 'The Mauler' | |
1996 | Goosebumps | Mud Monster | You Can't Scare Me! |
1995 | [[3]] | Carl | Witness [[4]] |
Forever Knight | Doorman | ||
1989 | The Twilight Zone | Volkerps | Crazy as a Soup Sandwich |
References[]
- ^ "Garry Allan Robbins Obituary - St. Catharines, ON". Obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Giant Garry Robbins, actor and wrestler, dies". canoe.com.
- ^ "Canadian Giant « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Former mayoral hopeful, actor Robbins dies". StCatharinesStandard.ca. 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Garry Robbins - Obituaries - St. Catharines, ON - Your Life Moments". www.yourlifemoments.ca.
External links[]
- Official website
- Garry Robbins at IMDb
- Garry Robbins's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- 1957 births
- 2013 deaths
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male professional wrestlers
- Male actors from Ontario
- Professional wrestlers from Ontario
- Sportspeople from St. Catharines