Tab Thacker

Born: 1962-03-10

Talmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker (March 10, 1962 – December 28, 2007) was an American wrestler and actor. Thacker was the NCAA Division I Wrestling heavyweight national champion in 1984 as a senior. He began his film career after Clint Eastwood noticed him in Time magazine and noted the 6-foot-4 and 450-pound (1.93 m, 204 kg) Thacker's size. Thacker went on to appear in several films including City Heat, Wildcats, two of the Police Academy films, and Identity Crisis. After leaving Hollywood, Thacker returned to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he opened a remodeling business and operated several nightclubs. He later became a bail bondsman. Thacker died from failing his health at the age 45 on December 28, 2007. He developed diabetes and had a foot amputated some years before he died.


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as House
Released: 1987-04-02

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who...

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Wildcats

as Phillip Finch
Released: 1986-02-14

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the...

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as House
Released: 1988-03-17

The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a...

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City Heat

as Tuck
Released: 1984-12-07

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name,...

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Identity Crisis

as I.Q.
Released: 1989-01-01

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching...

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