Tim Rossovich
Tim’s life was lived in many phases. He was a consummate football player for much of his early years. An All-American at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, an All-American at USC playing from 1965-68, and co-captain on the 1967 National Championship Team. In 2015, he was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tim was selected by the Eagles in the 1968 NFL draft, where he played four seasons with a Pro Bowl appearance in 1969. He later played with the Philadelphia Bell of World Football League for two years, then the San Diego Chargers, and finally with the Houston Oilers before ending his illustrious years playing football in 1976. While his was unquestionably a remarkable career, his hard-playing physical style may have caught up with him in the form of CTE, which may have been the cause of the many antics throughout his life.
After football, still in his prime, Tim reinvented himself into an actor and stuntman. He appeared on MacGyver, The A-Team, Baywatch, Magnum, P.I., The Love Boat, and Charlie’s Angels to name a few. He made appearances on the big screen in the Barbara Streisand/Ryan O’Neal movie, the Main Event (1979), The Long Riders (1980), Looker (1981), Night Shift (1982), and The Sting II (1983). He returned to Grass Valley, California, in 1995, where he remained until his death.
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Movies (19)
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990 · Tall Man
Fists Of Steel
1989 · Capt. Jokish
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Gas Attendant
Stick
1985 · Cecil
Half Nelson
1985 · Tight End
Avenging Angel
1985 · Teddy Butts
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Haverman
The Sting II
1983 · Typhoon Taylor
Fake-Out
1982 · Hit Man #1
Trick or Treats
1982 · 2nd Attendant
Night Shift
1982 · Luke
Looker
1981 · Moustache Man
Nice Dreams
1981 · Det. Noodles
The Long Riders
1980 · Pitts
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · Stunts
Goldie and the Boxer
1979 · Billy Buck
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · Stunts
The Main Event
1979 · Cannibal
Hooper
1978 · Tim (uncredited), Stunts
TV shows (26)
Harry and the Hendersons
1991 · Roy Higgs
Baywatch
1989 · Larry Veron
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Mr. Titus, Rogers
ALF
1986 · Instructor
MacGyver
1985 · Mike Desmond, The Political Prisoner, Willard
1st & Ten
1984 · Dave
Cover Up
1984 · Henchman
Hunter
1984 · Deek Slater, Gig
Brothers
1984
Automan
1983
Ace Crawford, Private Eye
1983 · Eugene
The A-Team
1983 · Milt, Boyle
Voyagers!
1982 · Thamaras
Remington Steele
1982 · Darryl Simmons
Knight Rider
1982 · Butch, Bloodworth
Matt Houston
1982 · Rocco
Simon & Simon
1981 · Drug dealer
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Nelson, Hank
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Hart to Hart
1979 · Larry, Jack Burke
The Love Boat
1977 · Thomas 'The Mangler' Sharkey
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Soap
1977 · Bodyguard (uncredited)
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Taylor, Terrence
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The NFL on NBC
· Self - Philadelphia Eagles Linebacker