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Richard "Dick" Durock (18 January 1937 – 17 September 2009; age 72) (also known as Swampy Durock) was a stuntman and stunt actor who played the part of an Elasian guard in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Elaan of Troyius". He went on to play the titular role in numerous Swamp Thing productions.

His career began as a television stunt double in 1965, for Lost in Space, and in 1968 he began playing extra characters on Star Trek and other series, eventually by the 1970s playing characters with more substantial parts in series like Battlestar Galactica. In 1982 he played the comic book "Swamp Thing" in a film based on the DC Comics series (written by Len Wein) of the same name.

Some of his other films include The Enforcer (1976, with Michael Cavanaugh and John Crawford), The Nude Bomb (1980, with Norman Lloyd), Coast to Coast (1980, with William Lucking and Karen Montgomery), Any Which Way You Can (1980, with Michael Cavanaugh, George Murdock, Logan Ramsey, and Roy Jenson), Silverado (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Stand By Me (1986, with Wil Wheaton), Blind Date (1987, with John Larroquette and Armin Shimerman), Delirious (1991, with Zach Grenier and Charles Rocket), Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), and The Hunted (1997).

Durock was remembered in the "In Memoriam" section at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 23 January 2010.

Filmography

Married... with Children episode "Buck Can Do It" (1987; with Derek McGrath)
Swamp Thing TV series (1990-1993; writing by Marc Scott Zicree)
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989; with Rex Pierson, Christopher Doyle, Tony Sears and Tony Cecere)
Swamp Thing (1982; with Adrienne Barbeau and Ray Wise)

External links

DickDurock.com - official site
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Dick Durock at Wikipedia
Dick Durock at Battlestar Wiki
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Obituary

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+'''Richard "Dick" Durock''' {{born|18|January|1937|died|17|September|2009}} (also known as '''Swampy Durock''') was a stuntman and stunt actor who played the part of an [[Unnamed Elasians#Elasian Guard #1|Elasian guard]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|Elaan of Troyius}}. He went on to play the titular role in numerous ''{{w|Swamp Thing}}'' productions.
 His career began as a television stunt double in 1965, for ''{{w|Lost in Space}}'', and in 1968 he began playing extra characters on ''Star Trek'' and other series, eventually by the 1970s playing characters with more substantial parts in series like ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica}}''. In 1982 he played the comic book "Swamp Thing" in a film based on the [[DC Comics]] series (written by [[Len Wein]]) of the same name.
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