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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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+[[File:Elasian Guard 2.jpg|thumb|... as an Elasian Guard]]
-Actor '''Dick Durock''' played the part of an [[Elasian]] guard in [[TOS]]: "[[Elaan of Troyius]]". He went on to play the titular role in numerous ''[[Wikipedia:Swamp Thing|Swamp Thing]]'' productions.
+'''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 [[Wikipedia:Lost in Space|Lost in Space]], and in 1968 he began playing extra characters, on ''Star Trek'' and other series, by the 1970s, eventually playing characters with more substantial parts in series like ''[[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|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.
+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.
-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]], [[William Smith]], [[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).
+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 {{d|23|January|2010}}.
-==Filmography==
-* ''Married... with Children'' episode "Buck Can Do It" ([[1987 productions|1987]]; with [[Derek McGrath]] as Buck's voice)
+== Filmography ==
-* ''Swamp Thing'' TV series ([[1990 productions|1990]]-[[1993 productions|1993]]; with [[Kevin Quigley]], writing by [[Marc Scott Zicree]])
+* ''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 ==
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.dickdurock.com DickDurock.com] - official site
+* {{myspace|dickdurock}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
+* {{bsgwiki}}
 * {{IMDb-link|page=nm0244270}}
+* [http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20090924/News01/909240308/-1/XML Obituary]
 [[Category:Performers|Durock, Dick]]
+[[Category:Stunt performers|Durock, Dick]]
 [[Category:TOS performers|Durock, Dick]]
+[[de:Dick Durock]]
 [[es:Dick Durock]]