Henry was a professional football player at the time he entered the movies. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958-61) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962-4). During part of that time (1961-4) he was under contract with Warner Brothers and played a variety of bit parts (TV's Surfside 6 (1960), Hawaiian Eye (1959), Cheyenne (1955), and the movie ...
Retired from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
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During early development, was considered for the lead role in the Batman: The Movie (1966) TV series. This was before the concept of doing the show as an action comedy had been introduced. He would have played a serious and dramatic Bruce Wayne/Batman.
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During his short tenure as Tarzan, Mike was bitten in the face by a chimp and had to have his chin sewn up with twenty stitches. In addition he suffered from dysentery, an ear infection, and a liver ailment. After completing his third Tarzan film, he turned down the TV series and sued the producer for maltreatment, abuse, and working conditions detrimental to his health and welfare. Ron Ely starred in the subsequent series.
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May be the only "Tarzan" with a hairy chest
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Outrageous Fortune
1987
Russian #1
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
Junior Justice
Fantasy Island
1981
TV Series
Mike
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
Junior
Lou Grant
1978
TV Series
Frank
M*A*S*H
1977
TV Series
Lt. Col. Donald Penobscott
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
Junior
No Way Back
1976
Rhoda
1976
TV Series
Man
Adiós Amigo
1976
Mary's Husband
Mean Johnny Barrows
1976
Carlo Da Vince
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-1975
TV Series
Tatashore / Cliff Platt
The Bob Newhart Show
1975
TV Series
Frank Nugent
The Longest Yard
1974
Rassmeusen
Soylent Green
1973
Kulozik
The New Temperatures Rising Show
1973
TV Series
Jason
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1972
TV Series
Man at admitting desk
Skyjacked
1972
Sam Allen
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1972
TV Series
Fargo
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972
TV Movie
Fargo
The Smith Family
1971
TV Series
Inside O.U.T.
1971
TV Short
Chuck Dandy
Rio Lobo
1970
Sheriff Tom Hendricks
Dan August
1970
TV Series
Heap Canfield
Daniel Boone
1970
TV Series
Creole Jim
Number One
1969
Walt Chaffee
More Dead Than Alive
1969
Luke Santee
The Green Berets
1968
Sgt. Kowalski
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
1968
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Great River
1967
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
1966
Tarzan
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
Doorman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1963
TV Series
Big Guy
Spencer's Mountain
1963
Spencer Brother (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1963
TV Series
Sgt. Johnny Rossi
General Hospital
1963
TV Series
Rudolpho (1988)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bandit
2016
Documentary
Himself
I've Got a Secret
1965
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
The NFL on CBS
1963
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
$1.7 Million
