Richard Tyson is an American actor. He is best known as Kaz in '' Hardball'' (1989–1990) as well as his film roles in ''

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'' (1987), '' Two Moon Junction'' (1988), '' Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''

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'' (2015), and ''

Playing with Dolls ''Playing with Dolls'' is a 2015 American slasher film directed by Rene Perez, co-written by Perez and Barry Massoni. It starred Natasha Blasick, Richard Tyson, Charlie Glackin, Alanna Forte, David A. Lockhart. Plot Cindy Tremaine is penniless a ...

'' (2015).

Biography

Tyson was born in Mobile, Alabama. His brother John was the

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of Mobile County, and was later the

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nominee for attorney general of Alabama in 2006. Tyson starred in ''

'', '' Kindergarten Cop'' and three films directed by the

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. He starred in the television series '' Hardball''. His roles in the 2000s included ''The Fear Chamber'', ''

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'', '' Flight of the Living Dead'', ''No Bad Days'' and the western ''Shoot First and Pray You Live''. He starred in the horror film '' Big Bad Wolf'' in which he is accused by his stepson of being a cruel and vicious

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. Tyson played a former football star who owned the eponymous town in '' Jake's Corner''. He guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. His other film appearances include '' The Visitation'', '' Liar's Poker'' and '' Black Hawk Down''. Tyson played

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in an unfinished film of the same name, which was originally scheduled for release in 1992.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyson, Richard 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Actors from Mobile, Alabama American male film actors American male television actors Cornell University alumni Living people United States Naval Academy alumni University of Alabama alumni 1950s births