Garry Robbins (September 9, 1957 – December 11, 2013) was a Canadian actor and

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Early life

Robbins was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1957.

Acting career

Robbins was discovered working as a bouncer in a local bar and went on to act in his first feature film, '' Humongous''. In '' Wrong Turn'', he played one of three disfigured brothers in the West Virginia mountains. With makeup and prosthetics by

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, he portrayed the character "Saw Tooth".

Professional wrestling career

Robbins wrestled all over the world, including for many promotions across Canada, for

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in the United States, for

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in Japan, for

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and for Indo-Asian Wrestling in India. While in Japan he often worked tag team bouts teaming with

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as "Demolition Hux". He was also a

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and

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Death

Robbins died of a heart attack at the age of 56 on December 11, 2013.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

External links

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