Former Raiders In The Movies
With the Academy Awards airing this Sunday, here is a look back at some former Raiders in memorable movie roles.
Defensive lineman Bubba Smith starred in a long line of Police Academy movies.
Hall of Fame DE Howie Long co-starred in Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater, but he had a starring role in 1998's Firestorm.
DE Ben Davidson played opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982's Conan the Barbarian, and as a member of a prison football team, along with other football legends, in 1991's Necessary Roughness.
Former Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski starred as prison guard in the 2005 re-make of The Longest Yard. He also appeared in Get Smart, The Benchwarmers, Jack and Jill and Blended.Â
Carl Weathers also starred in a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1987's Predator. He has starred in numerous films and TV shows, including Action Jackson, Happy Gilmore, Arrested Development, and In the Heat of the Night. He is perhaps best known for his iconic role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky films.
Former Raiders CB Fred Williamson has starred in numerous films, but is perhaps best known for his role in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Til Dawn in 1996.
What is it about Raiders defensive linemen and the movies? Matuszak starred in Caveman opposite Ringo Starr in 1981, and as Sloth in The Goonies in 1985.
