Alex Karras, one of the most intimidating NFL defensive linemen of the 1960s who later turned into a lovable dad in the 1980’s sitcome “Webster” and the lumbering Cowboys named “Mongo” in the movie ...

Alex Karras played defense for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s. He turned to acting when he retired his cleats, landing a number of character roles... Football Player-Turned-Actor Alex Karras Dies ...

(Reuters) - Alex Karras, the Detroit Lions football star with the puckish personality who turned to acting and won legions of fans for punching out a horse in the movie "Blazing Saddles," died on ...

DETROIT - Alex Karras was a man of many roles. Fearsome NFL defensive lineman. Lovable TV dad. Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed the NFL for his illness along ...

Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions' defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom "Webster" and famously punched a horse in the ...

Karras died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members, his attorney said. He had recently suffered kidney failure. "Alex was known to family and friends as a gentle, loving, ...

Long before becoming known as an actor who punched out a horse while playing Mongo in the satirical western “Blazing Saddles,” Alex Karras was a Detroit Lion who got into a lot of trouble off the ...