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Nickname:	"Irish" Jack O'Halloran
Known for:	Superman, Superman II, King Kong
Birthday:	8 April 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height:	6' 6" (1.98 m)

Former professional boxer fighting out of Boston, MA It was his idea for his character in the Superman movies to be mute. Says that the reaction he gets most often from Superman fans when they meet him is "My God he can talk!" Displayed superhuman strength in big-box office films, notably Superman II, and dim-bulbed henchmen in others (Farewell, My Lovely). A boxing contender in the heavyweight division from 1966-1974, he beat Danny McAlindon via an eight-round decision in one match; he lost to George Foreman in five rounds in another. Illness forced his retirement in 1974. He won 34 heavyweight bouts and at one time was the world's 10th-ranked heavyweight fighter. Was considered to play the role of Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me before Richard Kiel got the part... In his last professional boxing match in 1974, he was knocked out in 6 rounds by Howard Smith in a bid for the California State Heavyweight Championship.

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