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{{Short description|American football player and actor (1946–2018)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = 
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|3|14}}
| birth_place = [[Palo Alto, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|12|6|1946|3|14}}
| death_place = [[Grass Valley, California]], U.S.
| number = 82, 58
| status = 
| position = [[Linebacker]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 240
| high_school = [[Saint Francis High School (Mountain View, California)|Saint Francis]]<br/>([[Mountain View, California]])
| college = [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| draftyear     = 1968
| draftround    = 1
| draftpick     = 14
|pastteams=
*[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1968–1971)
*[[San Diego Chargers]] (1972–1973)
*[[Philadelphia Bell]] (1974–1975)
*[[Houston Oilers]] (1976)
| highlights = 
* [[Pro Bowl]] (1969)
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1967 USC Trojans football team|1967]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1967 College Football All-America Team|1967]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-8]] ([[1965 All-Pacific Coast football team|1965]], [[1967 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1967]])
* Second-team All-Pac-8 ([[1966 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1966]])
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=88
|statlabel2=Interceptions
|statvalue2=3
|statlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|statvalue3=10
|pfr=RossTi00
}}

'''Timothy John Rossovich''' (March 14, 1946 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[linebacker]] and a television and movie [[actor]], active from 1977 to 1998. He was the brother of actor [[Rick Rossovich]].

== Biography ==
Rossovich was born in [[Palo Alto, California]].  Tim is ranked 20th on the list of "greatest high school defensive football players of all time".  After graduating high school, he turned down a pitching position with the Pittsburgh Pirates because he wanted to play in the NFL one day. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern California]] and was one of five [[USC Trojans]] players taken in the first round of the [[1968 NFL/AFL draft]] after his senior year. Rossovich played for the [[National Football League]] [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[San Diego Chargers]], and [[Houston Oilers]] between 1968 and 1976. He played in the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1969.

In March 1974, he was selected by the [[Philadelphia Bell]] in the first round (3rd overall) of the [[1974 WFL pro draft]]. He opted to sign with the [[Philadelphia Bell]] of the [[World Football League]], where he played until the league folded midway through the [[1975 WFL season|1975 season]].

In 1977, Rossovich appeared in the episode "The Shortest Yard" of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[situation comedy]] ''[[The San Pedro Beach Bums]]''. He played Detective Noodles in the [[Cheech and Chong]] 1981 comedy [[Nice Dreams]] alongside [[Peter Jason]]. He also appeared in the 1982 movie [[Night Shift (1982 film)|Night Shift]] as the boyfriend of [[Shelley Long]]'s character. The movie also starred [[Henry Winkler]] and [[Michael Keaton]]. 

Rossovich died due to [[respiratory arrest]] on December 6, 2018, in [[Grass Valley, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article222831780.html|title=Tim Rossovich, actor and former NFL player, dies at 72|website=charlotteobserver}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-rossovich-dead-usc-philadelphia-eagles-star-turned-actor-was-72-1167754|title=Tim Rossovich, USC and Philadelphia Eagles Star Turned Actor, Dies at 72|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 7, 2018 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role 
! Notes 
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' || Taylor ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' || Terrence ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[The Main Event (1979 film)|The Main Event]]'' || Cannibal ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]'' || Biker || Uncredited
|-
| 1980 || ''[[The Long Riders]]'' || Pitts ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Nice Dreams]]'' || Detective Noodles ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Looker]]'' || Moustache Man ||
|-
| 1982 || [[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]  || Butch|| "The Final Verdict"
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Night Shift (1982 film)|Night Shift]]'' || Luke ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Fake-Out'' || Hit Man #1 ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' || Larry ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' || Jack Burke ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[The A-Team]]'' || Milt / Boyle ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[The Sting II]]'' || 'Typhoon' Taylor ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)|Cloak & Dagger]]'' || Haverman ||
|-
| 1984 || [[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]] || Bloodworth  || "Knights of the Fast Lane"
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Avenging Angel (1985 film)|Avenging Angel]]'' || Teddy Butts ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Stick (film)|Stick]]'' || Cecil ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' || Political prisoner || Season 1 Episode 21 "Prisoner of Conscience"
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Johnny Be Good]]'' || Gas Attendant ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Magnum P.I.]]'' || Hank || Season 8 Episode 13 "Resolutions, Part 2"
|-
| 1990 || ''Secret Agent OO Soul'' || Tall Man ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' || Novis Reilly || Season 6 Episode 11 "Squeeze Play"
|-
| 1991 || ''Fists of Steel'' || Captain Jokish ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Baywatch]]''|| Larry Veron || Season 2 Episode 12 "Reunion"

|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RossTi00.htm Tim Rossovich (statistics) &ndash; Pro-Football-Reference.com.]
* {{IMDb name|id=0744523|name=Tim Rossovich}}
* Underwood, John [https://archive.today/20130102101307/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1085320/index.htm "He's Burning To Be A Success"] ''Sports Illustrated'', September 20, 1971

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{{1967 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}Top 50 high school football defensive players of all time<ref>{{cite web |last=Askel |first=Kevin |date=2018-12-06 |title=Top 50 high school football defensive players of all time - MaxPreps |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/KXt7CXIyRE2ZuXhgpDq4Mg/top-50-high-school-football-defensive-players-of-all-time.htm |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}</ref>{{1967 USC Trojans football navbox}}
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