John Zenda
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Zenda served in the United States Air Force and in the Vietnam War.[4] He made guest appearances on a number of television shows including Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and Falcon Crest. He died of pancreatic cancer on August 3, 1994, at the age of 50.[5] He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chase | Inspector | TV movie |
| 1978 | Love Is Not Enough | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Every Girl Should Have One | Wrestler | |
| 1978 | Hawaii Five-O | Walter Sherman | Episode: "Deadly Courier" |
| 1978 | Paradise Alley | Detective | |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Sleeping Crewman | Uncredited |
| 1979 | Burnout | ||
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Hospital Personnel | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Marshal Terrence Gummell | |
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Wagner | |
| 1988 | Colors | Officer Rutley | |
| 1988 | The Perfect Victims | Large Man | |
| 1990 | Catchfire | Trucker | (final film role) |
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- 1944 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Dunsmuir, California
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Burials at Riverside National Cemetery
- United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War