Gregory Vincent Collins (born December 8, 1952) is an American character actor and former professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for three seasons from 1975 to 1977.
Early life Collins was born in Troy, Michigan. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and played on their 1973 national championship team under Ara Parseghian.
Career During his career in the NFL, Collins played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills.
As an actor he has appeared in films, including 976-EVIL, The Rock and New Alcatraz, and television shows, including 24, and True Blood. He also had four appearances in Full House as Second Prisoner, Tough Guy, and Sy. He also had an appearance on The Jeff Foxworthy Show as a dry ice delivery man.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1988976-EVILMr. Selby1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeSWAT Team Leader1990Sibling RivalryHotel Security Guard1991Eve of DestructionSkaaren1992Class ActCop1992Cool World1994Caroline at MidnightBartender1994Angel 4: UndercoverDoo-Rag Bouncer1995HouseguestCop1995Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryHuey Pilot1995The Tie That BindsBartender1995CrosscutVictor1996The RockPrivate Gamble1996Independence DayMilitary Aide1996SoloScanlon1996Walnut CreekAnthony DePrince1997Turbo: A Power Rangers MovieWarrior #21997The 6th ManRef #11997Con AirGuard1997Double TapNunns1998Surface to AirMajor Canton1998GodzillaSoldier on Bridge1998ArmageddonHalsey1998Operation Delta Force 3: Clear TargetMac McKinney1998Enemy of the StateFBI Supervisor1999Operation Delta Force 4: Deep FaultSkip Lang2000U.S. SealsCosgrove2000Ready to RumbleCrusty Veteran Cop2000Gone in 60 SecondsSan Pedro Cop2000Coyote UglyCoyote Ugly Bar Patron2001VenomousGrover2001New AlcatrazScott Poluso2002Collateral DamageFBI Agent Collin2003DaredevilFisk Bodyguard2003DetonatorSecurity Guard2003Bruce AlmightyCoach Tucker2003An American ReunionDEA Agent2004CellularAging Security Guard2004DynamiteDave2005The Rain MakersDalton2005Randall MillerParamedic #12005WheelmenAgent #42006World Trade CenterWill's Rescue Fireman2007Nobel SonForeman2007Protecting the KingNY Policeman2008Bottle ShockTrucker2008Eagle EyeTwo Star General2008Necessary EvilMichael Russo2009Fast & FuriousLead Investigator2010My Name Is KhanJudge Preston2011A Warrior's HeartFirst Policeman2012A Thousand WordsConstruction Worker2013Along the RoadsideTraffic Cop2013The WickedDr. James Reese201450 to 1Jockey Official2015Straight Outta ComptonJoe Louis Police
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1984WebsterFootball PlayerEpisode: "You Can't Go Home Again"1984Knots LandingSwain #3Episode: "Distant Locations"1984–1989Falcon CrestVarious roles4 episodes1985The A-TeamBoxer Billy MarquetteEpisode: "Champ!"1985George Burns Comedy WeekVernonEpisode: "The Couch"1986AnnihilatorPolicemanTelevision film1987Perfect StrangersSecurity Guard #2Episode: "Taking Stock"1987L.A. LawBaliff2 episodes1988Houston KnightsSWAT TwoEpisode: "Burnout"1988HoopermanMan Assaulting HoopermanEpisode: "Nick Derringer, P.I."1988Out of TimeCop #2Television film1988The Hogan FamilyHandlerEpisode: "Animal House"1988, 1989CheersGreg / Exterminator #12 episodes1990The BradysTrack Security GuardEpisode: "The Brady 300"1990Father Dowling MysteriesChipEpisode: "The Medical Mystery"1990–1995Full HouseVarious roles4 episodes1990, 1995Days of Our LivesStripper #3 / Burly Guy2 episodes1991HunterDendrixEpisode: "The Grab"1991ParadiseBellamyEpisode: "Twenty-Four Hours"1991P.S. I Luv UMeganEpisode: "The Honeymooners"1991, 1995SistersVarious roles2 episodes1992Jake and the FatmanManagerEpisode: "Mickey Daytona"1992Crazy About the Movies: Ava GardnerNarratorTelevision film1993RenegadeMick CasperEpisode: "Billy"1993Home ImprovementRoyEpisode: "Karate or Not, Here I Come"1992Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanMan #2Episode: "Pilot"1994Mad About YouSergioEpisode: "The Late Show"1995Get SmartThe MarineEpisode: "Goodbye Ms. Chip"1995Hope & GloriaStripperEpisode: "No Degrees of Separation"1995Family MattersOfficer MillerEpisode: "My Bodyguard"1995Into the ParadiseSchraderTelevision film1995Dead WeekendTWF #21995Sharon's SecretFirst Officer1995The Jeff Foxworthy ShowIce delivererEpisode: "With Two You Get Cow's Milk"1996SeinfeldPolicemanEpisode: "The Calzone"1996EllenAgent ChamberlainEpisode: "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1"1996Once You Meet a StrangerSecurity GuardTelevision film1998Boy Meets WorldFreezing GuyEpisode: "The Eskimo"1999L.A. DoctorsPrison Guard #1Episode: "The Life Lost in Living"1999Martial LawGibsonEpisode: "Red Storm"1999AngelKeithEpisode: "Rm w/a Vu"1999, 2002The Bold and the BeautifulOfficer Griffith / Officer Yort2 episodes2000–2001CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationOfficer Arvington4 episodes2001The DistrictOfficer Duane RestonEpisode: "A Southern Town"2001FelicityBouncerEpisode: "Girlfight"2001FreakyLinksCop #2Episode: "Subject: Police Siren"2001AliasKennyEpisode: "Truth Be Told"2002Crossing JordanConstruction WorkerEpisode: "Four Fathers"2002Robbery Homicide DivisionScotty Earl KlaymanEpisode: "Had"2003MiraclesLarsenEpisode: "Little Miss Lost"2003TremorsLynchEpisode: "Ghost Dance"2003JAGAmerican SoldierEpisode: "Shifting Sands"2003The HandlerErnieEpisode: "Body of Evidence"2004The DivisionGerald MitchellEpisode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here"2004The Young and the RestlessAirport Guard2 episodes2005HouseMarshal BradyEpisode: "Mob Rules"2005SupernaturalCIA Agent Di DinatoTelevision film2006WindfallGym TeacherEpisode: "The Myth of More"2006JusticeSheriff Ray HayesEpisode: "Behind the Orange Curtain"2006Dead and DeaderCaptain NilesTelevision film2008CSI: MiamiU.S. MarshalEpisode: "Ambush"2008State of the UnionDance club employeeEpisode #1.32008The CleanerSergeant RaysonEpisode: "Pilot"2008, 2010Criminal MindsBill Codwin / Captain Warner2 episodes2009How I Met Your MotherMatt ZinmanEpisode: "Benefits"2009LeverageLt. StoneEpisode: "The Snow Job"2009The Secret Life of the American TeenagerGrumpy GuyEpisode: "Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free"2009ValentineCopEpisode: "She's Gone"2009True BloodGabe4 episodes2009DollhouseMolester / Older Man2 episodes201024Captain RavelloEpisode: "Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m."2010ChuckGeneral BauerEpisode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero"2010EntouragePolice OfficerEpisode: "Lose Yourself"2010NCIS: Los AngelesMichael BarnesEpisode: "Anonymous"2011The OfficeAssassinEpisode: "Threat Level Midnight"2011No Ordinary FamilyArmed GuardEpisode: "No Ordinary Beginning"2011Law & Order: LASgt. BlaineEpisode: "Plummer Park"2011The GuildGreg Collins2 episodes2011Dragon Age: RedemptionBromEpisode: "Tallis"2011Private PracticeDetectiveEpisode: "Step One"2011WorkaholicsDeanEpisode: "Karl's Wedding"2012Dirty WorkHarrisEpisode: "Beast"2012PerceptionSWAT LeaderEpisode: "Cipher"2012RevengeMickEpisode: "Illusion"2013Family ToolsBug Guy #1Episode: "Pest Side Story"2013Hawaii Five-0Victor WyattEpisode: "A ia la aku"2014The AfterLarge ManTelevision film2014–2016Jane the VirginLieutenant Armstrong12 episodes2015How to Get Away with MurderPolice Officer #3Episode: "She's a Murderer"2015Ray DonovanRomanEpisode: "One Night in Yerevan"2015Code BlackSheriff AdamsEpisode: "The Sun Rises"2016LuciferTraffic CopEpisode: "Pilot"2016The People v. O. J. SimpsonSheriff's DeputyEpisode: "The Dream Team"2016Major CrimesDeputy Erin Simms3 episodes2017RoundsBancroftEpisode: "Pilot"2017NCISMetro Police OfficerEpisode: "Pandora's Box, Part I"2017Law & Order True CrimeBodyguard #1Episode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1"2017RunawaysHowardEpisode: "Reunion"2018S.W.A.T.CrockettEpisode: "Contamination"2019Tacoma FDMr. GravattiEpisode: "The B-Team"2019L.A.'s FinestWardenEpisode: "Déjà Vu"2019Too Old to Die YoungDetective GomezEpisode: "The Devil"2019Threat Level Midnight: The MovieAssassinTelevision short2020RatchedPolice OfficerEpisode: "The Bucket List"
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