
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-07 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Bridge City, Texas, USA
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Biography
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb is an American former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Widely considered to possess one of the greatest chins of all time, Cobb was a brawler who also packed considerable punching power. He began his fighting career in full contact kickboxing in 1975 before making the jump to professional boxing two years later. He challenged Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title in November 1982, losing a one-sided unanimous decision. Cobb took wins over notable heavyweights of his era such as Bernardo Mercado, Earnie Shavers, and Leon Spinks. He was ranked in the global top 10 heavyweight boxers by the Ring (in 1981 and 1982) and BoxRec (in 1982).
In addition to his fighting career, he has also acted in numerous films and television series, usually appearing as a villain or henchman. Examples include roles in the Coen brothers film Raising Arizona and the popular programs Miami Vice and Walker, Texas Ranger.
Known For
Acting
(2005)
Vice
as Lt. Munson
(1997)
Liar Liar
as Skull
(1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Big Hairy Con
(1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Gruff Man
(1992)
Diggstown
as Wolf Forrester
(1991)
Raw Nerve
as Blake Garrett
(1990)
Ernest Goes to Jail
as Lyle
(1989)
Blind Fury
as Slag
(1989)
Fletch Lives
as Ben Dover
(1989)
Collision Course
as Kosnic
(1989)
Buy & Cell
as Wolf
(1987)
Raising Arizona
as Leonard Smalls
(1987)
(1987)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Eric "Swede" Wallan
(1987)
Critical Condition
as Box
(1986)
The Golden Child
as Til
(1985)
Braker
as R.E. Packard
(1985)
Code of Vengeance
as Willard Singleton
(1983)
Uncommon Valor
as Sailor
(1983)
(1982)
(1979)
The Champ
as Bowers