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  • 2021-05-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Did André the Giant Play Bigfoot on TV? (en)
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  • Though André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, spent the majority of his career fighting battles in the ring for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he also had some memorable movie roles. He appeared in an episode of Zorro, he played the friendly Fezzik in The Princess Bride, and, according to a popular internet photo, appeared as Bigfoot (or Sasquatch) in an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. This is a genuine photo of André the Giant as Bigfoot and Lee Majors as Col. Steve Austin on the set of a 1976 episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. André appeared as Bigfoot in a two-part episode of The Six Million Dollar Man called The Secret of Bigfoot. Author Michael Krugman writes in his 2009 book Andre the Giant: A Legendary Life that this was the iconic wrestler's acting debut: While the photo of André the Giant as Bigfoot is real, this version of Bigfoot on the Six Million Dollar Man wasn't your average mythical beast. It's revealed in the episode (45-year spoiler alert!) that the Bigfoot portrayed by André the Giant was actually a robot built by aliens. Majors' character makes this discovery while grappling with the beast. Here's a clip from this memorable moment: This episode can be watched in its entirety on NBC. (en)
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