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Nationality
  
Canadian

Name
  
Garry Robbins

Website
  
www.garryrobbins.com


Weight
  
380 lb (172.5 kg)

Height
  
7' 5" (2.26 m)

Role
  
Actor

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Born
  
September 9, 1957 (
1957-09-09
)
St. Catharines, Ontario

Died
  
December 11, 2013, St. Catharines, Canada

Movies
  
Wrong Turn, The Love Guru, Short Circuit 2, Narc

Similar People
  
Ted Clark, Rob Schmidt, Joe Carnahan, Kenneth Johnson

Garry Allan Robbins (September 9, 1957 - December 11, 2013) was a Canadian actor and professional wrestler best known by the ring names Paul Bunyan and the Canadian Giant.

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Professional wrestling career

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He has wrestled all over world, including for many promotions across Canada, for Global Wrestling Federation in the United States, for New Japan in Japan, for World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and for Indo-Asian Wrestling in India. While in Japan he often worked tag team bouts teaming with Demolition Ax as Demolition Hux. He was also a stuntman, stunt coordinator, voiceover artist and bodyguard.

Acting

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Robbins was discovered working as a bouncer in a local bar and went on to act in his first feature film, Humongous. In Wrong Turn, he played one of three disfigured brothers in the West Virginia mountains. With makeup and prosthetics by Stan Winston, he portrayed the character Saw Tooth.

Personal life

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Robbins was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1957.

Robbins died of a heart attack at the age of 56 on December 11, 2013.

Filmography

Actor
2008
The Love Guru as
Biker
2006
Jeff Ltd. (TV Series) as
Henchman
- Tears of a Clown (2006) - Henchman
2003
Wrong Turn as
Saw-Tooth
2002
Narc as
Biker
2000
Jill Rips as
David Daniels (as Gary Robbins)
1999
Babel as
Wasco
1995
Due South (TV Series) as
Big Toe Blake / Carl
- Call of the Wild: Part 1 (1999) - Big Toe Blake
- The Witness (1995) - Carl
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) as
Biker #1
- My Date with the President's Daughter (1998) - Biker #1
1997
The Adventures of Sinbad (TV Series) as
Uruk
- The Monster (1997) - Uruk
1997
Wind at My Back (TV Series) as
Mike the Mauler
- The Champ (1997) - Mike the Mauler
1996
Goosebumps (TV Series) as
Mud Monster
- You Can't Scare Me (1996) - Mud Monster
1996
The Stupids as
Extremely Tall Guy
1996
Balance of Power as
Giant Man
1995
Gladiator Cop as
Mongol
1995
Forever Knight (TV Series) as
Doorman
- Blood Money (1995) - Doorman
1994
In the Mouth of Madness as
Truck Driver
1994
Back in Action as
Giant (as Gary Robbins)
1993
TC 2000 as
The Giant (as Gary Robbins)
1991
The Kids in the Hall (TV Series) as
Bar Fighter
- Episode #3.11 (1991) - Bar Fighter (uncredited)
1990
My Secret Identity (TV Series) as
The Yukon Giant
- Toe to Toe (1990) - The Yukon Giant
1989
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Volkerps
- Crazy as a Soup Sandwich (1989) - Volkerps
1988
Short Circuit 2 as
Francis
1985
The Edison Twins (TV Series) as
Ugly Trainer
- Alive or Dead (1985) - Ugly Trainer
1984
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series)
- Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part Two (1984) - (as Gary Robbins)
- Three Monkeys of Bah Roghar: Part One (1984) - (as Gary Robbins)
1982
Humongous as
Ida's Son
Self
2003
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' (Video documentary short) as
Self

References

Garry Robbins Wikipedia