# Greg Collins (American football)

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

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1988 | 976-EVIL | Mr. Selby |
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | SWAT Team Leader |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Hotel Security Guard |
| 1991 | Eve of Destruction | Skaaren |
| 1992 | Class Act | Cop |
| 1992 | Cool World | Cop |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Bartender |
| 1994 | Angel 4: Undercover | Doo-Rag Bouncer |
| 1995 | Houseguest | Cop |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Huey Pilot |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Bartender |
| 1995 | Crosscut | Victor |
| 1996 | The Rock | Private Gamble |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Military Aide |
| 1996 | Solo | Scanlon |
| 1996 | Walnut Creek | Anthony DePrince |
| 1997 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | Warrior #2 |
| 1997 | The 6th Man | Ref #1 |
| 1997 | Con Air | Guard |
| 1997 | Double Tap | Nunns |
| 1998 | Surface to Air | Major Canton |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Soldier on Bridge |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Halsey |
| 1998 | Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target | Mac McKinney |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | FBI Supervisor |
| 1999 | Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault | Skip Lang |
| 2000 | U.S. Seals | Cosgrove |
| 2000 | Ready to Rumble | Crusty Veteran Cop |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | San Pedro Cop |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Coyote Ugly Bar Patron |
| 2001 | Venomous | Grover |
| 2001 | New Alcatraz | Scott Poluso |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | FBI Agent Collin |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Fisk Bodyguard |
| 2003 | Detonator | Security Guard |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Coach Tucker |
| 2003 | An American Reunion | DEA Agent |
| 2004 | Cellular | Aging Security Guard |
| 2004 | Dynamite | Dave |
| 2005 | The Rain Makers | Dalton |
| 2005 | Randall Miller | Paramedic #1 |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Agent #4 |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | Will's Rescue Fireman |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Foreman |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | NY Policeman |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Trucker |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Two Star General |
| 2008 | Necessary Evil | Michael Russo |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Lead Investigator |
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Judge Preston |
| 2011 | A Warrior's Heart | First Policeman |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | Construction Worker |
| 2013 | Along the Roadside | Traffic Cop |
| 2013 | The Wicked | Dr. James Reese |
| 2014 | 50 to 1 | Jockey Official |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Joe Louis Police |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Webster | Football Player | Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again" |
| 1984 | Knots Landing | Swain #3 | Episode: "Distant Locations" |
| 1984–1989 | Falcon Crest | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Boxer Billy Marquette | Episode: "Champ!" |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Vernon | Episode: "The Couch" |
| 1986 | Annihilator | Policeman | Television film |
| 1987 | Perfect Strangers | Security Guard #2 | Episode: "Taking Stock" |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Baliff | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Houston Knights | SWAT Two | Episode: "Burnout" |
| 1988 | Hooperman | Man Assaulting Hooperman | Episode: "Nick Derringer, P.I." |
| 1988 | Out of Time | Cop #2 | Television film |
| 1988 | The Hogan Family | Handler | Episode: "Animal House" |
| 1988, 1989 | Cheers | Greg / Exterminator #1 | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Bradys | Track Security Guard | Episode: "The Brady 300" |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Chip | Episode: "The Medical Mystery" |
| 1990–1995 | Full House | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1990, 1995 | Days of Our Lives | Stripper #3 / Burly Guy | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Hunter | Dendrix | Episode: "The Grab" |
| 1991 | Paradise | Bellamy | Episode: "Twenty-Four Hours" |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Megan | Episode: "The Honeymooners" |
| 1991, 1995 | Sisters | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Manager | Episode: "Mickey Daytona" |
| 1992 | Crazy About the Movies: Ava Gardner | Narrator | Television film |
| 1993 | Renegade | Mick Casper | Episode: "Billy" |
| 1993 | Home Improvement | Roy | Episode: "Karate or Not, Here I Come" |
| 1992 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Man #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994 | Mad About You | Sergio | Episode: "The Late Show" |
| 1995 | Get Smart | The Marine | Episode: "Goodbye Ms. Chip" |
| 1995 | Hope & Gloria | Stripper | Episode: "No Degrees of Separation" |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Officer Miller | Episode: "My Bodyguard" |
| 1995 | Into the Paradise | Schrader | Television film |
| 1995 | Dead Weekend | TWF #2 | Television film |
| 1995 | Sharon's Secret | First Officer | Television film |
| 1995 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Ice deliverer | Episode: "With Two You Get Cow's Milk" |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Policeman | Episode: "The Calzone" |
| 1996 | Ellen | Agent Chamberlain | Episode: "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1" |
| 1996 | Once You Meet a Stranger | Security Guard | Television film |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World | Freezing Guy | Episode: "The Eskimo" |
| 1999 | L.A. Doctors | Prison Guard #1 | Episode: "The Life Lost in Living" |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Gibson | Episode: "Red Storm" |
| 1999 | Angel | Keith | Episode: "Rm w/a Vu" |
| 1999, 2002 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Officer Griffith / Officer Yort | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Arvington | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | The District | Officer Duane Reston | Episode: "A Southern Town" |
| 2001 | Felicity | Bouncer | Episode: "Girlfight" |
| 2001 | FreakyLinks | Cop #2 | Episode: "Subject: Police Siren" |
| 2001 | Alias | Kenny | Episode: "Truth Be Told" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Construction Worker | Episode: "Four Fathers" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Scotty Earl Klayman | Episode: "Had" |
| 2003 | Miracles | Larsen | Episode: "Little Miss Lost" |
| 2003 | Tremors | Lynch | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |
| 2003 | JAG | American Soldier | Episode: "Shifting Sands" |
| 2003 | The Handler | Ernie | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
| 2004 | The Division | Gerald Mitchell | Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Airport Guard | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | House | Marshal Brady | Episode: "Mob Rules" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | CIA Agent Di Dinato | Television film |
| 2006 | Windfall | Gym Teacher | Episode: "The Myth of More" |
| 2006 | Justice | Sheriff Ray Hayes | Episode: "Behind the Orange Curtain" |
| 2006 | Dead and Deader | Captain Niles | Television film |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | U.S. Marshal | Episode: "Ambush" |
| 2008 | State of the Union | Dance club employee | Episode #1.3 |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Sergeant Rayson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008, 2010 | Criminal Minds | Bill Codwin / Captain Warner | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Matt Zinman | Episode: "Benefits" |
| 2009 | Leverage | Lt. Stone | Episode: "The Snow Job" |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Grumpy Guy | Episode: "Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free" |
| 2009 | Valentine | Cop | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| 2009 | True Blood | Gabe | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Molester / Older Man | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | 24 | Captain Ravello | Episode: "Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m." |
| 2010 | Chuck | General Bauer | Episode: "Chuck Versus the American Hero" |
| 2010 | Entourage | Police Officer | Episode: "Lose Yourself" |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michael Barnes | Episode: "Anonymous" |
| 2011 | The Office | Assassin | Episode: "Threat Level Midnight" |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Armed Guard | Episode: "No Ordinary Beginning" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Sgt. Blaine | Episode: "Plummer Park" |
| 2011 | The Guild | Greg Collins | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Dragon Age: Redemption | Brom | Episode: "Tallis" |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Detective | Episode: "Step One" |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Dean | Episode: "Karl's Wedding" |
| 2012 | Dirty Work | Harris | Episode: "Beast" |
| 2012 | Perception | SWAT Leader | Episode: "Cipher" |
| 2012 | Revenge | Mick | Episode: "Illusion" |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Bug Guy #1 | Episode: "Pest Side Story" |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Victor Wyatt | Episode: "A ia la aku" |
| 2014 | The After | Large Man | Television film |
| 2014–2016 | Jane the Virgin | Lieutenant Armstrong | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Police Officer #3 | Episode: "She's a Murderer" |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Roman | Episode: "One Night in Yerevan" |
| 2015 | Code Black | Sheriff Adams | Episode: "The Sun Rises" |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Traffic Cop | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson | Sheriff's Deputy | Episode: "The Dream Team" |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Deputy Erin Simms | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Rounds | Bancroft | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | NCIS | Metro Police Officer | Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime | Bodyguard #1 | Episode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1" |
| 2017 | Runaways | Howard | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Crockett | Episode: "Contamination" |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Mr. Gravatti | Episode: "The B-Team" |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Warden | Episode: "Déjà Vu" |
| 2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Detective Gomez | Episode: "The Devil" |
| 2019 | Threat Level Midnight: The Movie | Assassin | Television short |
| 2020 | Ratched | Police Officer | Episode: "The Bucket List" |