Robert Tessier

Robert Tessier

1934–1990·Deceased·Active 1967–1991

Actor and stuntman Robert Tessier was born of Algonquian Indian descent on June 2, 1934 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He specialized in tough, menacing villains throughout American cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Tessier had served time in the United States Armed Forces seeing action in Korea as a paratrooper and earning both a Silver Star and a Purple ...

Career stats
63Films
502Posters
24Years active
1975Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

65 posters
The Cannonball Run
The Cannonball Run · 1981
The Deep
The Deep · 1977
Hard Times
Hard Times · 1975
The A-Team
The A-Team · 1983
The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer · 1982
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze · 1975
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard · 1974
Starcrash
Starcrash · 1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard · 1979
The Glory Stompers
The Glory Stompers · 1968
Hooper
Hooper · 1978
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass · 1975

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Gene LeBell
Gene LeBell
Stunts · 13 films together
Chuck Hicks(1927-2021)
Chuck Hicks(1927-2021)
Actor · 12 films together
Charlie Picerni
Charlie Picerni
Stunts · 11 films together
Larry Holt
Larry Holt
Stunts · 11 films together
Tony Brubaker
Tony Brubaker
Stunts · 11 films together
William Smith(1933-2021)
William Smith(1933-2021)
Actor · 11 films together
Dick Durock(1937-2009)
Dick Durock(1937-2009)
Actor · 10 films together
Fred Lerner
Fred Lerner
Stunts · 10 films together