Garry Robbins

Garry 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.

Garry Robbins
Born
Garry Alan Robbins

(1957-09-09)September 9, 1957
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 11, 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 56)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Years active1982-2008
Height2.26 m (7 ft 5 in)
Websitewww.garryrobbins.com

Professional wrestling career

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.[1] He was also a stuntman, stunt coordinator, voiceover artist and bodyguard.

Acting

Robbins was discovered working as a bouncer in a local bar and went on to act in his first feature film, Humongous.[2] 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

Robbins was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1957.[3]

Robbins died of a heart attack at the age of 56 on December 11, 2013.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Movies
YearFilmRoleNotes
2008 The Love Guru Biker
2006 Tears of a Clown Henchman
2003 Wrong Turn Saw-Tooth
2002 Narc Biker
2000 Jill Rips David Daniels (as Gary Robbins)
1999 Babel Wasco
Call of the Wild: Part 1 Big Toe Blake
1998 My Date with the President's Daughter Biker #1 TV movie
1997 The Champ Mike the Mauler
1996 The Stupids Extremely Tall Guy
Balance of Power Giant Man
1995 The Witness Carl
Gladiator Cop Mongol
Blood Money Doorman
1994 In the Mouth of Madness Truck Driver
1993 TC 2000 The Giant (as Gary Robbins)
Back in Action Giant
1989 Crazy as a Soup Sandwich Volkerps
1988 Short Circuit 2 Francis
1982 Humongous Ida's Son

Television
YearSeriesRoleEpisodes
2006 Jeff Ltd. Henchman
1999 Due South Big Toe Blake
1997 Wind at My Back Mike the Mauler
1996 Goosebumps Mud Monster You Can't Scare Me!
1995 Due South Carl
Forever Knight Doorman
1989 The Twilight Zone Volkerps Crazy as a Soup Sandwich

References
  1. "Canadian Giant « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  2. "Giant Garry Robbins, actor and wrestler, dies". canoe.com.
  3. "Garry Allan Robbins Obituary - St. Catharines, ON". Obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. "Former mayoral hopeful, actor Robbins dies". StCatharinesStandard.ca. 11 December 2013.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Garry Robbins - Obituaries - St. Catharines, ON - Your Life Moments". www.yourlifemoments.ca.
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