Death of Scott Swords, 65, co-star of George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven and seen in The Young and the Restless.

Actor and former wrestler Scott Schwartz died on November 26 at the age of 65. heart failure. He was best known for his brief appearances in The Young and the Restless and the Ocean’s Eleven trilogy, in which he worked for George Clooney’s character.

A wrestler first and foremost

Scott Shwards was born in Pennsylvania and studied in Philadelphia. After graduating from college, he became a professional wrestler under several names including “Giant David” and “Israeli Commando”. When a Hollywood agent offered him to become an actor, he didn’t hesitate for a second and in 1991 he appeared as a simple bodyguard in Nanare’s Shock ‘Em Dead.

Schwartz appears in supporting credits (Savate) or is uncredited (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). At the same time, he became a stuntman (my giant, destructive agent). His impressive physique often restricts him to sidekicks. We find her in a supporting role opposite Dolph Lundgren in The Last of Dragons (1999), but she really stands out in Ocean’s Eleven.

“Slugger”

In this remake, directed by Steven Soderbergh, he reprises his role as Bruiser, beating up George Clooney’s Danny Ocean because, in reality, he’s a jerk and the two characters know each other well. . Slugger will be seen again in two sequels in 2004 and 2007, and Variety reports that Schwartz is the only actor other than the main characters to appear in all three episodes.

His appearance left an impression on the audience and things took off for the actor, who landed a torture role in The Scorpion King and an appearance and stunts in Spider-Man (2002), then went on to The Forgotten Treasure (2003). ) and Starsky & Hutch (2004). Unfortunately, his career quickly regressed to less ambitious films or cameo appearances, such as when he played a shop assistant in Amateur Robbers (2005) or Hagrid (unknown) in The Big Picture (2007).

young and restless

Two years later, we see him on the soap as “The Young and the Restless” Amos Slaughter, who is hired by Jeffrey Bardwell (then played by Ted Shackelford) to find Kevin Fisher (Greg Rickart) because the latter is robbing banks. The arc lasts three episodes, then Schwartz returns to bad movies, such as the family comedy Lost in the Woods with Michael Madsen or the action film Forbidden Suburbs with Dave Bautista.

He never makes it to the top, but he works hard, doing several films a year, and with his impressive figure and teddy bear eyes, he appears in both comedies and action thrillers.