Bruce M. Fischer (March 20, 1936 - April 11, 2018) was an American Character actor who appeared as The Big Man, a customer in the McConnell's Music Store that Mork tries to make friends with after Mindy suggests he try to make new ones, in Season 1's Mork's Seduction.
Biography[]
Bruce M. Fischer was born born on March 20, 1936 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. A large man, standing at 6' 3" (1.91 m), and carried the nickname 'Bear.' Married to wife Jane, he remained active in the entertainment industry from 1971 to 2014, passing away in 2018.
Career[]
Fischer started his career as an Actor in 1971 when was 35 Years old, his first screen appearance coming on the big screen in an uncredited part in the Robert Shaw / Telly Savalas starring A Town Called Hell (1971)[1], going on to appear in numerous movies right up till his retirement in 2014 including:
Filmography (Movies)[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A Town Called Hell | Miguel | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Doc | Billy Clanton | |
| 1971 | Captain Apache | ||
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Wiser | |
| 1973 | The Man Called Noon | Ranch hand | |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Man #1 | Uncredited |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Yoke | |
| 1976 | Baker's Hawk | Blacksmith | |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Wolf Grace | |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Ezra | |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It | Jimmy | |
| 1982 | Flush | ||
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mr. Cooger | |
| 1984 | City Heat | Bruiser #1 | |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Charlie Linfield | |
| 1987 | The Verne Miller Story | Harry Adler | |
| 1989 | Real Men | Steelworker | |
| 1990 | Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror | Colochez | |
| 2009 | Everyman's War | Judge | |
| 2014 | Birds of LA 17 | Boris 'The Strangler' |
His first TV screen credit came in a small part in an episode of the long running, Gunsmoke (1975), and through to the early 90s he appeared in many prominent shows, including Gunsmoke, Cannon, Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch, and Conrad Janis's previous show 'Quark'.
Filmography (TV Series)[]
| Year | TV Series | Episodes | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Gunsmoke | The Angry Land | The Man |
| 1976 | Cannon | Blood Lines | Director |
| 1976 | The Krofft Supershow | 2 Episodes | Spinner |
| 1976 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | 2 Episodes | Spinner |
| 1976 | The Quest | The Freight Train Rescue | Dooley |
| 1977 | Charlie's Angels | Dirty Business | Tolchuk |
| 1977 | Baretta | Playin' Police | Desk Clerk |
| 1977-1978 | Starsky & Hutch | The Set-Up: Part 1
Moonshine |
Trucker
Rudy |
| 1978 | How the West Was Won | Buffalo Story
Mormon Story |
Booster |
| 1978 | Quark | All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms: Part 2 | The Baron |
| 1978 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Predictions Come True | Animal |
| 1978 | Mork & MIndy | Mork's Seduction | The Big Man |
| 1978-1979 | Fantasy Island | - Baby/Marathon: Battle of the Sexes
- Return/The Toughest Man Alive |
Bruno Grass
Captain Fisk |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Parts I & II | Trapper |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Buttercup, Birdie, and Buried Bucks
Dean Martin and the Moonshiners |
Mountain Beauregard |
| 1979-1982 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Gold Fever
Hazzard Hustle |
Buck
Bull |
| 1980 | Young Maverick | Have I Got a Girl for You | |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder | Mickey |
| 1981 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Golden Man | Loran |
| 1981 | Best of the West | Daniel's First Love | Ike Hickerson |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Japanese Connection | Del Rio |
| 1982 | Strike Force | The Outcast | Hulk |
| 1982 | Father Murphy | John Michael Murphy, R.I.P. | Big Jake |
| 1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Primetime | Nurse Colfax |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors | Vulkar's Revenge | Vulkar |
| 1983-1984 | Matt Houston | - Fear for Tomorrow
- The Outsider - Caged |
Sherman Perczack
Jake |
| 1984 | Legmen | The Return of Apple Dan Bonny | Jansen |
| 1984 | Whiz Kids | Father's Day | |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | The Ice Bandits | Eric Sanders |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Breakout! | Officer Predrosa |
| 1985 | Wildside | The Ice Bandits
Well Known Secret |
Eric Sanders
Hatchett |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat | Dead Heat | |
| 1987 | St. Elsewhere | No Chemo, Sabe? | Mr. Carmichael |
| 1988 | Night Court | Jung and the Restless | Troy |
| 1991 | Days of Our Lives | 3 Episodes | J.T. Crenna |
| 1991 | Dangerous Women | Episode #1.12 | Capt. Goddard |
His TV Movie appearances included, Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (1978); Hot Rod ( 1979); The Gambler (1980); Palms Precinct (1982); The Sheriff and the Astronaut (1984); Humanoids from the Deep (1996). [2]
Mork & Mindy[]
Bruce appeared (as Bruce M. Fisher) as The Big Man, a McConnell's Music Store customer who is browsing in the store when he is approached by a massively over eager Mork who is, on the instructions of Mindy, out to expand his circle of friends. Coming on super strong, looking for a friend for life, Mork freaks the guy out, by telling him to 'Bug Off'.