Mike Henry

Mike Henry (1936–2021) as Sergeant Kowalski in The Green Berets (1968).

Mike Henry (1936–2021) holds a Browning Automatic Rifle as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966).

Mike Henry was an American Football player and actor. He played for the University of Southern California Trojans and then from 1959 - 1964 was a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (59-61) and the Los Angeles Rams (62-64). After leaving the NFL he became a professional actor. He is remembered for playing Tarzan in three 1960s movies Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), Tarzan and the Great River (1967), and Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968). Released consecutively all three movies were filmed back-to-back in 1965. The dark haired, 6'2", 220 Lb Henry is still considered to be the closest physically to the classic illustrations of Tarzan. After Tarzan would appear in multiple movies to include Smokey and the Bandit in which he played Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) son Junior Justice. He also played Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) husband Colonel Donald Penobscott in M*A*S*H. He passed away January 8, 2021, at the age of eighty-four.

Mike Henry can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Colt Official Police	Tarzan	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold		1966
Browning M1919	Tarzan	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold		1966
Browning Automatic Rifle	Tarzan	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold		1966
Mk 2 hand grenade	Tarzan	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold		1966
XM16E1 Rifle	Sergeant Kowalski	The Green Berets		1968
Winchester Model 1892	Sheriff "Blue Tom" Hendricks	Rio Lobo	anachronistic	1970
M1 Carbine	Rassmeusen	The Longest Yard		1974
Smith & Wesson Model 15	Junior Justice	Smokey and the Bandit II		1980