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  • Swamp Thing actor dies as Warner Bros plans new 3D remake (pancreatic cancer fells 6ft5inch Marine)

    10/19/2009 7:37:01 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 16 replies · 794+ views
    The Geek Files ^ | 9/28/09 | David Bentley
    THE ACTOR who played the DC Comics character Swamp Thing in two films and a television series has died at the age of 72. Dick Durock, a 6ft 5ins former Marine, passed away at his home in Oak Park, California, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his official website. Durock wore a latex bodysuit and make-up to play the monster in 1982's Swamp Thing directed by Wes Craven; its 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Thing; and a subsequent Swamp Thing series that ran for 71 episodes from 1990 to 1993. The actor appeared in dozens of...