Career
He was known for playing Swamp Thing in both the feature films Swamp Thing and The Return of Swamp Thing and the subsequent television show. Durock also played a Hulk-like creature on the television series The Incredible Hulk, two part episode titled "The First", where it was revealed that David Banner was not the first man to become a creature. Another scientist accidentally created one "about thirty years ago" while similarly seeking a way to use radiation to increase strength.
"The First" remains one of the most popular episodes of the series.
Durock also appeared in the Clint Eastwood films and Any Which Way You Can (1980) as well as Doc Savage: The Manitoba of Bronze (1975), and Falcon Crest in 1983 in the second season finale as a henchman for The Cartel. Durock died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Oak Park, California on September 17, 2009.
He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
