Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall Tex Cobb is an American actor and former professional boxer who also trained in martial arts and kickboxing. Born in Bridge City, Texas, and raised in Abilene, he started full contact kickboxing in 1975 and turned to professional boxing two years later. He won thirteen straight professional fights by knockout, knocked out Earnie Shavers in 1980, challenged Larry Holmes for the world heavyweight title in 1982, and was ranked among the world's top ten heavyweights by The Ring and BoxRec. As a film actor, Cobb has often played villains or henchmen. He took a rare heroic turn in Uncommon Valor (1983), portrayed a boxer in The Champ (1979), and played the menacing Leonard Smalls in Raising Arizona (1987). Other notable film roles came in Blind Fury (1989) and Liar Liar (1997). On television he appeared in Miami Vice and The X-Files.