Actor. In a career spanning five decades, the 6 foot-one inch Keyes was frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons or imposing authority figures in dozens of movies in such genres as horror, comedy, thriller, science-fiction and action, in such films as 'The Warriors' (1979), 'Stardust Memories' (1980), 'The Exterminator' (1980), 'Chained Heat' (1983), 'The Flintstones' (1984), 'Kandyland' (1987), 'Disturbed' (1990), 'Guilty as Charged' (1991), 'Oblivion' (1994), 'Asylum' (1997), 'The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas' (2000), 'House of 1000 Corpses' (2003), 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2003), 'Neighborhood Watch' (2005), 'Careless' (2007), 'Dahmer vs. Gacy' (2010) and 'Catch of the Day' (2014). On television, he had a recurring role as the endearingly oafish bodyguard, Hugo Majelewski on 'The Jeffersons' and made guest appearances on such shows as 'Laverne & Shirley', 'Police Squad!', 'Moonlighting', 'Married... with Children', 'thirtysomething', 'On the Air', 'Growing Pains', 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'. His voice could be heard on several video games, including 'Sam and Max Hit the Road', 'Double Switch', 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' and 'The Secret World'. Keyes suffered from acromegaly, a pituitary gland disorder.
Actor. In a career spanning five decades, the 6 foot-one inch Keyes was frequently cast as likable lugs, brutish goons or imposing authority figures in dozens of movies in such genres as horror, comedy, thriller, science-fiction and action, in such films as 'The Warriors' (1979), 'Stardust Memories' (1980), 'The Exterminator' (1980), 'Chained Heat' (1983), 'The Flintstones' (1984), 'Kandyland' (1987), 'Disturbed' (1990), 'Guilty as Charged' (1991), 'Oblivion' (1994), 'Asylum' (1997), 'The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas' (2000), 'House of 1000 Corpses' (2003), 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2003), 'Neighborhood Watch' (2005), 'Careless' (2007), 'Dahmer vs. Gacy' (2010) and 'Catch of the Day' (2014). On television, he had a recurring role as the endearingly oafish bodyguard, Hugo Majelewski on 'The Jeffersons' and made guest appearances on such shows as 'Laverne & Shirley', 'Police Squad!', 'Moonlighting', 'Married... with Children', 'thirtysomething', 'On the Air', 'Growing Pains', 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'. His voice could be heard on several video games, including 'Sam and Max Hit the Road', 'Double Switch', 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' and 'The Secret World'. Keyes suffered from acromegaly, a pituitary gland disorder.
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