André the Giant (real name André René Roussimoff; 1946-1993) was a French-born professional wrestler who stood 7'4" and occasionally appeared in film and TV productions that took advantage of his size.

He is best known outside the wrestling world for being the first actor to play Bigfoot in The Six Million Dollar Man - it was one of his first acting parts - and for his later role in the film The Princess Bride. He continued to wrestle until the early 1990s. He died in 1993.

In 2004, a scene from André's Bigfoot episode was recreated for the telefilm Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels', with Ben Browder playing Lee Majors and Canadian actor John DeSantis as "Bigfoot". Likely due to licensing, DeSantis is not credited with playing André the Giant, just Bigfoot.

Vital statistics

Height: 7'4"

Weight: 380-520 pounds (varied his entire career)

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