Biography

Mike Katz(I)

Michael Katz is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder and former professional football player with Southern Connecticut State University and later pro football for the New York Jets before ending his NFL career with a leg injury in 1968. He is most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary film 'Pumping Iron'. He was paid $1,000 to sign a release for appearing in the film. Amateur body building debut: Mr. Connecticut, 1963. Pro body building debut: IFBB Mr. America, 1969. The highlight of his career was in 1972, winning the IFBB Mr. World Tall & Overall classes, and later that year the IFBB Mr. Universe Tall class. He officially retired from competition in 1981..

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Known for

IFBB Mr. Olympia XXVIII

Self - IFBB Judge

1992

Pumping Iron

7.3

Self

1977

Generation Iron

7.0

Self - Judge

2013

Stand Tall

6.7

Self

1997

Credits

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Thanks

Terror Toons 4
3.9
- special thanks
- 2022
Iron and Beyond
6.7
Video
- special thanks (as Mike Katz Sr.)
- 2002
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
7.2
TV Movie
- special thanks (as Mike Katz Sr.)
- 2002

Self

The Take
TV Series
- Self
- 2020
Generation Iron
7.0
- Self - Judge
- 2013
Challenging Impossibility
8.7
Short
- Self
- 2011
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
7.2
TV Movie
- Self - Mr. World 1973
- 2002
Stand Tall
6.7
- Self
- 1997
IFBB Mr. Olympia XXVIII
- Self - IFBB Judge
- 1992
Pumping Iron
7.3
- Self
- 1977

Personal details

Alternative name
- Mike Katz Sr.
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- November 14, 1944
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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You see, you can beat a dog and it's going to do one of two things - it's gonna roll over and die, or it's going to bite you and attack you. And I'm the kind of person..uh..whose the type of dog that will bite back - I wasn't going to roll over and die.