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Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder(1918-1996)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder
Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder was born on 9 September 1918 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961) and Sammy and Company (1975). He died on 21 April 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornSeptember 9, 1918
DiedApril 21, 1996(77)
BornSeptember 9, 1918
DiedApril 21, 1996(77)
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Known for

Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run
6.3
  • The Greek
  • 1981
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
ABC's Wide World of Sports
7.7
TV Series
  • Self - Audience Member
Sammy and Company (1975)
Sammy and Company
7.2
TV Series
  • Self
The World Series of Poker
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    6.3
    • The Greek
    • 1981

Producer

  • The World Series of Poker
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jimmy the Greek
  • Born
    • September 9, 1918
    • Steubenville, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 21, 1996
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(heart failure)
  • Other works
    Autobiography "Wizard of Odds" (1996)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in 1988, The Greek gave an interview where he alternately stated that African-American athletes were elite because they had been bred to be by slaveholders, and said that black athletes were dominating sports to the point that there was little left for white athletes. Shortly afterwards, CBS fired him from the job he'd held for 12 years as a commentator on "The NFL Today". He was unable to find new TV work for the rest of his life.

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