Friday Night in the Coliseum

Jack York
1972-05-01


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35 min

Friday Night in the Coliseum is a short film featuring wrestling performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum, in Houston, Texas, along with interviews with audience members and wrestling promoter Paul Boesch. The film features many wrestlers who were well-known in Houston, including The Crusher, Nick Kozak, Red Bastien, Dory Funk, Stan Stasiak, Johnny Valentine, Thunderbolt Patterson and Wild Bull Curry. The creation of this film was supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, however, the film never aired on television.

Cast

Name Character Team
Paul Boesch Self Unowned
Gypsy Joe Rosario Gypsy Joe Rosario Unowned
Harry Fujiwara Mr. Fuji Unowned
Nick Kozak Nick Kozak Unowned
Dean Ho Dean Ho Unowned
Bull Curry Bull Curry Unowned
Terry Funk Terry Funk Unowned
Dory Funk Sr. Dory Funk Sr. Unowned
Claude Patterson Thunderbolt Patterson Unowned
Rolland Bastien Red Bastien Unowned
Stan Stasiak "The Crusher" Stan Stasiak Unowned
John Wisniski Sr. Johnny Valentine Unowned
Boyd Pierce Ring Announcer Unowned
Danny McShain Referee Unowned