Guich Koock

Known for ActingBorn 1944-07-22 (age 81)Austin, Texas, USA

A sixth generation Texan, born and raised on a Texas ranch outside of Austin, Texas, Guich Koock (his stage name) attended Texas A&M University, where he earned a BA in English and worked on an MA in Texas folklore by collecting stories from children of slaves. After school he worked at various jobs including some small acting parts, school Headmaster, and restaurant manager. Koock later bought the town of Luckenbach, Texas, along with his friend Russell "Hondo" Crouch, and organized the great Luchenbach World's Fair and the luckenbach women's chili cookoff. It was while that Koock was spotted by casting director, Sherry Rhodes, who cast him in young director Steven Spielberg's first movie "The Sugarland Express." Koock has made a career of playing good ole boys in many films and TV shows, perfecting it in the 1980s sitcom "Carter Country." He's still remained true to his Texas roots. After selling Luckenbach, Koock supported his acting career through a restaurant he bought and operated in Fredericksburg, Texas. Koock continues to enjoy acting, but has never thought of it as real work.Read more

Movies & web series

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

The Unspoken Truth

Screen Door Jesus

Airwolf

Conquering Space

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

She's the Sheriff

North Dallas Forty

The Sugarland Express

The Merv Griffin Show

Trooper and the Legend of the Golden Key

The Love Boat

Long Gone

American Ninja

Lewis & Clark

Piranha

Seven

Texas Justice

The Substitute Wife

Square Dance

Picasso Trigger

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

The Right Hook