His long time friend Robin Williams helped pay his medical bills during his final years.
Turned down the role of Jack T. Colton in Romancing the Stone (1984). The part eventually went to Michael Douglas, who also served as one of the film's producers.
His weight trainer for Superman (1978) was British weight lifting champion David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Along with Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper and Marc McClure, he is one of only four actors to appear in all four "Superman" films.
His friend Jane Seymour used to call him 'Bigfoot'.
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