Gunzlingr
06-26-2003, 08:13 AM
NEW YORK — As the character known as Riggo — "a role I played for 15 years," he said — John Riggins was the model of straight ahead consistency on the field and unpredictable wackiness off it. There seems to be a Riggins story for each of the 11,352 yards he gained as a Hall of Fame running back with the Redskins and, before that, the New York Jets. Some of them are even true.
Now Riggins, who started taking acting classes in 1994 and starred in an off-Broadway play last year, has taken on a new role. He is Mitch Hendon, a character in the soap opera "Guiding Light," which at 50 is the longest-running show in the history of television and only a few years younger than Riggins, 53.
Hendon is a tough ex-Marine, a wealthy owner of several auto dealerships and not a very nice person. He is shrouded in mystery. Riggins himself knows little about Hendon, but thinks he might be a CIA operative. In one of the multiple plot lines, Hendon's wife, who was cheating with a younger man, has been murdered. Some folks in the town of Springfield believe Mitch might have done it. Explaining the character, executive producer John Conboy said, "He would hang you up by your feet if he wanted to get information. He would rather handle a situation physically than discuss it."
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Now Riggins, who started taking acting classes in 1994 and starred in an off-Broadway play last year, has taken on a new role. He is Mitch Hendon, a character in the soap opera "Guiding Light," which at 50 is the longest-running show in the history of television and only a few years younger than Riggins, 53.
Hendon is a tough ex-Marine, a wealthy owner of several auto dealerships and not a very nice person. He is shrouded in mystery. Riggins himself knows little about Hendon, but thinks he might be a CIA operative. In one of the multiple plot lines, Hendon's wife, who was cheating with a younger man, has been murdered. Some folks in the town of Springfield believe Mitch might have done it. Explaining the character, executive producer John Conboy said, "He would hang you up by your feet if he wanted to get information. He would rather handle a situation physically than discuss it."
more (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20030624-120624-9433r.htm)