Watch 21-Year-Old Andre the Giant Fight in This 1960s French Kung-Fu Film

He appeared in the 1967 French movie "Chinese Headache for Judoka."

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Andre The Giant has 36 acting credits to his name spanning over four decades, but the above footage is from his very first movie. Before his stint as "Bigfoot" on The Six Million Dollar Man, or his time as a televised professional wrestler, he was still out here making use of his size for acting roles. The first came in his native France: Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka​, translated to Chinese Headache for Judoka, is a 1967 martial arts movie that featured Andre as "The Fighter." The plot of the movie, per IMDB, sounds like the central conflict for like half of 24's seasons: 

1.

Judoka Marc Saint-Clair tries to save the world from nuclear disaster fighting Chinese and Russians.

In the movie, Judoka Marc "Jack Bauer" Saint-Clair has to defeat "The Fighter," or as he was known IRL, 21-year-old Andre Roussimoff. Saint-Clair  wins out, but not before being tossed like a rag doll (which is what Andre The Giant was probably tossing during the fight scene's filming, but that's neither here nor there). 
 
 
 

2.

Take out the trash, Andre. 

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