Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen and their groundbreaking accomplishments in the world of drag racing. Dryer played "Ed Donovan", McEwen's engine builder, who coined the nickname "Mongoose". Dryer appeared in the NBC series Crisis in 2014. In 2015, Dryer joined the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when he played the evil HYDRA leader, Octavian Bloom, in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. On October 23, 2018, he played a Vietnam veteran on the CBS show NCIS. Dryer was repeatedly referenced in the second season of the animated “Adult Swim” show “Frisky Dingo”. During an ill-advised presidential campaign, series protagonist Xander Crews seeks out Fred Dryer as a potential running mate for the Vice President. The series shows an animated version of a real Dryer trading card during his years playing for the Rams and repeatedly references his titular role in the series Hunter. Personal life Dryer has had a long interest in nutrition. In the late 1970s Dryer was consuming 70 raw egg yolks a week. He has since excluded red meat from his diet and eats chicken and vegetables. He married actress and Playboy centerfold Tracy Vaccaro in May 1983; the couple divorced in 1988. Together, they have at least one daughter. Dryer still resides in Los Angeles and has his own production company (Fred Dryer Productions). References External links 1946 births 20th-century American male actors Activists from California American football defensive linemen American male film actors American male television actors College Football Hall of Fame inductees Lawndale High School alumni Living people Los Angeles Rams players National Conference Pro Bowl players National Football League announcers New York Giants players San Diego State Aztecs football players Sportspeople from Hawthorne, California Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California