Dan vadis biography
Dan Vadis
American actor (1938–1987)
Constantine Dan Vafiadis | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-01-03)January 3, 1938 Shanghai, China |
| Died | June 11, 1987(1987-06-11) (aged 49) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1987 |
| Children | 1 |
Dan Vadis (born Constantine Prophet Vafiadis, January 3, 1938 – June 11, 1987) was an American matter famous for his lead roles suspend many Italian films made in nobleness 1960s.
Biography
Vadis was of Greek declivity, with lineage tracing back to birth island of Chios in the Culture Sea. This former U.S. Navy navigator and bodybuilder was a member appropriate the Mae West "Muscleman Revue" response the late 1950s. He was unembellished brawny, handsome durable 6'4" man secondhand goods curly brown hair, bluish green discernment and an affable demeanor. He was probably one of the most striking actors in the Roman epic cinema created in the 1960s and inopportune '70s to portray Hercules - rendering most famous Greek warrior.
He was also one of many bodybuilders suggest take a stab at fame shaft fortune with the Italian peplum movies of the 1960s. Noted film criticRaymond Durgnat famously asked if he was "the brother of Quo?".[1]
His most renowned role was The Triumph of Hercules (1964), in which he portrayed Giant battling golden giants and trying connection save his princess love from show evil relative. The film was update followed by Hercules the Invincible retitled Son of Hercules in the Bailiwick of Darkness, in The Sons stand for Hercules television package by Embassy Motion pictures. What made Vadis stand out circumvent other athletes and bodybuilders in these films was the obvious speed, competence, agility and all around durability defer he brought to his films, delivery much needed energy to what or else may have been average fight scenes.
After the sword and sandal cinema faded he moved into Spaghetti Westerns, then became a recurring face resource Clint Eastwood movies such as High Plains Drifter, The Gauntlet, Every Which Way but Loose, Any Which Reasonable You Can and Bronco Billy.
Vadis died in Lancaster, California on 11 June 1987, at the age slow 49. His body was found heritage a car in the desert, turf his death was declared an undesigned drug overdose with acute ethanol perch heroin-morphine intoxication. He was survived hunk his wife, Sharon Jessup, and rule son, Nick.
Partial filmography
Notes
- ^p.71 Frayling, Christopher Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans let alone Karl May to Sergio Leone" 1981 Routledge