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{{Short description|Croatian-born American actor and animal sanctuary owner (1942–2019)}} |
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'''Stjepan Šipek''' (1942 – June 23, 2019), also known by his screen name '''Steve Hawkes''', was a [[Croatia]]n-born American actor and animal sanctuary owner.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.thewildeye.co.uk/blog/?p=37 Steve Sipek aka Steven Hawkes | The Wild Eye<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190624/obituary-former-tarzan-actor-whose-600-pound-tiger-escaped|website=Palm Beach Post|title=Obituary: Former Tarzan Actor Whose 600 Pound Tiger Escaped|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}</ref> |
'''Stjepan Šipek''' ([[Sisak]] 1942 – June 23, 2019), also known by his screen name '''Steve Hawkes''', was a [[Croatia]]n-born American actor and animal sanctuary owner.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.thewildeye.co.uk/blog/?p=37 Steve Sipek aka Steven Hawkes | The Wild Eye<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190624/obituary-former-tarzan-actor-whose-600-pound-tiger-escaped|website=Palm Beach Post|title=Obituary: Former Tarzan Actor Whose 600 Pound Tiger Escaped|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Sipek was born in what is now [[Croatia]], relocated to [[Canada]] in 1959, and subsequently acted in [[B-movies]] as Steve Hawkes. He played [[Tarzan]] in the 1969 Spanish-made film ''Tarzán en la gruta del oro'' / ''King of the Jungle'' / ''Tarzan in the Golden Grotto'' alongside [[Kitty Swan]], filmed in [[Suriname]], [[Florida]], [[Africa]], [[Spain]] and [[Italy]] where the producers ran out of money and had to begin filming again. Sipek, working under the name Steve Hawkes, claimed that the film company could not pay the huge licensing fees from [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' estate and settled for the name "Zan" for the character.<ref>[http://www.tarzanmovieguide.com/hawkes.htm BUNKUM - Interview with Steve Hawkes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Sipek was born in Yugoslavia, what is now [[Croatia]], relocated to [[Canada]] in 1959, and subsequently acted in [[B-movies]] as Steve Hawkes. He played [[Tarzan]] in the 1969 Spanish-made film ''Tarzán en la gruta del oro'' / ''King of the Jungle'' / ''Tarzan in the Golden Grotto'' alongside [[Kitty Swan]], filmed in [[Suriname]], [[Florida]], [[Africa]], [[Spain]] and [[Italy]] where the producers ran out of money and had to begin filming again. Sipek, working under the name Steve Hawkes, claimed that the film company could not pay the huge licensing fees from [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' estate and settled for the name "Zan" for the character.<ref>[http://www.tarzanmovieguide.com/hawkes.htm BUNKUM - Interview with Steve Hawkes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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A 1972 sequel, ''[[Tarzan and the Brown Prince]]'', followed with sequences filmed in [[Rainbow Springs]], Florida,<ref>p.85 Hollis, Tim ''Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs'' Stackpole Books</ref> where both Sipek and Swan were burned in a fire that got out of control. When the two actors were tied down in a scene, some spilled fuel began a blaze that panicked the film crew. The [[lion]] in the film who had been trained to remove Hawkes' bonds freed him.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> though he suffered 90% burns to his body.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-06/features/9409060011_1_steve-hawkes-tarzan-johnny-weissmuller Kings Of Steve Hawkes' Jungle - tribunedigital-chicagotribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sipek vowed he would pay the lion back by looking after big cats.<ref>[http://www.erbzine.com/mag27/2772.html ERBzine 2772: Tarzan and the Brown Prince film with Steve Hawkes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
A 1972 sequel, ''[[Tarzan and the Brown Prince]]'', followed with sequences filmed in [[Rainbow Springs]], Florida,<ref>p.85 Hollis, Tim ''Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs'' Stackpole Books</ref> where both Sipek and Swan were burned in a fire that got out of control. When the two actors were tied down in a scene, some spilled fuel began a blaze that panicked the film crew. The [[lion]] in the film who had been trained to remove Hawkes' bonds freed him.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> though he suffered 90% burns to his body.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-06/features/9409060011_1_steve-hawkes-tarzan-johnny-weissmuller Kings Of Steve Hawkes' Jungle - tribunedigital-chicagotribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sipek vowed he would pay the lion back by looking after big cats.<ref>[http://www.erbzine.com/mag27/2772.html ERBzine 2772: Tarzan and the Brown Prince film with Steve Hawkes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Sipek also wrote, directed and starred in other films such as ''[[Blood Freak]]'' and ''Stevie, Samson and Delilah''. The second film was based around his love of his immediate family and how they integrated with his beloved pets.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} |
Sipek also wrote, directed and starred in other films such as ''[[Blood Freak]]'' and ''Stevie, Samson and Delilah''. The second film was based around his love of his immediate family and how they integrated with his beloved pets.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} |
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An animal lover, Sipek later relocated to [[Loxahatchee, Florida]] where he started an [[animal sanctuary]]<ref>[ |
An animal lover, Sipek later relocated to [[Loxahatchee, Florida]] where he started an [[animal sanctuary]]<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/2020/tarzan-tigers-steve-sipek/story?id=10179162 Tarzan Tigers Steve Sipek - ABC News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> that attracted attention when a [[Bengal tiger]] escaped and was killed.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-07-13/news/0407130329_1_steve-sipek-tarzan-tiger Police search for Tarzan actor's tiger - tribunedigital-chicagotribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040716013002/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0714_040714_tarzantiger.html Tarzan's Escaped Tiger Killed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/palm-beach-county-news/tarzan-actor-steve-sipek-gets-court-victory-still-cant-take-animals-home/20512788#!bPFvXV 'Tarzan' actor gets court victory, still can't take animals home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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He died on June 23, 2019, at the age of 77. |
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He died in June 23, 2019, at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bryan |first1=Susannah |title=Steve Sipek, owner of Bobo the slain tiger, dies at 77 |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-steve-sipek-bobo-owner-obit-20190625-ewsn2ylc2jhbdhuoslkd7z7l4u-story.html |accessdate=29 March 2020 |work=sun-sentinel.com |date=25 June 2019}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Date of birth missing]] |
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[[Category:Place of birth missing]] |
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[[Category:Tarzan films]] |
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[[Category:People from Loxahatchee, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Croatian emigrants to Canada]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 22 November 2023
Stjepan Šipek (Sisak 1942 – June 23, 2019), also known by his screen name Steve Hawkes, was a Croatian-born American actor and animal sanctuary owner.[1][2]
Life[edit]
Sipek was born in Yugoslavia, what is now Croatia, relocated to Canada in 1959, and subsequently acted in B-movies as Steve Hawkes. He played Tarzan in the 1969 Spanish-made film Tarzán en la gruta del oro / King of the Jungle / Tarzan in the Golden Grotto alongside Kitty Swan, filmed in Suriname, Florida, Africa, Spain and Italy where the producers ran out of money and had to begin filming again. Sipek, working under the name Steve Hawkes, claimed that the film company could not pay the huge licensing fees from Edgar Rice Burroughs' estate and settled for the name "Zan" for the character.[3]
A 1972 sequel, Tarzan and the Brown Prince, followed with sequences filmed in Rainbow Springs, Florida,[4] where both Sipek and Swan were burned in a fire that got out of control. When the two actors were tied down in a scene, some spilled fuel began a blaze that panicked the film crew. The lion in the film who had been trained to remove Hawkes' bonds freed him.[1] though he suffered 90% burns to his body.[5] Sipek vowed he would pay the lion back by looking after big cats.[6]
Sipek also wrote, directed and starred in other films such as Blood Freak and Stevie, Samson and Delilah. The second film was based around his love of his immediate family and how they integrated with his beloved pets.[citation needed]
An animal lover, Sipek later relocated to Loxahatchee, Florida where he started an animal sanctuary[7] that attracted attention when a Bengal tiger escaped and was killed.[8][9] [10]
He died on June 23, 2019, at the age of 77.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Steve Sipek aka Steven Hawkes | The Wild Eye
- ^ "Obituary: Former Tarzan Actor Whose 600 Pound Tiger Escaped". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ BUNKUM - Interview with Steve Hawkes
- ^ p.85 Hollis, Tim Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs Stackpole Books
- ^ Kings Of Steve Hawkes' Jungle - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
- ^ ERBzine 2772: Tarzan and the Brown Prince film with Steve Hawkes
- ^ Tarzan Tigers Steve Sipek - ABC News
- ^ Police search for Tarzan actor's tiger - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
- ^ Tarzan's Escaped Tiger Killed
- ^ 'Tarzan' actor gets court victory, still can't take animals home
External links[edit]
- Steve Sipek at IMDb
- Steve Hawkes at ERB http://www.erbzine.com/mag27/2772.html
- Jungleworld website http://www.jungleworld.org/