Dan Vadis

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Dan Vadis (actually Constantine Daniel Vafiadis ; * 3. January 1938 in Shanghai , China ; † 11. June 1987 in Lancaster , California ) was an American bodybuilder and actor .

After serving in the army as a seaman in the United States Navy , the Greek-born Vadis, like his colleagues Gordon Mitchell and Mickey Hargitay, was discovered for the film through Mae West's muscle man show.

From 1962 on, Vadis first appeared in Italian peplums , after which he was mostly villains in crime novels or spaghetti westerns . After 16 European films, his friendship with Clint Eastwood also allowed him to gain a foothold in Hollywood's film business , where he appeared in a number of his films. The end of his career was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Hercules films.

Vadis died in his car from an apparently unintentional drug overdose.

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SURNAME Vadis, Dan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vafiadis, Constantine Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Shanghai
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1987
Place of death Lancaster