Jan Arvan
Jan Arvan (born April 10, 1913 in Wisconsin , USA , † May 24, 1979 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Arvan appeared mainly in television series. From the 1950s to the 1970s, Arvan worked almost exclusively in television series, apart from a few film roles. He had his first film appearance in 1950 in the film The Desert Falcon . This was followed by the film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison , before his career began with the television series Dangerous Assignment . Major series in the 1950s included The Red Skelton Show , Superman , Smoking Colts , Zorro Clean Up and A Thousand Miles of Dust .
In the 1960s, many appearances in television series followed. So in the series Mein Unkel vom Mars , Solo for ONCEL and Batman . Also in the 1970s he appeared in series such as A Sheriff in New York , Emergency Call California and Starsky & Hutch .
Arvan also remained present in the cinema. One of his most famous roles was that of Contino in The Beast from Space . Other important films were Arvans The Robe , Zorro cleans up , The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , ... covet anything , A man walks over dead bodies and The Poseidon Adventure .
Arvan died of a heart attack in California in 1979 at the age of 66.
Web links
- Jan Arvan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arvan, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wisconsin , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1979 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |