Samson Burke

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Samson Burke in the movie Straziami, ma di baci saziami (1968)

Samson Burke (actually Samuel Burke ; born April 6, 1930 in Montréal ) is a Canadian bodybuilder and actor .

Life

Burke became interested in sport at an early age and, according to his own statements, took part in the Olympic Games in the competition over 200 meters butterfly after he a. a. had also won the Canadian water polo championship.

In the mid-1950s he started weight training and took part in a number of competitions. Among other things, he was Mr. Montréal and was as Sam Berg third in the competition Mr. Muscle Beach in 1957. Then he turned to wrestling , as Sammy Berg - Mr. Canada , and was allowed to die together with his bodybuilding colleague Seymour Koenig To win the International Television Tag Team Championship .

In 1960 Burke (now under the name Samson ) began a short film career that led to appearances as Ursus , Maciste and Hercules at the end of the marriage of the mythological film with its Herculean heroes . With a comedic twist, he was able to make films until 1970 (including The Three Stooges Meet Hercules , 1962, and Sartana - Killing Was His Daily Bread , 1969).

He retired to Hawaii in the early 1970s ; He ran a fitness school well into his old age.

Films (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/SamsonBurkeInterview.html
  2. ↑ http://www.samsonburke.com/biography.html
personal data
SURNAME Burke, Samson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burke, Samuel (real name); Berg, Sam; Berg, Sammy; Mr. Canada
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian bodybuilder and actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal