Dan Vadis Biography

Fast Facts

• Served as a sailor in the U․S․ Navy in his early years before getting into acting
• Got started as a member of the Mae West Revue as a bodybuilder in the mid-1950s
• Made his acting debut in the 1962 film "Colossus of the Arena․"
• Appeared in several Italian "sword and sandal" films early in his career, including "The Ten Gladiators" and "Hercules the Invincible․"
• Best known for his role as Chief Big Eagle in "Bronco Billy" and as Dan Carlin in "High Plains Drifter․"