Frank Zagarino (born December 19, 1959, in

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) is an American personal trainer and former

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, who starred in a number of low budget

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s. One of his early roles was in the movie ''

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'' (1985) in which he played opposite

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. Like several other American B movie stars he made many of his movies in

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, especially in

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. He starred in '' Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission'' (1988) an Italian production filmed in

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, one of few foreign films filmed in that country (according to director

Ferdinando Baldi Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1917 – 12 September 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1917. His early film work began in Italy in the early 1950s with films s ...

, Zagarino was jailed for two days in North Korea because the Koreans suspected he was an American spy because he liked taking photos).Ten Zan - Ferdinando Baldi's Ultimate Mission
Film International He later appeared in American movies such as '' Project Shadowchaser'' (1992) and its three sequels, and ''

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'' (1997). He also appeared in the computer game '' Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun'' (1999) as Nod Commander Anton Slavik. He has also produced a number of films and directed three.

Selected filmography

* 1985 ''

'' * 1987 '' Striker'' * 1988 '' Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission'' * 1989 ''Cyborg - Il guerriero d'acciaio'' * 1992 '' Project Shadowchaser'' * 1994 '' Project Shadowchaser II'' * 1995 ''

Project Shadowchaser III ''Project Shadowchaser III'', also known as ''Shadowchaser III'', ''Project Shadowchaser 3000'' and ''Edge Of Darkness'', is a 1995 science fiction film by director John Eyres. It is the third installment in the ''Project Shadowchaser'' film se ...

'' * 1995 '' Cyborg Cop III'' * 1996 ''

Project Shadowchaser IV ''Project Shadowchaser IV'', also known as ''Shadowchaser IV'', ''Shadowchaser: The Gates Of Time'', ''Orion's Key'' and ''Alien Chaser'', is a 1996 science fiction film by director Mark Roper. It is the fourth and final installment in the ''Pro ...

'' * 1997 ''

'' (TV film) * 1998 ''Armstrong'' (TV film)

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* 1959 births American male film actors Male actors from Los Angeles Living people {{US-film-actor-1950s-stub