Lang Jeffries (June 7, 1930 – February 12, 1987) was a Canadian-American television and film actor.

Biography

From 1958 to 1960, Jeffries starred as Skip Johnson in the adventure television series ''

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''. He starred in several American films in the 1960s, including '' Don't Knock the Twist'' (1962). Jeffries starred as Vibio in the foreign film, '' La Rivolta degli schiavi'', or ''The Revolt of the Slaves'', with his wife

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cast as Fabiola. Jeffries persuaded producers to cast him in the role after he traveled to Rome with his wife and discovered that the leading male role had not been cast. After he and Fleming traveled to Madrid to film, they discovered that the director, Nunzio Malasomma, would not speak to either of them, so Jeffries directed them both. He starred in other films set in classic Rome such as '' Sword of the Empire'' (1964) and '' Fire Over Rome'' (1965) as well as '' Requiem for a Gringo'', a Spaghetti Western.

Personal life

Jeffries married to

at The Little Church of the West in Las Vegas in April 1960. They divorced in January 1962. On August 13, 1966, while living in Rome, Jeffries married Gail Harris, the mother of

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was the best man and Heidi Bruehl was the maid of honor. Jeffries and Harris later divorced, and Jeffries went into real estate and boat business in the US. Jeffries died on February 12, 1987 in Huntington Beach, California. He was survived by his third wife, mother, and brother.

Selected film credits

* '' The Revolt of the Slaves'' (1960) * '' Don't Knock the Twist'' (1962) * '' Alone Against Rome'' (1962) * '' Sword of the Empire'' (1964) * '' Fire Over Rome'' (1965) * '' Agente X 1-7 operación Océano'' (1965) * '' Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (1966) * '' Spies Strike Silently'' (1966) * '' Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula'' (1966) * '' The Killer Lacks a Name'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Mexican Slayride'' (1967) * '' Mission Stardust'' (1967) * '' Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' (1967) * '' The Hotheads'' (1967) * '' Requiem for a Gringo'' (1968) "The Junkman" (1981) - Arthur Wheeler

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Lang 1930 births 1987 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Greater Los Angeles Male actors from Ontario 20th-century American male actors