Biography
Dan Vadis was born on January 3, 1938 in Shanghai, China as Constantine Daniel Vafiadis. He was married to Sharon Jessup. He died on June 11, 1987 in Lancaster, California, USA.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators
1983
as Nicerote
A bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother makes yearly raids on a peasant village. However, the women of the village co...
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Frank
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but wh...
Bronco Billy
1980
as Chief Big Eagle
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Mr. Horn
1979
as Gene Laughoff
Western saga based on the legend of frontier folk hero Tom Horn, including his role in the trackdown of Geronimo in the 1880s with his mentor and pal,...
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
as Frank, Assistant Head Biker
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound ora...
The Gauntlet
1977
as Biker
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to...
The White Buffalo
1977
as Tall Man (uncredited)
In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquel...
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Brownie
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want...
High Plains Drifter
1973
as Dan Carlin
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the ...
God Will Forgive My Pistol
1969
as Deputy Jason Martin
Johnny Texas is asked to inquire about the death of Prescott, a rich landowner accused of having robbed a postal wagon. His investigation upsets Presc...
The Scalphunters
1968
as Yuma
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegad...
The Stranger Returns
1967
as En Plein
The Stranger happens across a murdered postal inspector and a gang of bandits set on a prize of stolen gold which should be transported in a stagecoac...
Fort Yuma Gold
1966
as Riggs
Near the end of the Civil War, an imprisoned Confederate raider is sent under guard to warn both his men and the Army at Fort Yuma that an impending r...
Death Is Nimble, Death Is Quick
1966
as King
Two Yanks are hired to protect a rich lady from a sinister underworld group. Lots of jungle thrills, martial arts, ancient temples, huge explosions, &...
Death Is Nimble, Death Is Quick
1966
Stunts
Two Yanks are hired to protect a rich lady from a sinister underworld group. Lots of jungle thrills, martial arts, ancient temples, huge explosions, &...
Degueyo
1966
as Ramon
Ramon and his bandit gang launch an attack on Danger City, searching for rumoured hidden treasure and unable to find the loot either kill or take as h...
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators
1964
as Roccia
The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldi...
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators
1964
as Roccia
The ten gladiators are hired to travel to Arbela, a small country on the outskirts of the Roman Empire to learn if Parthia is planning to war with Rom...
Hercules the Invincible
1964
as Hercules
Hercules battles to save the population from a giant dragon.
Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors
1964
as Ercole
Hercules, having agreed to restore justice to Mycenae, confronts evil Prince Myles. The villain is invested with power over giant bronze warriors by h...
Zorikan The Barbarian
1964
as Zorikan
The Film Zorikan The Barbarian
The Ten Gladiators
1963
as Roccia
Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a...
The Pirates of the Mississippi
1963
as Blackfoot
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The are...
The Rebel Gladiators
1962
as Ursus
In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
Colossus of the Arena
1962
as Sidon
A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a si...