Steve Hawkes(1942-2019)
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in Eastern Europe, Steve Hawkes (aka Hucks) emigrated to America
as a teenager to pursue an acting career, citing
Johnny Weissmuller as a childhood
influence. He played a Tarzan-type character in a series of
Spanish-language movies. In Spain his character was referred to as
"Tarzan", but when they were released in English-language territories
they directly avoided mentioning the Tarzan name, instead referring to
Hawkes' character as "Zan" (as in
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (1969).
In 1972 he played the lead in the much-loved exploitation movie
Blood Freak (1972),in which he turns
into a monster turkey.
In the early '70s he was badly burned in an on-set accident, putting an end to his acting career. Now completely retired, he runs an animal sanctuary out of Florida.
In the early '70s he was badly burned in an on-set accident, putting an end to his acting career. Now completely retired, he runs an animal sanctuary out of Florida.
