Rod Dana

Rod Dana
Born	Roger Francke 8 August 1934 (1934-08-08) (age 90) Vernal, Utah
Occupation	Actor

Rod Dana (born Roger Francke; 8 August 1934) is an American former actor, writer and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.

Life and career

Born in Vernal, Utah, Dana started his career as a runway and photographic model in the late 1950s.[1] After occasionally appearing in minor roles in a number of B-movies, he moved to Italy to pursue an acting career.[1] In the second half of the 1960s starred in a number of genre films, mainly Eurospy and Spaghetti Western films, often credited as Robert Mark.[1] In 2003 Dana wrote a novel, Conversations with the Devil: Dialogues with the Soul, under the pen name Jon Christian Eagle.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	War of the Colossal Beast
1958	How to Make a Monster	Lab Technician
1959	The Miracle	Courier	Uncredited
1961	Sea Hunt		Season 4, Episode 10
1963	Cleopatra	One of Caesar's Entourage	Uncredited
1963	Gidget Goes to Rome	U.S. Embassy Marine	Uncredited
1965	I Knew Her Well	TV Interviewer	Uncredited
1966	Cast a Giant Shadow	Aide to Gen. Randolph
1966	Vacanze sulla neve
1966	Killer 77, Alive or Dead	Lester
1966	Kill or Be Killed	Johnny Ringo
1966	Operation White Shark	Pat Rosario, Agente AD3
1967	Kill the Wicked!
1967	Handle with Care	Randall
1969	Metti, una sera a cena		Voice
1969	Carnal Circuit	Charlie	Uncredited
1970	Let's Have a Riot	Piero
1970	Hornets' Nest	U.S. Colonel
1985	Ladyhawke	Guard at the City Gate
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Soldier	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

1. Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese 2006, ISBN 978-8-88440-425-1.

External links

• Rod Dana at IMDb