Kaz Garas

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Kaz Garas
Born
Kazimieras Gaižutis

(1940-03-04) 4 March 1940 (age 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1966-2004

Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940[1]) is a retired Lithuanian-American actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series Strange Report, and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thrillers.

Early life[]

Garas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, but immigrated to the United States as a child in July 1949. He became a professional actor in the 1960s.

Career[]

Kaz Garas began his career with a few minor parts in TV-series, but finally took off after co-starring as 'Hamlyn Gynt' in the Crime/Mystery-series, Strange Report, acting alongside Anthony Quayle and Anneke Wills.

After the series was cancelled in 1970, Garas played bit parts on other TV-series, and appeared in films such as Ben, Fast Gun, Wonder Woman and Naked Vengeance. He played a Sheriff at least 7 times, in films such as Dazzle, Piranha, Humanoids From the Deep and Final Mission. He retired in 2004.[citation needed]

Partial filmography[]

  • The Last Safari (1967) - Casey
  • Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) - Paul
  • Strange Report (1969-1970, TV Series) - Hamlyn Gynt
  • The Sheriff (1971, TV Movie) - Harve Gregory
  • The City (1971, TV Movie) - Unknown man
  • Ben (1972) - Joe Greer
  • Wonder Woman (1974, TV Movie) - Steve Trevor
  • Last Hours Before Morning (1975, TV Movie) - Ty Randolph
  • Half a House (1975) - Artie
  • Murder in Peyton Place (1977, TV Movie) - Springer
  • Massarati and the Brain (1982, TV Movie) - Nick Henry
  • Final Mission (1984) - Pinesville County Sheriff
  • Naked Vengeance (1985) - Fletch
  • The Devastator (1986) - Sheriff
  • Cameo by Night (1987, TV Movie) - Red
  • Fast Gun (1988) - Harper
  • Death Falls (1991) - Sheriff Perrin
  • The November Men (1993) - Sergeant Major
  • Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994) - Man #2
  • Piranha (1995, TV Movie) - Sheriff Carl
  • Dazzle (1995, TV Movie) - Sheriff
  • Humanoids From the Deep (1996, TV Movie) - Sheriff Barnes
  • Switched at Birth (1999, TV Movie) - Courthouse Reporter
  • The Skin Horse (2003) - Lt. Harrison
  • Mean Creek (2004) - Detective Wright (final film role)

References[]

  1. ^ Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland & Company. p. 196. ISBN 9780899508078.

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