Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
Anybody remember Steve Reeves? He was one of the early body builder actors back in the 50's, long before Arnold. Like Arnold, he was a former Mr Universe. He made a bunch of Hercules & Goliath type movies. He was called a sword and sandal actor because he made a bunch of Italian movies set in ancient Greece, Egypt, etc.

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Steve Reeves was born in 1926 on a ranch in Montana. Died in 2000 in Escondido, Calif.

L.W.

"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)