Mike Lane

Mike Lane born Michael Lane January 6 1933 in Washington DC is an American professional wrestler and actor.

Biography

Lane's formidable height of 6'8"/ 2.03200 meters and 275lbs/125kg led him to work in the King Bros. Circus boxing tent and wrestling tent where he would take on all comers. He also wrestled professionally under the name "Tarzan Mike" from 1952-1959.^[1]

Lane was discovered by Columbia Pictures and made his acting debut in The Harder They Fall. Lane was given dramatic and boxing lessons to appear as the giant Toro Moreno, an outclassed boxer based on Primo Carnera.^[2]

Lane made numerous TV appearances including a regular role as Frank N. Stein in The Monster Squad.

Selected filmography

• The Harder They Fall (1956) as Toro
• Frankenstein 1970 (1958) as the Monster
• Who Was That Lady? (1960) as Glinka
• Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962) as Hercules/The Son of Hercules
• A Name for Evil (1973) as Fats
• The No Mercy Man (1973) as Big Jack
• The Master Gunfighter (1975) as Frewen
• Zebra Force (1976) as Carmine Longo
• Grotesque (1988) as Frank N. Stein
• Demon Keeper (1994) as Asmodeus

Notes

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485485/bio
2. ^ http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Pk8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA103&dq=%22mike+lane%22+%2B+life+magazine&hl=en&ei=SJbkTevYBYikuAOd2aT5Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

External links

• IMDb profile

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