Ok, as TKO suggested just a few clues to guess from to start with, not easy knowing what clues to put up on this one, when you know the answer...
Birth name Carlos
Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
His birthday is March 10 1940
Brother Wieland was killed in Vietnam in 1970.
His son, Eric, is a professional stock car driver.
His father Ray was killed in a car accident, shortly after cancer surgery. Part of Ray's throat and chin were removed; a tube was inserted in his trachea to help him breathe. Ray was thrown out of his car in the wreck, and the tube came out. Ray suffocated on the ground because no one at the accident site was aware of the tube.
His voice and drama coach was Jonathan Harris, of "Lost in Space" (1965) fame. Harris "taught him how to speak," by putting his fingers in 's mouth, and stretching the mouth wide open. He names Jonathan as the only man in the world who could get away with doing that to him...a fact Jonathan was always proud of.
Joined the Air Force after graduating from high school.
During a stint in Korea, he began to study the Asian martial art of Tang Soo Do. After returning home, worked for Northrop Aviation and moonlighted as a karate instructor.
Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Hey, can’t you give us a few more clues? (haha, only kidding)
Nothing rings any bells to me and the only karate instructing actor I know is Chuck Norris. Is it him? (although Carlos???) If so, again sorry for ruining the fun. But I guess I'm wrong this time.
Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Ok, I’m losing my credibility here..
Posted by Saint_in_London (Member # 2575) on :
After Korea....Two years later, he was teaching full-time and running a number of martial-arts schools. His students included Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley, and the Osmonds.
He was the teacher of father-son actors Steve McQueen and Chad McQueen. The elder McQueen encouraged to pursue a career in movies and television; allegedly, he told : "If you can't do anything else, there's always acting
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
The first clue (first name: Carlos) was really the biggest clue that I needed.
The answer: Chuck Norris.
Additional trivia for you: In the early 90's, when cigar smoking enjoyed a brief revivial in popularity, Chuck Norris and Jim Belushi teamed together on a line of cigars. It was called Lone Wolf.
Posted by Jessie the Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
Hey TKO and Steven beat me to the punch on this one!!! I love these!!!!!
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Ok, I’m losing my credibility here..