Sam Vlahos

Acting

Sam Vlahos

Born August 10, 1935 · San Diego, California, USA

Died September 3, 2011 · aged 76

Soteron "Sam" Vlahos was born in San Diego, California, on August 10, 1935, to Theodore Vlahos of Kakouri, Greece, and Juanita Romero of Baja, Mexico. After serving in the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, he pursued his acting career.

Known For

American History XAmerican History X · 1998
American History X
★ 8.31998
MovieDrama
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Lone StarLone Star · 1996
Lone Star
★ 7.01996
MovieDramaMystery
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
The Milagro Beanfield WarThe Milagro Beanfield War · 1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
★ 6.51988
MovieComedyDrama
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
The FlashThe Flash · 1990
The Flash
★ 6.51990
MovieActionCrime
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
Powwow HighwayPowwow Highway · 1989
Powwow Highway
★ 6.81989
MovieDramaComedy
Two Northern Cheyenne men take a road trip from Montana to New Mexico to bail out the sister of one of them who has been framed and arrested in Santa Fe. On the way, they begin to reconnect to their spiritual heritage.
Born in East L.A.Born in East L.A. · 1987
Born in East L.A.
★ 5.81987
MovieComedy
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Poodle SpringsPoodle Springs · 1998
Poodle Springs
★ 5.51998
MovieTV MovieCrime
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.
The RaptureThe Rapture · 1991
The Rapture
★ 5.71991
MovieMysteryDrama
A lonely telephone operator leading an empty, amoral life finds God – only to have her faith continually tested in ways beyond what she could have imagined.

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HunterHunter · 1984
Hunter
★ 7.11984
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

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Street HawkStreet Hawk · 1985
Street Hawk
★ 7.01985
SeriesAction & AdventureMystery
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

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