Kerwin Mathews

Movie Actor

Birthday January 8, 1926

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Seattle, WA

DEATH DATE Jul 5, 2007 (81)

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About

Handsome actor who played the heroes in adventure films such as The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jack the Giant Killer. He also starred in The Three Worlds of Gulliver and Jack the Giant Killer.

Before Fame

He was acting in the Pasadena Playhouse when he met the head of casting for Columbia Pictures and was offered a contract.

Trivia

Working with special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, he was among the first generation of actors to interact with imaginary creatures that were spliced into the film later.

Family Life

He was born Seattle, Washington, as the only child of parents who divorced when he was an infant.

Associated With

He played famed composer Johann Strauss in the Disney TV film, The Waltz King.