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Don Stroud
Donald Lee Stroud (born September 1, 1943) is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows.
Stroud is the son of vaudeville actor Clarence Stroud (of "The Stroud Twins" team) and singer Ann McCormack. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by his mother and stepfather, Paul Livermore.
At the age of 16, Stroud earned a black belt in the Hawaiian martial art of Kajukenbo.
Stroud began surfing at the age of 3 and taught the sport while he was still in high school. In 1960 at the age of 17, Stroud won the Mākaha Junior Championship and placed fourth overall in the Duke Kahanamoku International competition.
While Stroud was working at the Kahala Hilton beach as a lifeguard, producers hired him to double for Troy Donahue during that actor's surfing sequences at Waikiki Beach for an episode of Hawaiian Eye. Afterwards, Donahue asked Stroud to move to Los Angeles to become an actor while also serving as Donahue's fight double and bodyguard. After holding jobs parking cars and managing the club at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, he received advice on getting a start as an actor from Sidney Poitier, who frequented the club. Poitier set Stroud up with Dick Clayton, who was also an agent for such actors as James Dean, Michael Douglas, Al Pacino, and Burt Reynolds, among others.
At 6'2", and around 200 pounds, Stroud often portrayed villains and tough guys.
Stroud's Hollywood film debut was a role in Games (1967) as Norman. That same year, he appeared in The Ballad of Josie (1967) as Bratsch.
In 1968, he signed with Universal Pictures on a five-film contract, and he took a role in Madigan that same year. Stroud also appeared with Clint Eastwood in two films, Coogan's Bluff (1968) and Joe Kidd (1972).
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Don Stroud
Donald Lee Stroud (born September 1, 1943) is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows.
Stroud is the son of vaudeville actor Clarence Stroud (of "The Stroud Twins" team) and singer Ann McCormack. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by his mother and stepfather, Paul Livermore.
At the age of 16, Stroud earned a black belt in the Hawaiian martial art of Kajukenbo.
Stroud began surfing at the age of 3 and taught the sport while he was still in high school. In 1960 at the age of 17, Stroud won the Mākaha Junior Championship and placed fourth overall in the Duke Kahanamoku International competition.
While Stroud was working at the Kahala Hilton beach as a lifeguard, producers hired him to double for Troy Donahue during that actor's surfing sequences at Waikiki Beach for an episode of Hawaiian Eye. Afterwards, Donahue asked Stroud to move to Los Angeles to become an actor while also serving as Donahue's fight double and bodyguard. After holding jobs parking cars and managing the club at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, he received advice on getting a start as an actor from Sidney Poitier, who frequented the club. Poitier set Stroud up with Dick Clayton, who was also an agent for such actors as James Dean, Michael Douglas, Al Pacino, and Burt Reynolds, among others.
At 6'2", and around 200 pounds, Stroud often portrayed villains and tough guys.
Stroud's Hollywood film debut was a role in Games (1967) as Norman. That same year, he appeared in The Ballad of Josie (1967) as Bratsch.
In 1968, he signed with Universal Pictures on a five-film contract, and he took a role in Madigan that same year. Stroud also appeared with Clint Eastwood in two films, Coogan's Bluff (1968) and Joe Kidd (1972).