Samson Burke
Samson Burke (actually Samuel Burke, born April 6, 1930 in Montreal ) is a Canadian bodybuilder and actor.
Life
Burke was interested in early for sports and took - by its own account - at the Olympic Games in competition over 200 meters butterfly in part, after he, among other things the Canadian championship won in water polo.
The mid-1950s he began weight training and took part in several competitions. Among other things, he was Mr. Montréal and was called Sam Berg third in the competition Mr. Muscle Beach in 1957 Then he turned to wrestling, as Sammy Berg -. Mr. Canada, and was allowed the together with his bodybuilding colleagues Seymour Koenig International Television Tag Team win.
In 1960 Burke ( now under the name of Samson ) a brief film career, which led to the end of the wedding of the mythological film with its Herculean hero appearances as Ursus, Maciste and Hercules. Provided with a comedic touch, he could turn to 1970 movies ( including The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, 1962, and Sartana - Killing was his daily bread, 1969).
He retired at the beginning of the 1970s back to Hawaii; even in his old age, he led a fitness school.