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Rod Lauren is a Actor American born on 20 march 1940
Rod Lawrence Strunk (March 20, 1940 – July 11, 2007), popularly known as Rod Lauren, was an American actor and singer.
As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. amongst others during the 1960s. Lauren's most notable film is The Crawling Hand (1963) which achieved latter-day notoriety when it was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
As a singer, Lauren is a one-hit wonder who hit #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song "If I Had a Girl" in 1960 and performed twice on The Ed Sullivan Show that year.
From 1979 to 2001, Lauren, who had since reverted to the use of his given name, Roger Lawrence Strunk, was married to Nida Blanca, a leading Filipino film actress whom Lauren met during the filming of Once Before I Die. After Blanca's body was discovered on November 6, 2001, in the parking lot inside a San Juan City parking garage (she had been stabbed to death), Lauren soon emerged as a suspect behind the killing.
He moved back to the United States and was able to successfully fight extradition to the Philippines to face trial for the murder. Other suspects were later charged.
On July 11, 2007, Lauren committed suicide by jumping from a second-floor balcony of the Tracy Inn in Tracy, California, where he had been staying for the previous three days.
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Rod Lauren
As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. amongst others during the 1960s. Lauren's most notable film is The Crawling Hand (1963) which achieved latter-day notoriety when it was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
As a singer, Lauren is a one-hit wonder who hit #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song "If I Had a Girl" in 1960 and performed twice on The Ed Sullivan Show that year.
From 1979 to 2001, Lauren, who had since reverted to the use of his given name, Roger Lawrence Strunk, was married to Nida Blanca, a leading Filipino film actress whom Lauren met during the filming of Once Before I Die. After Blanca's body was discovered on November 6, 2001, in the parking lot inside a San Juan City parking garage (she had been stabbed to death), Lauren soon emerged as a suspect behind the killing.
He moved back to the United States and was able to successfully fight extradition to the Philippines to face trial for the murder. Other suspects were later charged.
On July 11, 2007, Lauren committed suicide by jumping from a second-floor balcony of the Tracy Inn in Tracy, California, where he had been staying for the previous three days.
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Childish Things (1969)
, 1h30Directed by John Derek, David Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Don Murray, Linda Evans, David Brian, Angelique Pettyjohn, Gypsy Boots, Rod Lauren
Roles Rod
Rating60%
An alcoholic former serviceman falls in with gangsters, then has a spiritual awakening.
Once Before I Die (1966)
, 1h37Directed by John Derek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Ursula Andress, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, Ron Ely, Rod Lauren
Roles Captain
Rating39%
Law of the Lawless (1964)
, 1h27Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Yvonne De Carlo, William Bendix, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bruce Cabot, Jody McCrea
Roles Deputy Tim Ludlow
Rating60%
Big Tom Stone runs a Kansas town in 1889. His son Pete is jailed for the murder of a man named Stapleton, and into town to oversee the trial rides the circuit judge, Clem Rogers.
Black Zoo (1963)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films
Actors Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook, Jr.
Roles Carl
Rating56%
Michael Conrad is a private zookeeper who owns Conrad's Animal Kingdom. He leads a cult group who literally worship the animals he tends — especially the big cats: a lion, a lioness, a pair of cheetahs, a tiger, and a black panther; as well as a gorilla. Conrad plays organ music to the animals in his living room, and uses them to kill anyone who gets in his way. Conrad is married to Edna and forces his mute son Carl to assist him.
The Crawling Hand (1963)
, 1h29Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Rod Lauren, Alan Hale Jr., Allison Hayes, Sirry Steffen
Roles Paul Lawrence
Rating32%
The hand of an exploded astronaut takes on a life of its own. Near a spacecraft crash site, a naive young med student discovers a disembodied hand and takes it home as a grisly souvenir. He is not aware that the hand is possessed by a strange, murderous alien who gradually begins to take over the hapless med student. One by one, townsfolk are found mysteriously strangled to death. In the end, a heroic and hungry cat saves the rest of the town.
The Young Swingers (1963)
, 1h11Directed by Maury Dexter
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Actors Rod Lauren, Jack Larson
Roles Mel Hudson
Rating43%