Occupation Actor Years active 1966-2004 | Name Kaz Garas Role Actor | |
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Full Name Kazimieras Gaizutis Movies and TV shows Similar People Cirio H Santiago, Jacob Aaron Estes, Henry Hathaway, Douglas Barr | ||
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Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940) is an English speaking, Lithuanian-born actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series Strange Report, and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thrillers.
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Early life
Garas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, but immigrated to America in July 1949. He became a professional actor in the 1960s.
Career
Kaz Garas began his career with a few minor parts in TV-series, but finally took off after co-starring as 'Hamlyn Gynt' in the Crime/Mystery-series, Strange Report, acting alongside Anthony Quayle and Anneke Wills. After the series was cancelled in 1970, Garas played bit parts on other TV-series, and appeared in films such as Ben, Fast Gun, Wonder Woman and Naked Vengeance.
He played a Sheriff at least 7 times, in films such as Dazzle, Piranha, Humanoids From the Deep and Final Mission. In 2004, he retired at age 64.
Filmography
Actor
2004
Mean Creek as
Detective Wright
2003
The Skin Horse as
Lt. Harrison
1999
Switched at Birth (TV Movie) as
Courthouse Reporter
1997
ER (TV Series) as
Tom Melgato
- When the Bough Breaks (1997) - Tom Melgato
1996
Humanoids from the Deep (TV Movie) as
Sheriff Barnes
1996
Pistol Pete (TV Movie) as
Ben Thompson
1995
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
Bill Baynes
- Hell on Wheels (1995) - Bill Baynes
1995
Dazzle (TV Movie) as
Sheriff
1995
Piranha (TV Movie) as
Sheriff Carl
1994
Puppet Master 5 (Video) as
Man #2
1993
The November Men as
Sergeant Major
1991
Death Falls as
Sheriff Perrin
1990
The New Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Glenn
- Vigilante (1990) - Glenn
1990
Yellowthread Street (TV Series) as
Whiteman
- I Knew a Man (1990) - Whiteman
1988
Fast Gun as
Harper
1988
Santa Barbara (TV Series) as
Sam
- Episode #1.952 (1988) - Sam
1987
Cameo by Night (TV Movie) as
Red
1986
The Devastator as
Sheriff
1985
Naked Vengeance as
Fletch
1985
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Meeks
- Road Games (1985) - Meeks
1984
Partners in Crime (TV Series) as
Max Dixon
- Fashioned for Murder (1984) - Max Dixon
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Roland Brooks
- Double Agent (1984) - Roland Brooks
1984
The Master (TV Series) as
Loring
- Rogues (1984) - Loring
1984
Final Mission as
Pinesville County Sheriff
1982
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Jake / Loggins
- Close Call for Daisy (1984) - Jake
- Bad Day in Hazzard (1982) - Loggins
1983
Bay City Blues (TV Series) as
Wheeden
- Pilot (1983) - Wheeden
1982
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) as
Ray Mason
- Christmas Song (1982) - Ray Mason
1982
The Devlin Connection (TV Series) as
Kroll
- Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves (1982) - Kroll
1982
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Pete
- Harts at High Noon (1982) - Pete
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) as
Burt Garner
- Daredevil (1982) - Burt Garner
1982
Massarati and the Brain (TV Movie) as
Nick Henry
1982
The Phoenix (TV Series) as
Jack Houghton
- A Presence of Evil (1982) - Jack Houghton
1981
Riker (TV Series) as
Brennan
- Honkytonk (1981) - Brennan
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Mark / Craig Howard / Johnny Fargo
- Voice of Terror (1979) - Mark
- The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild! (1969) - Craig Howard
- Twenty-Four Karat Kill (1968) - Johnny Fargo
1979
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Eddie Carlyle
- Ninety Pounds of Trouble (1979) - Eddie Carlyle
1979
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Lucas
- Going, Going, Gone (1979) - Lucas
1978
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Al
- The Cup (1978) - Al
1978
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Sid
- Return of the Turks (1978) - Sid
1977
Murder in Peyton Place (TV Movie) as
Springer
1973
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Thor Olafson / Col. Carl Abel, USAF / Jason / ...
- The Canine Collar (1977) - Thor Olafson
- Bird of Prey (1974) - Col. Carl Abel, USAF
- Inferno (1974) - Jason
- The Albatross (1973) - Artis Pierce
1974
Police Story (TV Series) as
Investigator Frank Mahoney / Gene Davis
- Spitfire (1977) - Investigator Frank Mahoney
- Fathers and Sons (1974) - Gene Davis
1976
Most Wanted (TV Series) as
Stearns
- The Slaver (1976) - Stearns
1976
Spencer's Pilots (TV Series) as
Mark
- The Code (1976) - Mark
1976
Joe Forrester (TV Series)
- An Act of Violence (1976)
1976
Barbary Coast (TV Series) as
Butch
- Mary Had More Than a Little (1976) - Butch
1973
Cannon (TV Series) as
Rod Blaney / Wes Martell
- The Melted Man (1975) - Rod Blaney
- Valley of the Damned (1973) - Wes Martell
1975
Half a House as
Artie
1975
Last Hours Before Morning (TV Movie) as
Ty Randolph
1975
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Frankie Benson
- The Company (1975) - Frankie Benson
1975
The Manhunter (TV Series) as
Harry Croft
- The Seventh Man (1975) - Harry Croft
1974
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Curt
- Time to Kill (1974) - Curt
1974
Wonder Woman (TV Movie) as
Steve Trevor
1973
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
Donald Garber
- Corpse and Robbers (1973) - Donald Garber
1973
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Chip
- Murder and the Computer (1973) - Chip
1973
Griff (TV Series) as
Tom Alden
- Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (1973) - Tom Alden
1973
Shaft (TV Series) as
Gerald Felk
- The Enforcers (1973) - Gerald Felk
1972
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Brad Warner / Dr. Eric Chandler
- A Lesson in Loving (1973) - Brad Warner
- Hour of Judgment (1972) - Dr. Eric Chandler
1972
Banyon (TV Series) as
Tom Porter
- The Murder Game (1972) - Tom Porter
1972
Ironside (TV Series) as
Owen Riggs
- Cold Hard Cash (1972) - Owen Riggs
1972
Circle of Fear (TV Series) as
Phil Briggs
- Bad Connection (1972) - Phil Briggs
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Jack Bell / John Christopher / Alex Kovak
- In Sickness and in Health (1972) - Jack Bell
- The Worth of a Man (1970) - John Christopher
- Rebel Doctor (1970) - Alex Kovak
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Twofer
- The Informant (1972) - Twofer
1972
Ben as
Joe Greer
1971
Insight (TV Series) as
Mylo / Alex Andrakias
- I'm Gonna Be Free (1972) - Mylo
- The Wrinkle Squad (1971) - Alex Andrakias
1972
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
David Bolanz
- The Princess and the Pig (1972) - David Bolanz
1968
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Del Keller / Jack Hill
- End of a Hero (1971) - Del Keller
- Wind It Up and It Betrays You (1968) - Jack Hill
1971
The City (TV Movie) as
Unknown man
1971
The Sheriff (TV Movie) as
Harve Gregory
1971
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Allen
- Sangre (1971) - Lieutenant Allen
1971
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Reverend Jimmy Douglas
- Suffer, Little Children (1971) - Reverend Jimmy Douglas
1970
The Interns (TV Series) as
Walt Chaucer
- The Prisoners (1970) - Walt Chaucer
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Phillip Henderson
- Invitation to Murder (1970) - Phillip Henderson
1970
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Buster Floyd
- Train of Darkness (1970) - Buster Floyd
1969
Strange Report (TV Series) as
Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 2493: Kidnap - Whose Pretty Girl Are You? (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 7931: Sniper - When Is Your Cousin Not? (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 4407: Heart - No Choice for the Donor (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 8944: Hand - A Matter of Witchcraft (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 2475: Revenge - When a Man Hates (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 3424: Epidemic - A Most Curious Crime (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 3906: Cover Girls - Last Year's Model (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change? (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 0846: Lonelyhearts - Who Killed Dan Cupid? (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 2641: Hostage - If You Won't Learn, Die! (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 0649: Skeleton - Let Sleeping Heroes Lie (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
- Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out (1969) - Hamlyn Gynt
1969
Love Is a Funny Thing as
Paul
1969
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Sheriff Finnegan
- The Civilized Men (1969) - Sheriff Finnegan
1969
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Keith
- Exodus 21.22 (1969) - Keith
1967
The Last Safari as
Casey
1966
Seaway (TV Series) as
Heinz
- Over the Falls (1966) - Heinz (as Kazimar Garas)
Archive Footage
2017
The Kid with the Rat (Video documentary short) as
Joe Greer (uncredited)
References
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