#peter lupus

Peter Lupus was an actor a million years ago, and only old assholes like me remember him. He was also an incredible, record-setting weightlifter and body-builder, who also possessed amazing strength well into and past his 70s!

The top photo shows Peter and one of the original cast members of the hit TV show 'Mission Impossible' (1966--1973). His character was so beloved that, when the producers cut back his appearances, the fans screamed so loud for Peter to return to the show that the producers had no choice but to put Peter back!

Peter also has a great career in the Peplum films. What in the Wide World of Sports are Peplum films? I had no idea either, so I looked it up. Peplum films are films/movies, mostly filmed in Italy, that are often referred to as a sword-and-sandal movie—is a subgenre of historical, mythological, or biblical epic. These films primarily feature classical antiquity (Ancient Greece, Rome, or Egypt), highly stylized costumes like tunics, and larger-than-life, often muscular heroes completing mythological quests. (see, we both learned something today!)

Peter is also still alive, and probably still lifting a little!

(via PEPLUM TV: Musings!)