 He eventually became known in the wrestling circles as "Mr. Universe" because of being a two time winner of that most prestigious of bodybuilding titles.He made over 20 appearances as an actor in films.These include such films as "Melinda" (1972), "Black Belt Jones" (1974), "Truck Turner" (1974), "Mandingo" (1975), "Swashbuckler" (1976), "The Deep" (1977), "Circle of Iron" (1978), "The Nude Bomb" (1980), "The Big Brawl" (1980) and "The Sword and the Sorcerer" (1982).