American actor and author Rodd Dana (also credited as Rod Dana or Robert Mark), was born as Roger Neal Francke in Vernal, Utah. He studied at UCLA and then took his first acting steps at the Pasadena Playhouse. Dana began in TV commercials before making his debut on the screen in the 1958 Poverty Row creature feature War of the Colossal Beast (1958) (the 'beast', in this instance, being a 60-foot man). He had several more no-name roles and cameos to his name before becoming temporarily dishearte...
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