Peter Lupus Jr (born June 17, 1932) is an American actor and
bodybuilder. He is most known for having played Willy Armitage in the
original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s and
1970s.Lupus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father Peter Nash
Lupus, Sr. (1899-1981) was from Sareen, Lebanon. His mother was
American. He attended the Jordan College of Fine Arts at Butler
University, where he also played football and basketball, graduating
in 1954. He and his wife, Sharon, have a son, Peter Lupus III, who is
also an actor.Standing 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) with a developed
physique, Lupus began his career by earning the titles of Mr.
Indianapolis, Mr. Indiana, Mr. Hercules and Mr. International Health
Physique. Lupus was one of many bodybuilders who followed Steve Reeves
into the "sword and sandal" films of the 1960s, occasionally credited
as Rock Stevens for such films as Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
(1964), Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) and Muscle Beach Party
(1964) where he starred as "Mr. Galaxy" Flex Martian.During the early
1970s, Lupus promoted European Health Spa, traveling the country to
make appearances and sign autographs at several of the gyms' grand
openings.
bodybuilder. He is most known for having played Willy Armitage in the
original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s and
1970s.Lupus was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father Peter Nash
Lupus, Sr. (1899-1981) was from Sareen, Lebanon. His mother was
American. He attended the Jordan College of Fine Arts at Butler
University, where he also played football and basketball, graduating
in 1954. He and his wife, Sharon, have a son, Peter Lupus III, who is
also an actor.Standing 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) with a developed
physique, Lupus began his career by earning the titles of Mr.
Indianapolis, Mr. Indiana, Mr. Hercules and Mr. International Health
Physique. Lupus was one of many bodybuilders who followed Steve Reeves
into the "sword and sandal" films of the 1960s, occasionally credited
as Rock Stevens for such films as Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
(1964), Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) and Muscle Beach Party
(1964) where he starred as "Mr. Galaxy" Flex Martian.During the early
1970s, Lupus promoted European Health Spa, traveling the country to
make appearances and sign autographs at several of the gyms' grand
openings.
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