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- Max Thayer was born on June 18, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for S.W.A.T. (2003), Planet of Dinosaurs (1977) and Hot and Deadly (1982).
- Drafted into the Army in 1966, served 3 years and came to Los Angeles, California USA in 1969 to try and break into movies.
- In his first film, Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976), he was credited under his real name, but his voice was dubbed.
- Joined an experimental theatre group in 1969 and performed street theatre in Venice, California.
- [on drinking snake blood in No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)] At first I wasn't going to do it. Use some tomato juice or something to fake it. Then, through an interpreter, Corey Yuen explained what he wanted to do. Dolly-track from the snake to the table, no cuts. In the same spirit of performing a stunt I agreed to do it. If the audience can see that it is really you doing it then it adds to the story. Besides, they are going to sacrifice the snake anyway, might as well honor him by drinking his blood. It''s considered an aphrodisiac but after they mix it with Chinese whiskey all I can say is it tasted like an emergency room.
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