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Stephen Lester Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing the protagonist as muscular characters such as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan.
Known for his size and definition, ... and fitness ambassador, he had working relationships with weightlifters Steve Reeves, ... Forearms: 13.4 inches (34 cm)
Standing 6 ft 1 in and with a top weight of 250 lb, he was known for his mass and was a forerunner to the size-focused aspects that dominate modern bodybuilding. [5] He was also renowned for his strength, which he often demonstrated in contests and strongman exhibitions. He is on record as the second man (after Doug Hepburn) to bench press 500 lb.
The early success of the Mr Universe was underpinned by the support of many of the big names taking part such as John Grimek, Steve Reeves, Reg Park and Bill Pearl. Into the 1960s and 1970s the Mr Universe also became the launching pad for many of the famous bodybuilders of the day such as Arnold Schwarzenegger , Lou Ferrigno , Serge Nubret and ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1974. Feras Saied; Frank Saldo; Monte Saldo; Silvio Samuel; Eugen Sandow, "father" of modern bodybuilding; Miloš Šarčev; Marko Savolainen, "Supermass"; Günter Schlierkamp, "The Gentle Giant"
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Steve Reeves John Carroll Grimek (June 17, 1910 [ 2 ] – November 20, 1998) was an American bodybuilder and weightlifter active in the 1930s and 1940s. Grimek was Mr. America in 1940 and 1941, and Mr. Universe in 1948.
The film was bodybuilder Steve Reeves' final film prior to his retirement. Reeves, who turned down the lead of A Fistful of Dollars [2] financed and co-wrote the film himself upon seeing the successful box office returns of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns at the time. The film did poorly and Reeves retired from filmmaking that year.