Rod Dana
# Rod Dana

Rod Dana (born Roger Francke; 8 August 1934) is an American former actor, writer and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.

## Life and career

Born in Vernal, Utah, Dana started his career as a runway and photographic model in the late 1950s. After occasionally appearing in minor roles in a number of B-movies, he moved to Italy to pursue an acting career. In the second half of the 1960s starred in a number of genre films, mainly Eurospy and Spaghetti Western films, often credited as Robert Mark. In 2003 Dana wrote a novel, Conversations with the Devil: Dialogues with the Soul, under the pen name Jon Christian Eagle.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | War of the Colossal Beast | | |
| 1958 | How to Make a Monster | Lab Technician | |
| 1959 | The Miracle | Courier | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Sea Hunt | | Season 4, Episode 10 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | One of Caesar's Entourage | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | U.S. Embassy Marine | Uncredited |
| 1965 | I Knew Her Well | TV Interviewer | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Aide to Gen. Randolph | |
| 1966 | Vacanze sulla neve | | |
| 1966 | Killer 77, Alive or Dead | Lester | |
| 1966 | Kill or Be Killed | Johnny Ringo | |
| 1966 | Operation White Shark | Pat Rosario, Agente AD3 | |
| 1967 | Kill the Wicked! | | |
| 1967 | Handle with Care | Randall | |
| 1969 | Metti, una sera a cena | | Voice |
| 1969 | Carnal Circuit | Charlie | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Let's Have a Riot | Piero | |
| 1970 | Hornets' Nest | U.S. Colonel | |
| 1985 | Ladyhawke | Guard at the City Gate | |
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Soldier | Uncredited, (final film role) |
