''Lee Kolima'' (born Charles Howard Zalopany, February 20, 1920 in

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, died November 23, 1995), was a professional wrestler and a film actor.

Biography

Born to George Zalopany and Anna Silva, Charles married Cleo Zalopany on January 24, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. He wrestled in the 1950s under the names Kubla Khan, Lee Kolima and Hilo Lee Kolima. Kolima began his film and television career in 1965 with a role in ''

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'' and made his film debut the following year in an uncredited role in

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'' (1966). With the popularity of

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in the spy genre of the mid-1960s, Kolima played an intimidating enemy secret agent in such television shows as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cool '' episode of ''

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''. He appeared alongside

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himself in '' Dimension 5'' (1966). He appeared on the cover of

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'' alongside

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. His final film appearance was in ''

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'' (1984).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolima, Lee 1920 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male professional wrestlers American male film actors Male actors from Hawaii