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Peter Nash Lupus Jr. (born June 17, 1932) is an American bodybuilder and actor. He is best known for his role as on the television series (1966–1973).

Personal life
Lupus is one of three siblings born in to Mary Irene ( Lambert; 1910–2003) and Peter Nash Lupus (1898–1981).

Lupus attended the Jordan College of Fine Arts at Butler University, where he also played football and basketball and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, graduating in 1954. He and his wife, Sharon, have a son, Peter Nash Lupus III, who is also an actor.

Career
Bodybuilder
Standing 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 into the "" 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.

Actor
cast in 1970]]Lupus played in the original '' television series in the 1960s. Armitage was the Impossible Missions Force's muscle man, and featured in nearly all episodes of the series. The character of Willy Armitage was the strong, silent type, usually with very little dialogue. Late in the show's run, during season five, the producers decided that his character was superfluous and he was dropped to recurring status, appearing in a little over half of that season's episodes. Outcry from fans and lack of success in finding a replacement for his character — originally replaced by — resulted in his return to regular status the following season and to his getting a greater role in the stories, often assuming disguises as a convict or a thug. Only Bob Johnson and sustained regular roles through the show's entire run.

Lupus's other television work included a guest spot as on 's television show, a boxer with a glass jaw on , a caveman on an episode of , and the recurring role of Detective Norberg on the short-lived Police Squad!

Playgirl pinup
Lupus was one of the first well-known male actors to pose with full frontal nudity for magazine, in April 1974. Photographs of Lupus appeared in a number of issues. Before this, he was hired by the United States Air Force to appear in a series of commercials playing the role of (with the permission of what is now ). He appeared for many months until the Playgirl pictorial was published.
(2025). 9781118483824, John Wiley & Sons. .

Present day
On July 19, 2007, at age 75, Lupus set a world weightlifting endurance record by lifting over the course of 24 minutes, 50 seconds at the Spectrum Club in El Segundo, California. This topped the record Lupus set five years earlier in celebration of his 70th birthday of in 27 minutes.

Lupus was a member of Sheriff 's volunteer in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Filmography
List of acting credit references:

Film
1964The Brass BottleSlaveuncredited
1964Muscle Beach PartyFlex Martiancredited as Rock Stevens
1964Hercules and the Tyrants of BabylonHerculescredited as Rock Stevens
1965Goliath at the Conquest of DamascusGoliathcredited as Rock Stevens
1965Challenge of the GladiatorSpartacuscredited as Rock Stevens
1965Giant of the Evil IslandPedro Valverdecredited as Rock Stevens
1983The Escapistunknown role
1985PulsebeatGreg Adonis
1987AssassinationTV Announcer
1989Think BigBad Guy #1
1991HangfireSergeant Conlan
1991Driving Me CrazyGM Boss
1992The Nutt HouseMusso
1993Acting on ImpulseSteven Smith
1993Cockfighter #2
1999Carol's WakeUncle Chavy
2012Mission: IrreparableP.L.
2014Mission: ImposterPresident Bush

Television
1962I'm Dickens, He's FensterDr. Bartless"Nurse Dickens"
1962The Jack Benny ProgramTarzan"Jack Plays Tarzan"
1962The Joey Bishop ShowWillie Foster"Chance of a Lifetime"
1963The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCasimir H. Prohosky Jr."Beauty Is Only Kin Deep"
1963The Red Skelton ShowRoommate/Silent Spot"The Mouth Shall Rise Again"
1966–1973Willy Armitageseries regular (161 episodes)
1966GypsyHimself"Naura Hayden/Sandy Baron/Peter Lupus"
1968–1975The Mike Douglas ShowHimself5 episodes
1969Pay Cards!HimselfAugust 25, 1969
1970The Carol Burnett ShowHimself (Cameo)"Vikki Carr and Flip Wilson"
1970Life with LinkletterHimself"Peter Lupus/Morton Hunt"
1970The Real Tom Kennedy ShowHimself"#1.35"
1970–1971The Merv Griffin ShowHimself2 episodes
1970–1974Himself2 episodes
1971It's Your BetHimself"Dan Dailey/Peter Lupus"
1971HimselfOctober 14, 1971
1979Himself"Roller Disco: Part 2"
1980AntarNona/One Million B.C."
1980The Love BoatDave Porter2 episodes
1981B.J. and the BearMoseDetective Finger, I Presume"
1982Police Squad!Norberg4 episodes
1984Himself2 episodes
1993Love, Cheat & StealGuard #5TV Movie
1997Spy GameMr. White"Why Spy?"

Further reading
  • Patrick J. White, The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier. New York: Avon Books, 1991.

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