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Actor Born: 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: April 27, 1996 in Dallas, TX Biography:A Brooklyn street-gang member in his youth, actor "Adam Roarke" spent the bulk of his film career wearing a black leather jacket, sporting a menacing-looking beard, and roaring into view astride a motorcycle. During the biker-flick vogue of the 1960s and early 1970s, Roarke either starred or co-starred in such chrome-plated epics as "Hell's Angels on Wheels," "Hell's Belles" and The Losers. In one of his rare non-cycle appearances, he played Raymond Bailey, the conceited movie star who is doubled by "Steve Railsback" in "The Stunt Man" (1980). In 1987, Adam Roarke made his directorial debut with "Trespasses." Roarke was born into a show business family; his father was a vaudeville comedian and his mother a chorine. He himself did not take up acting until after he decided to clean up his act and serve two years in the Army. He briefly studied acting and at age 19 signed a contract with Universal Studios... Full Biography
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