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Ted V. Mikels
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor Born: 1929 Biography:Born Theodore Vincent Mikacevich in 1929, colorful Oregon native Ted V. Mikels, with his distinctive handlebar mustache and famed for his unorthodox lifestyle, is one of the most eccentric and endearing figures in the cult horror pantheon. Beginning his entertainment career at age 15 as a stage magician and ventriloquist, the young Mikels moved to California in the 1950s, where he learned every aspect of the film business by working as a stunt man, editor, sound technician, cinematographer, and even music composer on films directed by figures such as Andre de Toth and "Andrew V. McLaglen". In 1963, he directed his first feature, "Strike Me Deadly". The film was made in Oregon to keep the budget reasonable, yet Mikels was forced to repeatedly mortgage his home to complete it. Although it played in theaters for years, he never saw a penny, teaching him a bitter lesson about the necessity for securing... Full Biography
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