Think he may have had one Mexican parent and one American parent, but whatever, it works well for his looks, right?
Surprised that John's most famous films are produced within a matter of a two year span....
"Back Street" (1961) as Paul Saxon
"Tammy Tell Me True" (1961) as Thomas 'Tom' Freeman
"Romanoff and Juliet" (1961) as Igor Romanoff
"Midnight Lace" (1960) as Brian Younger
"Spartacus" (1960) as Julius Caesar
"Psycho" (1960) as Sam Loomis
"A Breath of Scandal" (1960) as Charles Foster
"Imitation of Life" (1959) as Steve Archer
He goes from portraying Sandra Dee's would-be-stepfather to her would-be-fiancé but also pairs nicely with Vera Miles and Susan Hayward.
Also interesting that he plays the quiet leading man to overly dramatic leading ladies in those Ross Hunter/ Douglas Sirk soapies remakes, where the originals and original remakes are much better, but John still commands the screen, even with Donna Mills on Love Boar many years later.
Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent....His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, including Cayetano Apablasa, were early landowners in California under Spanish rule. Gavin's mother was Delia Diana Pablos.
I always figured (no doubt due to 1960's Spartacus) that he was probably of Greek descent. As you said, Quite, whatever the genetic makeup was, it definitely worked.
genplant29 的回复
于 2019 年 08 月 28 日 5:48下午
RIP, Mr. Gavin.
I see his original name was Juan Vincent Apablasa. Somehow it hadn't ever at all occurred to me that he might be of Latin descent.
It would have been interesting to see him as James Bond. I think that just might have worked!
QuitePleasant 的回复
于 2019 年 08 月 29 日 10:45下午
Think he may have had one Mexican parent and one American parent, but whatever, it works well for his looks, right?
He goes from portraying Sandra Dee's would-be-stepfather to her would-be-fiancé but also pairs nicely with Vera Miles and Susan Hayward.
Also interesting that he plays the quiet leading man to overly dramatic leading ladies in those Ross Hunter/ Douglas Sirk soapies remakes, where the originals and original remakes are much better, but John still commands the screen, even with Donna Mills on Love Boar many years later.
genplant29 的回复
于 2019 年 08 月 30 日 12:08下午
According to Wikipedia:
I always figured (no doubt due to 1960's Spartacus) that he was probably of Greek descent. As you said, Quite, whatever the genetic makeup was, it definitely worked.
DanDare 的回复
于 2019 年 09 月 06 日 5:52下午
I think the Bond people always had him as a standby when they were negotiating with Connery.