Soteron "Sam" Vlahos was born in San Diego, California, on August 10, 1935, to Theodore Vlahos of Kakouri, Greece, and Juanita Romero of Baja, Mexico. After serving in the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, he pursued his acting career. He worked extensively in television and movies, but the theater was his greatest love because of the challenge of one-take delivery and the spontaneity of audience feedback. In 2009 he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring of unknown origin) and passed away on September 3, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Jill, his two sons Mark and Chris from a previous marriage, and his three grandsons Joe, Jimmy, and Danny. To take 1 John 4:19 a bit out of context, we loved him because he first loved us, and we were so blessed to have him in our lives. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Mark Vlahos (eldest son)
