Don Stroud

Donald Lee Don Stroud is an American actor and surfer. Stroud has appeared in many films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and has starred in over 100 films and 175 television shows to date.

Stroud was born and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of comedian and vaudevillien Clarence Stroud , and singer Ann Livermore , who toured the world with Frank Sinatra. Strouds mother and stepfather owned and operated the popular Embers Steak House and nightclub where Ann performed nightly. Don thrived on the beach in Waikiki under the watchful eyes of such mentors as Blackout, Mud, Buckshot, Rabbit and Steamboat. Stroud learned much from these famous beach boys, and in 1960, at the age of 17, he placed fourth in the Duke Kahanamoku World Surfing Championship at Makaha, Hawaii. He also earned a black belt in the Hawaiian martial art of Kajukenbo Self Defense.

Source: Wikipedia