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Phillip Paley

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Phillip Paley
Phillip Paley is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Cha-Ka from the original TV series Land of the Lost (1974-1976). He starred in the Roger Corman comedy Beach Balls (1987). He was the youngest black belt in U.S. history at age nine (1973) and performed on The Tonight Show with his instructor Chuck Norris.
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    Known for

    Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
    Land of the Lost
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cha-Ka
    Beach Balls (1988)
    Beach Balls
    4.5
    • Charlie Harrison(as Philip Paley)
    • 1988
    Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Ernie Wolfe(as Philip Paley)
    The Last Page of Summer (2020)
    The Last Page of Summer
    8.3
    • Chaka (trampoline kid)
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Last Page of Summer (2020)
      The Last Page of Summer
      8.3
      • Chaka (trampoline kid)
      • 2020
    • Beach Balls (1988)
      Beach Balls
      4.5
      • Charlie Harrison (as Philip Paley)
      • 1988
    • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
      Airwolf
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Ernie Wolfe (as Philip Paley)
      • 1985
    • Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
      Land of the Lost
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cha-Ka
      • 1974–1976
    • Apple's Way (1974)
      Apple's Way
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Boy with squirrel (as Philip Paley)
      • 1974

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Chaka's official Facebook page
      • Facebook
    • Alternative name
      • Philip Paley
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • September 15
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Marla Mattenson(separated)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Cheez-it with Kathy Coleman

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The punk band Scared of Chaka was named in homage to Paley's "Land of the Lost" character.

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