- Born
- Birth nameCarl Bruce Yorke
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Carl Gabriel Yorke was born on November 23, 1952 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Apollo 13 (1995) and Idle Hands (1999).
- His most infamous role, Alan Yates in Cannibal Holocaust (1980), was given to him because the wardrobe was already bought and they needed an actor who wore size 10 1/2 shoes. He had no idea what the role or the movie was until he arrived in South America and read the script. During the filming, he was often afraid that they were going to kill him for the movie.
- On September 21st 2020 he appeared on the Uneasy Terrain Explorers podcast discussing his experience and the following legacy of Cannibal Holocaust.
- He was one of four actors who the Italian police believed had been murdered in the making of the 1980 horror film, Cannibal Holocaust.
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