Background
Garas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, but moved to America at an early age where he began acting.
Garas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, but moved to America at an early age where he began acting.
Kaz Garas began his career with a few minor parts in television-series, but finally took off after co-starring as "Hamlyn Gynt" in the Crime/Mystery-series, Strange Report, acting alongside Anthony Quayle and Anneke Wills. After the series was cancelled in 1970, Garas played bit parts on other television-series, and appeared in films such as Ben, Fast Gun, Wonder Woman and Naked Vengeance. He played a Sheriff at least 7 times, in films such as Dazzle, Piranha, Humanoids From the Deep and Final Mission.
In 2004, he retired at age 64.