Phillip Paley is an American

United States

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 actor possibly best recalled for his role as Cha-Ka in the 1974 American television series Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)

Land of the Lost is a children's television series co-created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. During its original run, it was broadcast on the NBC television network....

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Born in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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, Paley began his acting career at age ten on the cult children's TV series Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)

Land of the Lost is a children's television series co-created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. During its original run, it was broadcast on the NBC television network....

. He was discovered for the role by becoming the youngest Black Belt in U.S. history (1973) at age nine, and by having appeared on The Tonight Show

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with Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

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 and Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

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. In 1988 he starred in a Roger Corman

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 teen exploitation comedy titled Beachballs. He has contributed to interviews and commentary on the Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)

Land of the Lost is a children's television series co-created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. During its original run, it was broadcast on the NBC television network....

DVDs.