Soteron "Sam" Vlahos was born in San Diego, California, on August 10, 1935, to Theodore Vlahos of Kakouri, Greece, and Juanita Romero of Baja, Mexico. After serving in the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, he pursued his acting career.
The Rapture
Wayne
Little House on the Prairie
1st Indian
Christmas in the Clouds
Joe Clouds on Fire
Powwow Highway
Chief Joseph
Lone Star
Pete
The Flash
Dr. Lawrence
The Milagro Beanfield War
In The Governor's Office
American History X
Dr. Aguilar
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Servant
Grand Avenue
Henry
Held Up
Jose
Born in East L.A.
Father Sanchez
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Don Cleto
Kiss Me a Killer
Father Dominguez
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Sgt. Freddie Diaz
The Zeros
Durango
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Tomas
Permanent Record
Poodle Springs
Eddie Garcia
The Big Squeeze
Father Sanchez
Cold Heaven
Alvarado