Tough-guy actor who got his start in TV westerns and action shows, then
moved on to write, produce, direct and star in sub-par low-budget biker
flicks and action films such as Five the Hard Way (1969), Wonder Women (1973) and Supercock (1975). He ran an acting school at one time with
his wife and sometime co-star Claire Polan.
Son of Lando Irvin Lilly and Mary Alice Johnson, father of Robert
Leland Lilly and Julie Lynn Lilly with Joan Corrine Hillyard.