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santo says on 21/Jan/10
ive seen this movie angelfist, too bad he passed away. condolences to the family. he is a huge filipno
Ramil says on 5/Nov/09
hi Mikey, i was fortunate enough to meet with Chris Dantes,his nephew.Your Uncle was lucky to meet Mr. Dantes. I heard from Chris that in real life he was a very humble & helpful individual.I bought a copy of the Pacific connection from Chris. Awesome movie,it looks like it was made ltely. Very good quality mikey says on 11/Sep/09
hey ramil,this guy passed away,my uncle in cali says he knew him mr.roland dantes & met him at the movie set for pacific connection.he is saddened by this. Ramil says on 30/Jun/09
Wow so sad a filipino legend passed away,i wanted to meet him in person when i went home to the philippines.the arnold picture is very nice,wasnt arnold 6,3 ? yes i guess mr.dantes' hair made him look aliitle like 2 inches more.but nice description regardless Jay says on 16/Jun/09
Cmon guys, Dantes' hair makes him look 2 inches taller. Arnold is caught in mid step. You can see that his left foot is stepping towards the camera which makes his right heel raise. That is not tip toeing. chris dantes says on 15/Jun/09
hi everyone ,thanks for the comments.my uncle's picture with arnold is indeed genuine.this was taken in 1969 in new york.i have the original negatives.i stand 5,10 & a half flat.in the late 80's my uncle fell off a horse in his farm in australia.he was in a wheelchair for a year.got to walk again coz of bodybuilding.my point is ever since then i dont think his back got back to its usual state although he could still do action stuff as he did in delta force with chuck.he also told me that ken waller & others would normally exaggerate heigtht to make them look more like giants onstage.i have pro basketball player friends in the philippines saying the pro league adds an inch to their profile,whereas in rality one would stand 6.6,then his pro basketball profile would state 6'8.haha.media.The family of the late roland dantes would like to thank Rob for posting this. Godbless Lynn says on 9/Jun/09
Yes Rob,
you are right, the front of Arnie foot is not sufficient bent.
Is there a possibility that Arnold is on a barbell plate or some other kind of stuff?
What do you think about that.
Anyway there is something strange in that pic.
Look at how long are Arnold arms in comparison of Dantes.
I have also some doubt that it is a 1969 pic. Arnold had that kind of body and face only after 1970.
But I may be wrong.
[Editor Rob: it's from 1969 mr universe where dantes was 4th runner up] Lynn says on 9/Jun/09
Thanks Rob.
Another question for you,
how do you consider the strange posture of Arnold in this pic and his seeming tiptoeing?
[Editor Rob: I don't know, sometimes the angle of the shot might give an illusion of tip toe but I would expect the front of his foot to be more bent if he really was on toes there...] Lynn says on 9/Jun/09
Rob,
how did you estimate Roland Dantes's height?
[Editor Rob: his nephew asked if I could add him.] Paddington says on 7/Jun/09
Except for the last picture, the angles are untrustworthy. Also, why is Arnold on tiptoes? Justin says on 6/Jun/09
The picture with Dantes and Arnold looks fake. The lighting on each of their bodies is completely different. Not to mention they are looking at different places. Daniel says on 5/Jun/09
Ha ha ha, Rusty, what a diehard fan of Schwarzenegger you are! Rusty says on 5/Jun/09
Arnold was a weak 6'2" at beak and is now around 6'0". This guy is lookin 6 foot next to arnold. says on 4/Jun/09
no if Chuck Norris is 5'8.5" then we must downgrade Roland Dantes to 5'9.5" Daniel says on 4/Jun/09
Thanks Lynn. It was just a logical conclusion :) Lynn says on 4/Jun/09
Great job Daniel. Bravo!
Finally we have a proof.
And I would like to remember that bodybuilder even shorter than Dantes, I mean Tinnerino, Ken Waller, Bill Pearl and so on... claimed 6' or more. Absurd.
The BB height in the '70 were all inflated.
Arnold was around 6' peak. Daniel says on 3/Jun/09
Assumming Dantes was 1.78m peak, then judging by the left photograph it's clear that Schwarzenegger's peak was no more than 1.83m (if that). Take into account, that even though Arnold is barefoot (unlike Dantes) he kinds of tiptoe in that picture. |
