Péter Pál

Peter Pal was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 4, 1941. He is the son of motion picture producer and director George Pal and Zsoka Pal. He has one brother, David Pal. He grew up and was educated in Los Angeles and then went on to Santa Monica City College and the University of Mexico. In the 1960s he made two appearances in his father's films: one as a captive, in Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961), who is seen talking with the film's hero, Demetrios, as they are pressed into a work gang in the crystal mines; the other, two appearances as the Yeti (Abominable Snowman) of Lao's circus in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964). He now lives in Australia, where he is researching ways to tailor the environment, as needed, by applying the science and the art of horticulture.