Acting
Afa Anoa'i
- Born
- Nov 21, 1942 · Aged 81
- Died
- Aug 16, 2024
- Place of birth
- Western Samoa Trust Territory
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 38
- TV credits
- 11
Also known as (4)
- Afa
- Wild Samoan #1
- Afa Anoaʻi
- Wild Samoan 1
Biography
Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice. Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and…
