Sasha Siemel | |
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_promotional_photo.jpg) Siemel (right) with Frank Buck (left) in the 1937 film Jungle Menace | |
| Born | January 25, 1890 Riga, Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire) |
| Died | February 14, 1970 |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1937 |
| Spouse | Edith Bray |
Alexander "Sasha" Siemel (Latvian: Aleksandrs Žiemelis; 1890–1970) was an American/Argentinian adventurer, professional hunter, guide, actor, writer, photographer, and lecturer of Latvian origin. He spoke seven languages and boasted of having experienced more adventure in a single year than most men had witnessed in a lifetime. He is known among sportsmen, claiming to have successfully hunted more than 300 jaguars in the Mato Grosso jungles of Brazil.
Siemel's accomplishments in pursuing the large and often dangerous jaguar, the biggest cat in the Western Hemisphere and third-largest in the world, are deemed all the more impressive because on many of his hunts, he was reportedly armed only with a spear.