Jeffries starred as Vibio in the foreign film, La Rivolta degli schiavi, or The Revolt of the Slaves, with his wife Rhonda Fleming cast as Fabiola. Jeffries persuaded producers to cast him in the role after he traveled to Rome with his wife and discovered that the leading male role had not been cast. After he and Fleming traveled to Madrid to film, they discovered that the director, Nunzio Malasomma, would not speak to either of them, so Jeffries directed them both.[3]
On August 13, 1966, while living in Rome, Jeffries married Gail Harris, the mother of John Paul Getty III.[8]Brett Halsey was the best man and Heidi Bruehl was the maid of honor.[9] Jeffries and Harris later divorced, and Jeffries went into real estate and boat business in the US.[10]
Jeffries died on February 12, 1987, in Huntington Beach, California, after a bout with cancer. He was survived by his third wife, mother, and brother.[10]
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^"Rhonda, TV Actor Married". The Independent. Long Beach, California. April 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
