in fer no ▁( 1 9 2 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁movie ▁he ▁remembered ▁seeing ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁His ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁film ▁La ▁Str ada ▁features ▁a ▁brut ish ▁strong man ▁perform er . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁advent ures ▁have ▁been ▁enjoyed ▁mostly ▁by ▁dev ote es ▁of ▁camp ▁style . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁films , ▁Mac iste ▁contro ▁i ▁c acci atori ▁di ▁test e ▁( trans l ated ▁as ▁Col oss us ▁and ▁the ▁Head h un ters ) ▁and ▁Mac iste ▁e ▁la ▁reg ina ▁di ▁Sam ar ▁( as ▁Her cules ▁Again st ▁the ▁Moon ▁Men ) ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁comedy ▁television ▁program ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁Col oss us ▁and ▁the ▁Head h un ters , ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁of ▁Mac iste ' s ▁name ▁was ▁frequently ▁mock ed ▁as ▁" my ▁che es este ak ." ▁ ▁The ▁Belg ian ▁strong man ▁John ▁Mass is ▁based ▁his ▁pseud onym ▁on ▁Mac iste . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁The ▁Ca iman ▁features ▁an ▁Italian ▁explo itation ▁film ▁producer ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁Mach iste ▁Again st ▁Fre ud . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁film ▁Il ▁Fut uro ▁R ut ger ▁H auer ▁plays ▁a ▁retired ▁actor ▁and ▁body builder ▁nick named ▁" M ach iste " ▁for ▁having ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁in