Dave Rochlen

Dave Rochlen. Self: America's Newest Sport. Dave Rochlen was a World-class surfer, U.S. Marine in World WWII, famous Santa Monica lifeguard, and the Stunt Diver who portrayed Captain Nemo in Walt Disney's 1954 motion picture version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He was featured in Life magazine three times; was a focal character in Disney's Operation Undersea TV documentary; starred in Bruce Brown's surfing documentary "America's Newest...