The Exorcist (film) shot that obscured his face, as Friedkin felt that Vandis's face would be connected with his previous role in the Woody Allen film "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)". Vandis had previously played Milos Stavros, an Armenian shepherd who was in love with a sheep. Warners had approached Arthur Penn, Stanley Kubrick, and Mike Nichols, to direct, all of whom turned the project down. Originally Mark Rydell was hired to direct, but William Peter Blatty insisted on Friedkin instead, because he wanted his film to have the same energy as Friedkin's previous film,
Elaine Giftos Show", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Otherworld (TV series)", "Barney Miller", "Three's Company", "Hawaii Five-O", "Quincy, M.E.", "Knight Rider", "Magnum, P.I.", "Murder, She Wrote", "Tales of the Unexpected", the cult classic "War of the Worlds", "Ally McBeal", "Mars and Beyond", and "Family Law". Her movie credits include roles in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970), "The Student Nurses" (1970), "Gas-s-s-s" (1970, as the female lead, Cilla), "No Drums, No Bugles" (1972), "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972), "The Wrestler" (1974), "Paternity" (1981, starring Burt Reynolds), "Angel" (1984), and "The