Tom Lopaka's full name is Thomas Jefferson Lopaka. Cricket Blake's real first name is Chryseis Robert Wagner was asked to play Tom Lopaka, but he wanted to concentrate on movies instead. He then recommended his friend Robert Conrad for the role, which led to Conrad being cast. He had a dark tan from his time at the beach during the past year, when he was looking for work, and made the producers think of him as a beach type. Robert Wagner was asked to play Tom Lopaka, but he wanted to conc ...[Read Story ]