Emerging from a San Francisco upbringing as the son of a physician, Wolff refined his acting skills at UCLA, where he also wrote and directed plays and met future collaborator Monte Hellman. He entered the film world through a series of low-budget Roger Corman projects, moving from uncredited parts in I Mobster and The Wasp Woman to co-lead roles in Beast from Haunted Cave and Ski Troop Attack, wh…
