Late 1960s to early 1970s

In 1970, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls was released. The Russ Meyer directed film also starred Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom and John Lazar. His character Randy Black is a boxing champion who seduces another man's girlfriend and also tries to run him over with a car.^[4][5] Also that year he appeared in a couple of television shows. He played an officer in Headmaster which aired in October and two episodes of The Bold Ones: The Senator which aired in November that year.^[6]

In 1971, another Russ Meyer directed film, The Seven Minutes was released. Iglehart played the part of Clay Rutherford.^[7] Angels Hard as They Come was released the same year. It was directed by Joe Viola and produced by Jonathan Demme. The executive producer was Roger Corman. Iglehart played the part of Monk. It also starred Scott Glenn, Charles Dierkop, Gary Busey and Gilder Texter.^[8] The film was about a group of bikers that come across a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town. Eventually this leads to conflict and chaos.^[9]

A 1973 release he starred in was Savage. In it he plays a criminal on the run who gets involved in a revolution against a military government.^[10] The setting is in a country that is controlled by a military dictatorship. His character Jim Haygood starts out working for the government to defeat rebel forces and capture a rebel leader called Moncada. Later he becomes appalled by thebrutal antics of his superiors, he subsequently sides with the rebels and becomes known under the nom de guerre "Savage". He is joined by two American friends who are performers at the local American club — knife-thrower Vicki and acrobat Amanda.^[11]

Mid to late 1970s

In 1974, Iglehart starred in the film Bamboo Gods and Iron Men which was directed by Cesar Gallardo and co-starred Shirley Washington. In it he played a famous American boxer who is taking his honeymoon in Manila and The Philippines. Somehow he gets involved in smuggling.^[12][13]

Death Force also known as Fighting Mad was directed by Cirio Santiago and released in 1978. Iglehart plays American Doug Russell, a US soldier who is heading home. After being betrayed and abandoned by his comrades, he is rescued by two WWII Japanese soldiers. They still believe that they are at war. He takes revenge with a Samurai sword with what he learnt from the Japanese soldiers.^[14][15] His four-year-old son James Monroe Iglehart also appeared in the film.^[16]