Gordon Mitchell
Tall, massively built, imposing-looking blond Gordon Mitchell (early on dubbed the "The Bronze Giant") was one of those perfectly developed bodybuilders who jumped on the Steve Reeves bandwagon and hightailed it to Italy to seek movie stardom as a Herculean strongman. Born Charles Allen Pendleton in Denver, Colorado on July 29, 1923, and raised in Inglewood, California, Mitchell served in WWII and, at one point, became a prisoner of war at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Gordon went to USC in Los Angeles under the G.I. bill and became a high school teacher and guidance counselor. A fitness nut with an incredible physique, he soon became part of the Venice, California "Muscle Beach" crowd and it took over. He literally flexed his way into the entertainment business as part of Mae West's musclebound revue. He toured everywhere with Ms. West from Las Vegas to the Latin Quarter with other "abs"normal actor wannabes Mickey Hargitay, Brad Harris and Reg Lewis. In between, Gordon obscurely posed as beefcake in such films as The Ten Commandments (1956), Li'l Abner (1959) and Spartacus (1960), which, of course, did little to advance his acting career. In 1961, after Reeves' Le fatiche di Ercole (1958) proved a box-office smash, the non-Italian-speaking Mitchell, among others, headed off to Europe to compete on the peplum film pedestal. With his fierce and progressively hardened features, Gordon wound up playing both hero and villain, appearing regularly in the popular, if poorly dubbed, sandal-and-spear epics. In the usual over-the-top style. Gordon started off as the title strongman in Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi (1961); and went on to play the Roman warrior General Metellus in Il conquistatore di Corinto (1961); massively muscled hero Obro in Il gigante di Metropolis (1961); Pluto, the God of War in Vulcano, figlio di Giove (1962); the villainous pirate Hamar in Giulio Cesare contro i pirati (1962); the title hero L'ira di Achille (1962); the barbarous villain Brenno in Brenno il nemico di Roma (1963); a slave and co-hero in Gli schiavi più forti del mondo (1964); evil tyrant Omar in Simbad contro i sette saraceni (1964); villainous assassin Sven in Erik il vichingo (1965); and the villainous Hunding in Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata (1965); Gordon developed a strong core of fans during this brief reign. When the film fad wore off by 1965, Mitchell, unlike many of his pectoral partners who chose to drop out of sight, moved on and muscled his way into more than 100 additional films. Many of his later 60's and 70's offerings were further down the credits list in the "spaghetti western" or "giallo mystery" categories -- staying true to the country that made him a star -- 3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo (1966), Uccidi o muori (1966) (Kill or Be Killed), È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966), Nato per uccidere (1967), Little Rita nel West (1967), Bersaglio mobile (1967), John il bastardo (1967), Cin cin... cianuro (1968), Al di là della legge (1968), T'ammazzo!... Raccomandati a Dio (1968), Carogne si nasce (1968), Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (1969), Arrivano Django e Sartana... è la fine (1970), Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra! (1970), Se t'incontro t'ammazzo (1971), Per una bara piena di dollari (1971), Giù le mani... carogna! (Django Story) (1971), Vamos a matar Sartana (1971), Il giorno del giudizio (1971), Il suo nome era Pot (1971), Era Sam Wallash!... lo chiamavano... E Così Sia (1971), Un uomo chiamato Dakota (1972), Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado (1972), Allegri becchini... arriva Trinità (1972), I sette del gruppo selvaggio (1975) and La polizia ordina: sparate a vista (1976). As the years went on, Gordon would branch out more internationally. Some of these films included The Arizona Kid (1970) (Philippines); Le saut de l'ange (1971) (France); Sette volte sette (1969) (Hong Kong); La tigre venuta dal fiume Kwai (1975) (Germany); Une femme spéciale (1979) (France); Kopfschuß (1981) (Germany); Inchon (1981) (US); the international mini-series Marco Polo (1982); Vivre pour survivre (1984) (France); Commando Invasion (1986) (Germany) and Evil Spawn (1987) (Taiwan). Returning to the States around 1990, Gordon continued to work sporadically (Bikini Drive-In (1995) and An Enraged New World (2002)) until his last film -- the crime action flick Malevolence (2004). The actor, briefly married in the early 1950's, died of a heart attack on September 20, 2003, in Marina del Rey, California. He was 80 years old.
Gordon Moore
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Gordon Morris
Gordon was born in Dundee, Scotland and spent most of his time growing up in Douglas (a housing scheme in the east end of the city). He went to school at Whitfield Primary, Powrie Primary and Craigie High. He never really thought of acting until he met a friend, who he'd been on a bricklaying course with a few years earlier, who was now training to be an actor. His friend introduced him to the acting scene in Dundee and within a few weeks he was a member of Dundee Rep community theatre. He then applied for the Dundee College Theatre Arts course, he was accepted onto the course and absolutely loved every single minute of the training he received. In 1999 he gained a place at the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). Three years in Glasgow surrounded by some of the most amazing acting talent, and being taught by some of the best acting teachers in the world, really opened his eyes to the opportunities that were out there. He graduated in 2002 with a BA in acting.
Gordon Mounsey
Gordon Mounsey is known for Orthodox (2015), Gunpowder (2017) and Fight (2017).
Gordon Nelson
Gordon Nelson was born in 1898. He was an actor, known for The Lawless (1950), Champagne for Caesar (1950) and The Iron Mistress (1952). He died on February 19, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA.
Gordon Parks
The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, The Learning Tree (1969), was selected among the first 25 films so honored, by the U.S. Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for all time.
Gordon Patrick White
Gordon has worked with various companies in Canada's Atlantic provinces, as well as The Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, Native Earth in Toronto, Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay, and Theatre North West in Prince George, British Columbia. His other employments include Theatre NFLD and Labrador); Theatre New Brunswick; Stephenville Festival; Eastern Front Theatre; Neptune Theatre; Halifax Theatre for Young People; Live Bait Theatre; Ship's Company Theatre and Ship's Company Theatre.
Gordon Peaston
Gordon Peaston is an actor and writer, known for The Hanged Man (2019), OXV: The Manual (2013) and Narcopolis (2015).
Gordon Peterson
Gordon Peterson is known for Edge of Darkness (2010), Inside Washington (1988) and WJLA ABC 7 News (1947).
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to Florence (Cooper) and Stephen Arthur Pinsent. Gordon was known as "Porky" as a child, and dreamed of performing as early as he can remember. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1948-51. Gordon received an L.L.D. from the University P.E.I. in 1975, an Honorary doctorate from Queen's University in 1988, as well as from the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Prince Edward Island. Gordon left Newfoundland at the age of 17 and began his career on stage. His first theatrical experiences were in Winnipeg, Manitoba. While there, he was involved in the first live radio drama out of Winnipeg. He eventually moved east, working in Toronto and Stratford, Ontario. He has since won numerous credits and awards, and is one of Canada's most well-respected artists. In addition to acting, he directs and produces, and has written a number of novels and screenplays, as well as plays for the stage, including 'Corner Green' for the Newfoundland amateur drama festival. The play was staged in St. John's, Newfoundland in April of 1997, and was was based upon life his hometown of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. He is a member of the Honorary Advisory Board for the Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and is very active in various charities. His humorous and poignant autobiography, "By the Way", was published. His wife until her death was actress Charmion King, whom he met during his early theater days. He has a daughter, actress Leah Pinsent, from that union, as well as a son and daughter from an earlier marriage (Barry and Beverly Kennedy). He has two brothers, Harry and Haig, and three sisters: Nita, Hazel, and Lil, who passed away in 1998.
