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Gordon Mitchell

Gordon Mitchell

Actor

Born July 29, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Died September 20, 2003

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Biography

Gordon Mitchell was born "Charles Pendleton" in Colorado and served his country in both World War II and the Korean War (during which he was briefly a POW). Afterward he worked as a teacher in inner city schools in California and got heavily involved in personal fitness and bodybuilding. He became friends with Joe Gold (of Gold's Gym), joining Mae West's comedy act as one of her "strongmen" who would carry her on and off the stage. During this time he also found himself in demand as an extra in several Hollywood films including "Lil Abner", "The Enemy Below", and "The Ten Commandments" (in which he and Joe Gold bring Moses to Ramsey's court in chains). When the Peplum craze began in Italy and his fellow Muscle Beach star Steve Reeves became a huge star. Gordon (along with Reg Park, Mark Forrest, Brad Harris, Mickey Hargitay, and Richard Harrison) similarly jumped on the bandwagon and headed to Italy to find stardom and financially greener pastures.

Thanks to his unconventional appearance (small, sharp eyes and craggy face) and enthusiasm for his work, Mitchell found himself one of the most in-demand performers in Italy's Sword & Sandal craze of the early 60's, working with several top directors including Marino Girolami, Alberto De Martino, and Michele Lupo. Unlike most of his peers who left Italy once the genre ran its course, Mitchell stayed on to play villains in numerous Spaghetti Westerns, Giallos, War Films, and Science Fiction movies. He also had a small but key role in the Elizabeth Taylor / Marlon Brandon vehicle "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) during this time though perhaps his most prestigious role would be the rogue who helps the two protagonists kidnap the noble in Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969). Mitchell used his extra cash to buy and build his own movie studio (Cave Studios) which he single-handedly constructed outside of Rome. It went largely unused except by ultra-low budget director Demofilo Fidani who would often cast Mitchell as well.

In the late 1980's when the Italian genre film industry had basically self-destructed, unable to compete with American films even for video rentals, Mitchell packed his bags and moved back to California. Once home, he re-teamed with old friend Joe Gold to manage World Gym, at which Mitchell acted as COO and lived at the top floor of its headquarters in Marina Del Rey. Continuing for years to act in low budget films purely for the fun of it, Mitchell passed away in his sleep at age 80 in 2003. Having just won the California recall election the day prior, Arnold Schwarzenegger took time out of his busy schedule to pay his respects at Mitchell's Memorial Service at the World Gym Headquarters along with many other bodybuilders who credit Mitchell with getting them into their careers.

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Blood Delirium (1988) Modern Trailer | Vinegar Syndrome | Gothic Horror Movie | Black Friday | 80s

Cross of the Seven Jewels (1987): HD official trailer

Stosstrupp in die Wüste Trailer 1979

Frankenstein '80 (1972) Cauldron Films trailer

A BARREL FULL OF DOLLARS - TRAILER

Il Tesoro della Foresta Pietrificata -1965

Il Tesoro della Foresta Pietrificata -1965

The Giant of Metropolis (1961) - Trailer

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Poster

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Feature Film2019Man pursuing Dalton

Pierre Richard: Le discret Poster

Pierre Richard: Le discret TV Movie2018Self

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s Poster

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s Documentary2012Self

Die to Live - Das Musikill Feature Film2004Self

Malevolence Poster

Malevolence Feature Film2004Don Fabrizio De Martino

An Enraged New World Poster

An Enraged New World Feature Film2002Gen. Murchison

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co Poster

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co Documentary2000Self

Bikini Drive-in Poster

Bikini Drive-in Feature Film1995Goliath

The Alien Within Poster

The Alien Within Feature Film1990Dan Thorn

All Roads Lead to Rome Documentary1989Self

Overdose Poster

Overdose Feature Film1989Costa

The Betrothed Poster

The Betrothed Mini-Series1989Don Gonzalo

Delirio di sangue Poster

Delirio di sangue Feature Film1988Hermann

Faida Feature Film1988Prete

La tempesta Feature Film1988

SFX Retaliator Poster

SFX Retaliator Feature Film1988Morgan

Commando Invasion Poster

Commando Invasion Feature Film1987General MacMoreland

Cross of the Seven Jewels Poster

Cross of the Seven Jewels Feature Film1987Black Mass Leader

Evil Spawn Poster

Evil Spawn Feature Film1987Dan Thorn

Cobra Mission Poster

Cobra Mission Feature Film1986Col. Mortimer

Le miniere del Kilimangiaro (Afrikanter) Poster

Le miniere del Kilimangiaro (Afrikanter) Feature Film1986Rolf

Terror Force Commando Poster

Terror Force Commando Feature Film1986

Diamond Connection Poster

Diamond Connection Feature Film1984Harry

Liberate Emanuela Feature Film1984

Ricordi Feature Film1984

She Feature Film1984Hector

Treasure of the Lost Desert Poster

Treasure of the Lost Desert Feature Film1984Dealer

White Fire Poster

White Fire Feature Film1984Olaf

Endgame - Bronx lotta finale Poster

Endgame - Bronx lotta finale Feature Film1983Col. Morgan

Gizli Kuvvet Poster

Gizli Kuvvet Feature Film1983Asim Koçak

Rush Feature Film1983Yor

Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati Poster

Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati Feature Film1983Jack Volpetti

Curse of the Red Butterfly Poster

Curse of the Red Butterfly Feature Film1982Brado

Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani Poster

Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani TV Series19821 episode, 1983

Marco Polo Poster

Marco Polo Mini-Series1982Arnolfo

Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere Poster

Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere Feature Film1982Il killer

Inchon Feature Film1981GHQ Officer

La dottoressa preferisce i marinai Poster

La dottoressa preferisce i marinai Feature Film1981The Killer

Nightfall Poster

Nightfall Feature Film1981Maserati

Trois filles dans le vent Poster

Trois filles dans le vent Feature Film1981Gordon Mitchell

Emanuelle, Queen of Sados Poster

Emanuelle, Queen of Sados Feature Film1980Robert

Happy Birthday, Harry Poster

Happy Birthday, Harry Feature Film1980Sandy's Husband

Holocaust 2: The Revenge Poster

Holocaust 2: The Revenge Feature Film1980Felix Oppenheimer

The Iron Hand of the Mafia Poster

The Iron Hand of the Mafia Feature Film1980Don Nicola

The Umbrella Coup Poster

The Umbrella Coup Feature Film1980Moskovitz, le tueur

A Very Special Woman Feature Film1979Gordon

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot Poster

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot Feature Film1979Pretorius

Porno-Erotic Western Poster

Porno-Erotic Western Feature Film1979

Santa Lucia TV Movie1979Amerikaner

Strategia per una missione di morte Poster

Strategia per una missione di morte Feature Film1979Paul

Operation Orient Poster

Operation Orient Feature Film1978

Pugni, dollari e spinaci Poster

Pugni, dollari e spinaci Feature Film1978Frank Stilo

Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid Poster

Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid Feature Film1978Morgan

Achtung! The Desert Tigers Poster

Achtung! The Desert Tigers Feature Film1977Kommandant von Stolzen

Gli uccisori Poster

Gli uccisori Feature Film1977Pablo

Il Passatore Poster

Il Passatore Mini-Series1977Host

Natascha - Todesgrüße aus Moskau Poster

Natascha - Todesgrüße aus Moskau Feature Film1977Gooming

Oil Feature Film1977Burt

L'unica legge in cui credo Poster

L'unica legge in cui credo Feature Film1976Geo

Special Squad Shoots on Sight Poster

Special Squad Shoots on Sight Feature Film1976David

Anasinin Gozu Poster

Anasinin Gozu Feature Film1975

Due Magnum .38 per una città di carogne Poster

Due Magnum .38 per una città di carogne Feature Film1975Renato Proietti

La pelle sotto gli artigli Poster

La pelle sotto gli artigli Feature Film1975Professor Helmut

Seven Devils on Horseback Poster

Seven Devils on Horseback Feature Film1975Cooper

Tiger from River Kwai Poster

Tiger from River Kwai Feature Film1975Jack Mason

Yankesici Poster

Yankesici Feature Film1975

Yumurcak Belali Tatil Poster

Yumurcak Belali Tatil Feature Film1975Mike

Four for All Poster

Four for All Feature Film1974Margherito

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks Poster

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks Feature Film1974Igor

My Darling Domestic Poster

My Darling Domestic Feature Film1974General Von Werner

Una donna per 7 bastardi Poster

Una donna per 7 bastardi Feature Film1974Gordon

Xiangang xiao jiao fu Poster

Xiangang xiao jiao fu Feature Film1974Carrol's Son Duke

Anything for a Friend Poster

Anything for a Friend Feature Film1973Miller

C'era una volta questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo West Poster

C'era una volta questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo West Feature Film1973Mike

Curse of the Red Butterfly Poster

Curse of the Red Butterfly Feature Film1973Caliph married to the Queen

Dagli archivi della polizia criminale Poster

Dagli archivi della polizia criminale Feature Film1973Peter Wilcox

His Colt, Himself, His Revenge Poster

His Colt, Himself, His Revenge Feature Film1973Marvin

Pan Feature Film1973

Shanghai Joe Poster

Shanghai Joe Feature Film1973Burying Sam

The Slave Poster

The Slave Feature Film1973Von Thirac

A Gunman Called Dakota Poster

A Gunman Called Dakota Feature Film1972Dakota

Frankenstein '80 Poster

Frankenstein '80 Feature Film1972Dr. Otto Frankenstein

Magnificent West Poster

Magnificent West Feature Film1972Martin

Slaughter Day Poster

Slaughter Day Feature Film1972Gordon

Stay Away from Trinity... When He Comes to Eldorado Poster

Stay Away from Trinity... When He Comes to Eldorado Feature Film1972Jonathan Duke

The Big Bust-Out Poster

The Big Bust-Out Feature Film1972El Kadir

The French Sex Murders Poster

The French Sex Murders Feature Film1972Man in nightclub

Adios Compañeros Poster

Adios Compañeros Feature Film1971Ironhead Donovan

Angel's Leap Poster

Angel's Leap Feature Film1971Henry Di Fusco

Coffin Full of Dollars Poster

Coffin Full of Dollars Feature Film1971John

Day of Judgment Poster

Day of Judgment Feature Film1971Deputy Norton

Down with Your Hands... You Scum! Poster

Down with Your Hands... You Scum! Feature Film1971Buck Bradley

Finders Killers Poster

Finders Killers Feature Film1971Chris Forest

His Name Was Sam Walbash, But They Call Him Amen Poster

His Name Was Sam Walbash, But They Call Him Amen Feature Film1971Gordon Mitchell

Io non spezzo... rompo Poster

Io non spezzo... rompo Feature Film1971Joe il rosso

Let's Go and Kill Sartana Poster

Let's Go and Kill Sartana Feature Film1971Greg "The Crazy Person"

Lobo the Bastard Poster

Lobo the Bastard Feature Film1971Ray Potter

Tre nel mille Poster

Tre nel mille Feature Film1971

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End Poster

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End Feature Film1970Black Burt Keller

Ehen vor Gericht TV Series1970Charles Pendelton

Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra! Poster

Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra! Feature Film1970Roger Murdock

Lisa dagli occhi blu Poster

Lisa dagli occhi blu Feature Film1970Football Player

The Arizona Kid Poster

The Arizona Kid Feature Film1970Coyote

Fellini Satyricon Poster

Fellini Satyricon Feature Film1969Il predone

Hour X Suicide Patrol Poster

Hour X Suicide Patrol Feature Film1969Sgt. Orwell Smith

I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death Poster

I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death Feature Film1969Deguejo

Seven Times Seven Poster

Seven Times Seven Feature Film1969Big Ben

Beyond the Law Poster

Beyond the Law Feature Film1968Burton

Cheers to Cyanide Poster

Cheers to Cyanide Feature Film1968Al Rubino

Cry of Death Poster

Cry of Death Feature Film1968Donkey

Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen Poster

Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen Feature Film1968Gregory Falco

Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten Poster

Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten Feature Film1968Alfredo

Sapevano solo uccidere Poster

Sapevano solo uccidere Feature Film1968Clayton Foster

The Killer Likes Candy Poster

The Killer Likes Candy Feature Film1968Toni

Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better Poster

Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better Feature Film1968Roy Fulton

Tutto sul rosso Poster

Tutto sul rosso Feature Film1968Erikson

Born to Kill Poster

Born to Kill Feature Film1967Roose

Crazy Westerners Poster

Crazy Westerners Feature Film1967Silly Bull

Death on the Run Poster

Death on the Run Feature Film1967The albanian

John the Bastard Poster

John the Bastard Feature Film1967Danite

Reflections in a Golden Eye Poster

Reflections in a Golden Eye Feature Film1967Stables Sergeant

Totò ciak Poster

Totò ciak TV Movie1967Ringo

È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere Poster

È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere Feature Film1966Van Himst

L'estate Poster

L'estate Feature Film1966Self

Star Pilot Poster

Star Pilot Feature Film1966Murdu

Thompson 1880 Poster

Thompson 1880 Feature Film1966Glenn Sheppard

Three Graves for a Winchester Poster

Three Graves for a Winchester Feature Film1966Frank Sanders

Uccidi o muori Poster

Uccidi o muori Feature Film1966Baltimore Joe

Erik, the Viking Poster

Erik, the Viking Feature Film1965Sven

Hercules and the Princess of Troy Poster

Hercules and the Princess of Troy TV Movie1965Pirate Captain

I Spy TV Series1965Angelo

Lady Morgan's Vengeance Poster

Lady Morgan's Vengeance Feature Film1965Roger

The Stone Forest Poster

The Stone Forest Feature Film1965Hunding

La vendetta di Spartacus Poster

La vendetta di Spartacus Feature Film1964Arminio

Seven Slaves Against the World Poster

Seven Slaves Against the World Feature Film1964Balisten

Simbad contro i sette saraceni Poster

Simbad contro i sette saraceni Feature Film1964Omar

Brennus, Enemy of Rome Poster

Brennus, Enemy of Rome Feature Film1963Brenno

Caesar Against the Pirates Poster

Caesar Against the Pirates Feature Film1962Hamar

Fury of Achilles Poster

Fury of Achilles Feature Film1962Achilles

Invasion 1700 Poster

Invasion 1700 Feature Film1962Ulrich

Kerim, Son of the Sheik Poster

Kerim, Son of the Sheik Feature Film1962Yussuf

Vulcan, Son of Jupiter Poster

Vulcan, Son of Jupiter Feature Film1962Pluto - God of Darkness

Atlas Against the Cyclops Poster

Atlas Against the Cyclops Feature Film1961Maciste

The Centurion Poster

The Centurion Feature Film1961Gen. Metellus

The Giant of Metropolis Poster

The Giant of Metropolis Feature Film1961Obro

Spartacus Poster

Spartacus Feature Film1960Gladiator

Li'l Abner Poster

Li'l Abner Feature Film1959Muscleman Rufe

Rio Bravo Poster

Rio Bravo Feature Film1959Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959Soldier

Peter Gunn Poster

Peter Gunn TV Series1958Sideshow Strongman

The Buccaneer Poster

The Buccaneer Feature Film1958Pirate

The Young Lions Poster

The Young Lions Feature Film1958Minor Role

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957Miles Craven

The Enemy Below Poster

The Enemy Below Feature Film1957German Sailor

The Spirit of St. Louis Poster

The Spirit of St. Louis Feature Film1957

Around the World in 80 Days Poster

Around the World in 80 Days Feature Film1956Extra

The Ten Commandments Poster

The Ten Commandments Feature Film1956Egyptian Guard

The Man with the Golden Arm Poster

The Man with the Golden Arm Feature Film1955Police officer

Prisoner of War Poster

Prisoner of War Feature Film1954Bit Role

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