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Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Actor, Director, Producer

Born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died March 8, 2023

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Biography

Bert Ira Gordon (born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, WI) was an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants.

Most of Gordon's work was in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." was a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures.

Gordon held a degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his career directing television commercials before moving to film in 1954 to produce Serpent Island. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures.

In 1960, he wrote, produced and directed The Boy and the Pirates, starring then active and popular child star Charles Herbert alongside Gordon's own daughter, Susan. The trio appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash in Pittsburgh, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films.

Empire of the Ants (1977) featured a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins, who later said of the film that it was her worst acting experience, but by then the loosely-based modernized H. G. Wells tale had been elevated to cult film status.

While none of his films received significant critical attention, his work attained popularity in some circles. Cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has featured several of his films, which the accompanying episodes are often regarded as some of the show's best.

Gordon passed away on March 8, 2023, at 100 years old.

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Filmography

Actor

1

TCM Remembers 2023 Poster

TCM Remembers 2023 Feature Film2023Self - Filmmaker

Director

24

Type

Year

Secrets of a Psychopath Poster

Secrets of a Psychopath Feature Film2015

Satan's Princess Poster

Satan's Princess Feature Film1989

The Big Bet Poster

The Big Bet Feature Film1987

Burned at the Stake Poster

Burned at the Stake Feature Film1982

Let's Do It! Poster

Let's Do It! Feature Film1982

Empire of the Ants Poster

Empire of the Ants Feature Film1977

The Food of the Gods Poster

The Food of the Gods Feature Film1976

The Mad Bomber Poster

The Mad Bomber Feature Film1973

Necromancy Poster

Necromancy Feature Film1972

How to Succeed with Sex Poster

How to Succeed with Sex Feature Film1970

Picture Mommy Dead Poster

Picture Mommy Dead Feature Film1966

Village of the Giants Poster

Village of the Giants Feature Film1965

Take Me to Your Leader Poster

Take Me to Your Leader TV Movie1964

The Magic Sword Poster

The Magic Sword Feature Film1962

Famous Ghost Stories Poster

Famous Ghost Stories TV Movie1961

The Boy and the Pirates Poster

The Boy and the Pirates Feature Film1960

Tormented Poster

Tormented Feature Film1960

Attack of the Puppet People Poster

Attack of the Puppet People Feature Film1958

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1958

War of the Colossal Beast Poster

War of the Colossal Beast Feature Film1958

Beginning of the End Poster

Beginning of the End Feature Film1957

The Amazing Colossal Man Poster

The Amazing Colossal Man Feature Film1957

The Cyclops Poster

The Cyclops Feature Film1957

King Dinosaur Poster

King Dinosaur Feature Film1955

Producer

24

Type

Year

Secrets of a Psychopath Poster

Secrets of a Psychopath Feature Film2015

Satan's Princess Poster

Satan's Princess Feature Film1989

The Big Bet Poster

The Big Bet Feature Film1987

Burned at the Stake Poster

Burned at the Stake Feature Film1982

Let's Do It! Poster

Let's Do It! Feature Film1982

Empire of the Ants Poster

Empire of the Ants Feature Film1977

The Food of the Gods Poster

The Food of the Gods Feature Film1976

The Mad Bomber Poster

The Mad Bomber Feature Film1973

Necromancy Poster

Necromancy Feature Film1972

Picture Mommy Dead Poster

Picture Mommy Dead Feature Film1966

Village of the Giants Poster

Village of the Giants Feature Film1965

Take Me to Your Leader Poster

Take Me to Your Leader TV Movie1964

The Magic Sword Poster

The Magic Sword Feature Film1962

Famous Ghost Stories Poster

Famous Ghost Stories TV Movie1961

The Boy and the Pirates Poster

The Boy and the Pirates Feature Film1960

Tormented Poster

Tormented Feature Film1960

Attack of the Puppet People Poster

Attack of the Puppet People Feature Film1958

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1958

War of the Colossal Beast Poster

War of the Colossal Beast Feature Film1958

Beginning of the End Poster

Beginning of the End Feature Film1957

The Amazing Colossal Man Poster

The Amazing Colossal Man Feature Film1957

The Cyclops Poster

The Cyclops Feature Film1957

King Dinosaur Poster

King Dinosaur Feature Film1955

Serpent Island Poster

Serpent Island Feature Film1954

Writer

20

Type

Year

Secrets of a Psychopath Poster

Secrets of a Psychopath Feature Film2015

The Big Bet Poster

The Big Bet Feature Film1987

Burned at the Stake Poster

Burned at the Stake Feature Film1982

Let's Do It! Poster

Let's Do It! Feature Film1982

Empire of the Ants Poster

Empire of the Ants Feature Film1977

The Food of the Gods Poster

The Food of the Gods Feature Film1976

The Mad Bomber Poster

The Mad Bomber Feature Film1973

Necromancy Poster

Necromancy Feature Film1972

How to Succeed with Sex Poster

How to Succeed with Sex Feature Film1970

Village of the Giants Poster

Village of the Giants Feature Film1965

The Magic Sword Poster

The Magic Sword Feature Film1962

Famous Ghost Stories Poster

Famous Ghost Stories TV Movie1961

The Boy and the Pirates Poster

The Boy and the Pirates Feature Film1960

Tormented Poster

Tormented Feature Film1960

Attack of the Puppet People Poster

Attack of the Puppet People Feature Film1958

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1958

War of the Colossal Beast Poster

War of the Colossal Beast Feature Film1958

The Amazing Colossal Man Poster

The Amazing Colossal Man Feature Film1957

The Cyclops Poster

The Cyclops Feature Film1957

King Dinosaur Poster

King Dinosaur Feature Film1955

Special Effects

7

Journey to the Seventh Planet Poster

Journey to the Seventh Planet Feature Film1962

Attack of the Puppet People Poster

Attack of the Puppet People Feature Film1958

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1958

War of the Colossal Beast Poster

War of the Colossal Beast Feature Film1958

Beginning of the End Poster

Beginning of the End Feature Film1957

The Amazing Colossal Man Poster

The Amazing Colossal Man Feature Film1957

The Cyclops Poster

The Cyclops Feature Film1957

Visual Effects

7

Empire of the Ants Poster

Empire of the Ants Feature Film1977

The Food of the Gods Poster

The Food of the Gods Feature Film1976

Village of the Giants Poster

Village of the Giants Feature Film1965

The Magic Sword Poster

The Magic Sword Feature Film1962

The Boy and the Pirates Poster

The Boy and the Pirates Feature Film1960

Tormented Poster

Tormented Feature Film1960

War of the Colossal Beast Poster

War of the Colossal Beast Feature Film1958

Cinematographer

2

The Mad Bomber Poster

The Mad Bomber Feature Film1973

Serpent Island Poster

Serpent Island Feature Film1954

Editorial Department

1

Serpent Island Poster

Serpent Island Feature Film1954

Editor

1

Let's Do It! Poster

Let's Do It! Feature Film1982

Thanks

1

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