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Gordon Mitchell

Gordon Mitchell

Actor · Born 1923-07-29 · Denver, Colorado, USA

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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 severa…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Spartacus (1960) — Gladiator (uncredited)
  2. Rio Bravo (1959) — Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight (uncredited)
  3. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Soldier
  4. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Extra (uncredited)
  5. Satyricon (1969) — Il predone
  6. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
  7. The Enemy Below (1957) — German Sailor
  8. Umbrella Coup (1980) — Moskovitz, le tueur à gages
  9. The Young Lions (1958) — Minor Role (uncredited)
  10. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) — (uncredited)
  11. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) — Stables Sergeant
  12. Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados (1980) — Robert
  13. Endgame (1983) — Col. Morgan
  14. She (1984) — Hector
  15. The Yellow Panther (1982) — killer
  16. White Fire (1984) — Olaf
  17. Beyond the Law (1968) — Burton
  18. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974) — Igor
  19. The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973) — Burying Sam
  20. I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death (1969) — Degueyo
  21. Cross of the Seven Jewels (1987) — Black Mass Leader
  22. I Spy (1965)
  23. Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) — Pretorius
  24. Marco Polo (1982) — Capitano Arnolfo
  25. The Crazy Westerners (1967) — Bandit Leader
  26. Star Pilot (1966) — Murdu
  27. The French Sex Murders (1972) — Man in Nightclub
  28. Frankenstein '80 (1972) — Dr. Otto Frankenstein
  29. Bikini Drive-In (1995) — Goliath
  30. Angel's Leap (1971) — Henry Di Fusco
  31. The Giant of Metropolis (1961) — Obro
  32. The Fury of Achilles (1962) — Achilles
  33. The Crucified Girls of San Ramon (1972) — El Kadir
  34. Achtung! The Desert Tigers (1977) — Kommandant von Stolzen
  35. Cobra Mission (1986) — Col. Mortimer
  36. Coffin Full of Dollars (1971) — John Hamilton
  37. Blood Delirium (1988) — Hermann
  38. The Doctor Prefers Sailors (1981) — killer russo
  39. Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End (1970) — Black Burt Keller / Burt Kelly
  40. Lady Morgan's Vengeance (1965) — Roger