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Gordon Scott (I) (1926–2007)


American actor and body-builder whose greatest claim to fame was his role as the movies' eleventh (and some say best) Tarzan. Scott was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children of advertising man Stanley Werschkul and his wife Alice. He grew up in Oregon, where he discovered body-building... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1967 Top Secret
John Sutton
 
1965 The Tramplers
Lon Cordeen
 
1964 Hero of Rome
Mucius
 
1963 Conquest of Mycene
Glauco / 'Hercules'
 
1963 The Lion of St. Mark
Manrico Venier
 
1963 L'eroe di Babilonia
Nippur
 
1963 The Shortest Day
Soldato (uncredited)
 
1962 Gladiator of Rome
Marcus
 
1962 Kerim, Son of the Sheik
Kerim
 
1961 Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan
Maciste / Samson (U.S. English version)
 
1961 Goliath and the Vampires
Maciste (Goliath)
 
1958 Tarzan and the Trappers (TV movie)
Tarzan
 
1957 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Gordon Scott
Bob Meets Miss Sweden (1957) … Gordon Scott
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1998 In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Investigating Tarzan (documentary)
Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 September 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.23 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.15 (1956) … Himself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1996 Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan (video documentary short)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
Tarzan - Promotional Ad (uncredited)
 

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Tarzan and the Trappers -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game... Tarzan and the Trappers -- Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...
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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Tarzan was ideal for me because I didn't have too much dialogue. See more »

Trivia:

He was a friend of Hercules actor Steve Reeves. It was Reeves' idea for him to play Remus opposite his Romulus in Duel of the Titans (aka "Duel of the Titans"). See more »

Nickname:

Pete family nickname See more »

Star Sign:

Leo