Birthday
1922/09/24
Day of death
2023/03/08 (100 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Also know as
Mister B.I.G.
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...Read more
(2021) Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)