Gordon Scott
Birthday
1926/08/03
Day of death
2007/04/30 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also know as
Gordon Merrill Werschkul
Biography
Gordon Scott was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the Tarzan film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle. He was "discovered" poolside, and offered "a seven-year contract, a loin cloth, and a new last name." "Due in part to his muscular frame and 6-foot-3-inch [1.91-metre] height, he was q...Read more
Acting
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) L'Attaque de Fort Adams (Une aventure de Buffalo Bill)
as Buffalo Bill
(1959) Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
as Tarzan
(1957) Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Tarzan
(1960) Tarzan the Magnificent
as Tarzan
(1967) Danger!! Death Ray
as Bart Fargo
(1958) Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tarzan
(1955) Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Tarzan
(1958) Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Tarzan
(1961) Duel of the Titans
as Remus
(1961) Goliath and the Vampires
as Maciste (Goliath)
(1962) Gladiator of Rome
as Marcus
(1961) Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
as Maciste / Samson
(1965) The Tramplers
as Lon Cordeen
(1962) Kerim, Son of the Sheik
as Kerim
(1963) The Conquest of Mycenae
as Glauco / Hercules
(1964) Hero of Rome
as Mucius
(1965) Hercules and the Princess of Troy
as Hercules
(2017) Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Host / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
(1963) The Lion of St. Mark
as Manrico Venier
(1964) Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Buffalo Bill
(1963) Zorro and the Three Musketeers
as Zorro
(1998) In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Himself
(1963) Hero of Babylon
as Nippur
(1967) Top Secret
as John Sutton
(1964) Thunder of Battle
as Coriolanus
(1973) Women in Cell Block 7
as (Archive Footage)
(1997) Investigating Tarzan
as Self
(1963) The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
as Goliath / Gordian
(1962) A Queen for Caesar
as Julius Caesar
(1963) The Shortest Day
as Soldato (uncredited)
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self