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Gordon Scott

Gordon Scott
  • Name: Gordon Scott
  • Birthday: 1926-08-03
  • Also known as: Gordon Merrill Werschkul
  • Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Popularity: 5.254
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 quickly signed to replace Lex Barker as Tarzan" by producer Sol Lesser. Lesser had Gordon change his name because "Werschkul" sounded too much like "Weismueller". Scott's Tarzan movies ranged from... Read More

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Title Release date
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies   as  Host / Tarzan (Archived Footage) 2017-01-01
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross   as  Himself 1998-12-22
Investigating Tarzan   as  Self 1997-01-01
Women in Cell Block 7   as  (Archive Footage) 1973-07-05
The Movie Orgy   as  Self (archive footage) 1968-01-01
Top Secret   as  John Sutton 1967-05-13
Danger!! Death Ray   as  Bart Fargo 1967-01-28
The Tramplers   as  Lon Cordeen 1965-12-31
Hercules and the Princess of Troy   as  Hercules 1965-03-08
L'Attaque de Fort Adams (Une aventure de Buffalo Bill)   as  Buffalo Bill 1965-02-17
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West   as  Buffalo Bill 1964-11-19
Thunder of Battle   as  Coriolanus 1964-08-19
Hero of Rome   as  Mucius 1964-04-22
The Lion of St. Mark   as  Manrico Venier 1963-11-21
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules   as  Goliath / Gordian 1963-09-04
Hero of Babylon   as  Nippur 1963-08-22
The Conquest of Mycenae   as  Glauco / Hercules 1963-04-22
Zorro and the Three Musketeers   as  Zorro 1963-02-14
The Shortest Day   as  Soldato (uncredited) 1963-02-14
A Queen for Caesar   as  Julius Caesar 1962-12-22
Gladiator of Rome   as  Marcus 1962-09-13
Kerim, Son of the Sheik   as  Kerim 1962-06-29
Duel of the Titans   as  Remus 1961-12-06
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World   as  Maciste / Samson 1961-10-31
Goliath and the Vampires   as  Maciste (Goliath) 1961-08-24
Tarzan the Magnificent   as  Tarzan 1960-07-20
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure   as  Tarzan 1959-07-08
Tarzan's Fight for Life   as  Tarzan 1958-08-15
Tarzan and the Trappers   as  Tarzan 1958-01-01
Tarzan and the Lost Safari   as  Tarzan 1957-04-12
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle   as  Tarzan 1955-02-16