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Gordon Mitchell (born Charles Allen Pendleton; July 29, 1923 – September 20, 2003) was an American actor and bodybuilder who made about 200 B movies.
Gordon Mitchell. Tall, massively built, imposing-looking blond Gordon Mitchell (early on dubbed the "The Bronze Giant") was one of those perfectly developed bodybuilders who jumped on the Steve Reeves bandwagon and hightailed it to Italy to seek movie stardom as a Herculean strongman.
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 several top directors including Marino Girolami, Alberto De Martino, and Michele Lupo.
Sep 26, 2003 · Gordon Mitchell, a bodybuilder and actor who appeared in more than 200 B-movies over 40 years, died here on Saturday. He was 80. The cause was a heart attack, said Bill Comstock, his...
From New York's Birdland, Basin Street East, and the Village Vanguard, Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo. He played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa and appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie on Jazz at the Philharmonic.
Sep 25, 2003 · Gordon Mitchell, a bodybuilder who joined entertainer Mae West’s buffed all-male chorus line in the mid-1950s and went on to make about 200 B-movies, excelling in the “sword and sandal” genre,...
In the mid-60s,Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell moved to Holywood to become a screenwriter and found work on the Bob Hope Show, All In The Family, Get Smart, The Jeffersons, Mork & Mindy, Mary Tyler Moore, The Odd Couple and many more. He wrote the feature film Private Resort, starring Johnny Depp.
Sep 30, 2003 · Bodybuilder and actor Gordon Mitchell, who appeared in many sword-and-sandal epics as well as Federico Fellini’s “Satyricon,” died Sept. 20 in Marina del Rey, Calif. He was 80. Born Charles...
Jan 16, 2009 · Biography. From New York's Birdland, Basin Street East, and the Village Vanguard, Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo. He played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa and appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie on Jazz at the Philharmonic.
Gordon Mitchell. Highest Rated: 76% Satyricon (1969) Lowest Rated: 55% Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) Birthday: Jul 29, 1923. Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA. Gordon Mitchell is an actor...
