Actor
Gordon Scott
August 3, 1926 · Portland, Oregon, USA
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".
Often works with
Franco Fantasia
4 titles together
Hero of Rome, Women in Cell Block 7, Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Nerio Bernardi
3 titles together
The Conquest of Mycenae, A Queen for Caesar, Zorro and the Three Musketeers
Al Mulock
2 titles together
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure, Tarzan the Magnificent
Virna Lisi
2 titles together
The Shortest Day, Romulus and Remus
Franco Volpi
2 titles together
Romulus and Remus, A Queen for Caesar
Jacques Sernas
2 titles together
Romulus and Remus, Goliath and the Vampires
Full filmography · 30
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Host / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
2017
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
1996
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
cast
1977
Women in Cell Block 7
as (Archive Footage)
1973
Top Secret
as John Sutton
1967
Danger!! Death Ray
as Bart Fargo
1967
The Tramplers
as Lon Cordeen
1965
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
as Hercules
1965
L'Attaque de Fort Adams (Une aventure de Buffalo Bill)
as Buffalo Bill
1965
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Buffalo Bill
1964
Thunder of Battle
as Coriolanus
1964
Hero of Rome
as Mucius
1964