Gordon Scott as Hercules

After his stint as Tarzan ended, Gordon Scott began expanding his range, doing sword and sandal films, spaghetti westerns (such as The Tramplers), and even spy thrillers (such as Danger!! Death Ray), made mostly in Italy and Spain. Scott became very popular in Europe and made a number of features there, such as Duel of the Titans (1961, with Steve Reeves), Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1962), Goliath and the Vampires (1963), and Danger!! Death Ray (1965), which Mystery Science Theater 3000 fanatics will recall as episode #620.

Duel of the Titans (1961)

Goliath and the Vampires (1961)

Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1962)

Le Retour du fils du sheik (1962)

Hero of Rome (1964)

Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)

With a running time of 47 minutes, this short feature was actually an unsold TV pilot. When ABC declined to pick up the Hercules series, this film was immediately sold into syndication. Available in both its original form and in a retitled videotape called The Mighty Hercules, this is one of the rare Hercules movies to be shot in English. Diana Hyland (from The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and Eight is Enough) appears here as Helen. Look for Gordon Mitchell as the captain of a slave ship, as well as Roger Browne. In addition, Paul Stevens (the star of the 1961 Canadian 3-D horror flick The Mask) has a role in the film.

When peplum began to die as a film genre, Gordon Scott quickly took on other roles, falling back on his cowboy days in two films: Buffalo Bill: Hero of the Far West and The Tramplers.

The Tramplers (1966)

later years

After lensing The Tramplers, Gordon Scott never made another film. He passed away in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 30, 2007, following complications from heart surgery at age 80. He is survived by two daughters and a son.

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Tarzan's Hidden Jungle [DVD](1955) DVD
Former Las Vegas hotel lifeguard Gordon Scott makes the first of his six screen appearances as the jungle king in this action-packed tale, defending a tribe's sacred animals from poachers posing as wildlife photographers and saving a local doctor and his nurse. Vera Miles, Jack Elam, Peter van Eyck also star. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tarzan And The Lost Safari [DVD](1957) DVD
If an airplane crashes in the jungle, does Tarzan hear it? You bet, and in this adventure (the first in the series filmed in color) the mighty ape man (Gordon Scott) leads the five survivors on a perilous trek to safety. With Robert Beatty, Yolande Donlan, and Wilfred Hyde-White. 85 min. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tarzan's Fight For Life [DVD](1958) DVD
It's not just his own life that Gordon Scott's Tarzan must fight for in this exciting jungle tale, but also the life of a tribe's ailing boy ruler, who is about to be given a fatal dose of poison that a jealous witch doctor had stolen from a medical clinic. With Eve Brent, James Edwards, Woody Strode. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Tarzan The Fearless (1933)/Tarzan And The Trappers [DVD](1958) DVD
Olympic great Buster Crabbe dons the loincloth this time as the Lord of the Jungle, helping a young girl find her father, discovering a lost city and fighting treacherous Arabs. Adapted from the serial of the same title, "Tarzan the Fearless." title. Then, enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan (Gordon Scott) tries to impede the actions of greedy trappers capturing animals for zoos and save a noble chieftain ("Scatman" Crothers) along the way. "Tarzan and the Trappers" also stars Eve Brent. 149 min.
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure [DVD](1959) DVD
Thrilling location filming in Africa and a villainous pre-007 turn by Sean Connery highlight this actioner in which Tarzan (Gordon Scott) must stop a gang of murderous diamond hunters while also protecting a stranded female pilot. Anthony Quayle, Niall MacGinnis, Sara Shane also star. 86 min. Soundtrack: English.
Tarzan The Magnificent [DVD](1960) DVD
When the boat on which they're traveling is blown up, Tarzan (Gordon Scott, in his sixth and final turn as the ape man) must lead a killer (future film Tarzan Jock Mahoney) and the boat's passengers through the jungle to the authorities, all the while pursued by Mahoney's father and brothers. John Carradine, Lionel Jeffries, Betta St. John also star. 87 min. Soundtrack: English.
Samson And The Seven Miracles Of The World [DVD](1963) DVD
Former Tarzan Gordon Scott straps on the sandals to play the heroic muscleman, who gets clobbered by a huge bell and stirs up an earthquake after being buried alive in order to save a Chinese princess from the evil, saucy Tartars. Yoko Tani, Gabriele Antonini co-star. AKA: "Goliath and the Golden City," "Maciste at the Court of the Great Khan." 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English. Plays All Regions.
The Tyrant Of Lydia Against The Son Of Hercules [DVD](1963) DVD
Hercules' bulging baby boy journeys to the valley of the Hermus river and tattoos the evil king of Lydia with his bare fists. Muscleman Gordon Scott and Massimo Serato star in this mythic Italian adventure. Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
The Lion Of St. Mark (Il Leone Di San Marco) [DVD](1963) DVD
Gordon Scott--star of countless gladiator and swashbuckler enterprises--plays a suave aristocrat, forced by law into letting mercenaries defend Venice from ruthless pirates. When the brigands disrupt his engagement party, Scott adopts the name "Lion of St. Mark," joins friends in tackling the invaders, and falls in love with a pirate queen. Gianna Maria Canale, Alberto Farnese co-star. AKA: "The Marauder." Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
Gladiator Of Rome [DVD](1963) DVD
Usurpers of the Roman throne imprison the rightful princess and her childhood friend in the dungeons for 14 years. Gaining awesome strength over time, muscleman Gordon Scott frees them and strives to regain the royal birthright. AKA: "Battle of the Gladiators." Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
The Beast Of Babylon Against The Son Of Hercules (L'Eroe Di Babilonia) [DVD](1963) DVD
Former Tarzan Gordon Scott dons the strongman costume to become Hercules, who goes up against an evil king causing trouble for the population of Assyria. Without the beasts of the jungle ready to come to his aid, can the muscular Scott still triumph against his foes? Michael Lane, Moira Orfei also star. AKA: "Goliath, King of the Slaves," "Hero of Babylon." Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
Hero Of Rome (1964)/The Invincible Gladiator [DVD](1962) DVD
First, American bodybuilder Gordon Scott does battle with streams of barbarian scavengers for the honor of the Eternal City in "Hero of Rome." Lithe and lissome Gabriella Pallotta co-stars. Then, Richard Harrison struts his "cuts" as "The Invincible Gladiator," helping a 10-year-old king depose a greedy regent. All this, and "the Dwarfs of Death," too! With Isabella Corey. 180 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced)/Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailers.
Hercules And The Princess Of Troy (1965)/Atlas In The Land Of The Cyclops (1961)/Giants Of Rome [DVD](1963) DVD
Made in English as the pilot for a proposed Hercules TV series, "Hercules and the Princess of Troy" stars Gordon Scott as the heroic demigod, pitted against a giant sea serpent come to snack on its monthly sacrificial virgin. With Diana Hyland, Gordon Mitchell. Next, titanic Atlas matches muscles with a Cyclops to save a baby and battles a sinister queen. But who's holding up the world? "Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops" stars Gordon Mitchell and Vira Silenti. AKA: "Atlas Against the Cyclops." And, spectacular battles highlight the gladiator epic "Giants of Rome." The Eternal City is menaced by a secret weapon, and its top soldiers discover exactly what it is: a big catapult with lots of Gauls. Richard Harrison stars. 4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono. Dubbed in English.

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filmography

FILM
The Tramplers (1966) with Joseph Cotten and James Mitchum
Segretissimo (1966)
Danger!! Death Ray (1965) with Alberto Dalbes, Max Dean and Silvia Solar
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965) with Diana Hyland, Gordon Mitchell, Roger Browne, and Paul Stevens
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964)
Hero of Rome (1964)
Conquest of Mycene (aka Hercules Vs. Moloch) (1963) with Rosalba Neri
Coriolanus: Hero Without a Country (1963) with Rosalba Neri
Hero of Babylon (1963) with Moira Orfei
Goliath and the Rebel Slave (aka The Tyrant of Lydia Vs. the Son of Hercules) (1963), with Serge Nubret and Gloria Milland
Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
The Lion of St. Mark (1963) with Rik Battaglia
Gladiator of Rome (1962)
A Queen for Caesar (1962) with Rik Battaglia
Le Retour du fils du sheik (1962) with Gordon Mitchell and Moira Orfei
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1962) with Yoko Tani
Goliath and the Vampires (1961) with Jacques Sernas
Duel of the Titans (1961) with Steve Reeves and Virna Lisi
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) with Jock Mahoney, John Carradine, Lionel Jeffries, Betta St. John, and Harry Baird
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) with Sean Connery and Anthony Quayle
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) with Eve Brent, Scatman Crothers, and Rickie Sorensen
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) with Eve Brent, Woody Strode, Jil Jarmyn, and Rickie Sorensen
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) with Betta St. John
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) with Vera Miles, Peter van Eyck, and Jack Elam

gordon scott links

The Gordon Scott Tarzan Photo Album
William Armstrong has assembled a Gordon Scott web site, devoted to Scott's Tarzan films. Look for images from Scott's films, as well as publicity photos, Dell comic book covers, and posters, both foreign and domestic.
Mathieu Neyens's 'Tarzan en Jane' Site
The Tarzan en Jane site contains pictures and movie clips of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O' Sullivan, and there's another page with numerous photos of classic Hollywood film stars, such as Burt Lancaster, Tyrone Power, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Jayne Mansfield, Elvis Presley, and still more! This is a great site by a Tarzan fan.
Matt's Tarzan Movies Guide
Another site for Tarzan fans which includes pages devoted to "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" and Johnny Weissmuller's Jungle Jim series. (Thanks to Richard Baldwin)