Gordon Scott
Actor
Born August 3, 1926 in 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".
Filmography
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Host / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Self
Investigating Tarzan
Self
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
Tarzan (archive footage)
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Women in Cell Block 7
(Archive Footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Top Secret
John Sutton
Danger!! Death Ray
Bart Fargo
The Tramplers
Lon Cordeen
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
Hercules
L'Attaque de Fort Adams (Une aventure de Buffalo Bill)
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Buffalo Bill
Thunder of Battle
Coriolanus
Hero of Rome
Mucius
The Lion of St. Mark
Manrico Venier
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
Goliath / Gordian
Hero of Babylon
Nippur
The Conquest of Mycenae
Glauco / Hercules
Zorro and the Three Musketeers
Zorro
The Shortest Day
Soldato (uncredited)
A Queen for Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gladiator of Rome
Marcus
Kerim, Son of the Sheik
Kerim
The Pot Carriers
Romulus and Remus
Remus
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
Maciste / Samson
Goliath and the Vampires
Maciste (Goliath)
Tarzan the Magnificent
Tarzan
Look Back in Anger
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
Tarzan
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Trappers
Tarzan
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Tarzan
The Steve Allen Show
Self
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Tarzan