Gordon Scott

Personal Info

Birthday

August 3, 1926

Day of Death

2007-04-30

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Also Known As

Gordon Merrill Werschkul

Gordon Scott

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.

Known For

Duel of the Titans

Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

The Shortest Day

Zorro and the Three Musketeers

Women in Cell Block 7

Gladiator of Rome

Filmography

2017
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Host / Tarzan (Archived Footage)
1998
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Self
1997
Investigating Tarzan
as Self
1996
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
1973
Women in Cell Block 7
as (Archive Footage)
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1967
Top Secret
as John Sutton
Danger!! Death Ray
as Bart Fargo
1965
The Tramplers
as Lon Cordeen
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
as Hercules
L'Attaque de Fort Adams (Une aventure de Buffalo Bill)
as Buffalo Bill
1964
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
as Buffalo Bill
Thunder of Battle
as Coriolanus
Hero of Rome
as Mucius
1963
The Lion of St. Mark
as Manrico Venier
The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules
as Goliath / Gordian
Hero of Babylon
as Nippur
The Conquest of Mycenae
as Glauco / Hercules
The Shortest Day
as Soldato (uncredited)
Zorro and the Three Musketeers
as Zorro
1962
A Queen for Caesar
as Julius Caesar
Gladiator of Rome
as Marcus
Kerim, Son of the Sheik
as Kerim
1961
Duel of the Titans
as Remus
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
as Maciste / Samson
Goliath and the Vampires
as Maciste (Goliath)
1960
Tarzan the Magnificent
as Tarzan
1959
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
as Tarzan
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Tarzan
Tarzan and the Trappers
as Tarzan
1957
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
as Tarzan
1955
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Tarzan