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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 29, 1923
Died
September 20, 2003
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Also Known As
- Charles Allen Pendleton
- Charles Pendleton
Gordon Mitchell
0.6 Popularity
Biography
Gordon Mitchell was born "Charles Pendleton" in Colorado and served his country in both World War II and the Korean War (during which he was briefly a POW). Afterward he worked as a teacher in inner city schools in California and got heavily involved in personal fitness and bodybuilding. He became friends with Joe Gold (of Gold's Gym), joining Mae West's comedy act as one of her "strongmen" who would carry her on and off the stage. During this time he also found himself in demand as an extra in several Hollywood films including "Lil Abner", "The Enemy Below", and "The Ten Commandments" (in which he and Joe Gold bring Moses to Ramsey's court in chains). When the Peplum craze began in Italy and his fellow Muscle Beach star Steve Reeves became a huge star. Gordon (along with Reg Park, Mark Forrest, Brad Harris, Mickey Hargitay, and Richard Harrison) similarly jumped on the bandwagon and headed to Italy to find stardom and financially greener pastures. 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. Unlike most of his peers who left Italy once the genre ran its course, Mitchell stayed on to play villains in numerous Spaghetti Westerns, Giallos, War Films, and Science Fiction movies. He also had a small but key role in the Elizabeth Taylor / Marlon Brandon vehicle "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) during this time though perhaps his most prestigious role would be the rogue who helps the two protagonists kidnap the noble in Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969). Mitchell used his extra cash to buy and build his own movie studio (Cave Studios) which he single-handedly constructed outside of Rome. It went largely unused except by ultra-low budget director Demofilo Fidani who would often cast Mitchell as well. In the late 1980's when the Italian genre film industry had basically self-destructed, unable to compete with American films even for video rentals, Mitchell packed his bags and moved back to California. Once home, he re-teamed with old friend Joe Gold to manage World Gym, at which Mitchell acted as COO and lived at the top floor of its headquarters in Marina Del Rey. Continuing for years to act in low budget films purely for the fun of it, Mitchell passed away in his sleep at age 80 in 2003. Having just won the California recall election the day prior, Arnold Schwarzenegger took time out of his busy schedule to pay his respects at Mitchell's Memorial Service at the World Gym Headquarters along with many other bodybuilders who credit Mitchell with getting them into their careers.
Known For
3.8
Don Fabrizio De Martino
Malevolence
2004
6.0
General Murchison
An Enraged New World
2002
0.0
Self
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
5.1
Goliath
Bikini Drive-In
1995
🎬
5.0
Dan Thorn
The Alien Within
1990
6.0
Costa
Overdose
1989
6.4
Don Gonzalo
I promessi sposi
1989
4.2
Hermann
Blood Delirium
1988
3.7
Morgan
SFX Retaliator
1988
1.8
Black Mass Leader
Cross of the Seven Jewels
1987
Credits
Malevolence
as Don Fabrizio De Martino
2004
3.8
An Enraged New World
as General Murchison
2002
6.0
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
as Self
2000
0.0
Bikini Drive-In
as Goliath
1995
5.1
🎬
The Alien Within
as Dan Thorn
1990
5.0
Overdose
as Costa
1989
6.0
I promessi sposi
as Don Gonzalo
1989
6.4
Blood Delirium
as Hermann
1988
4.2
SFX Retaliator
as Morgan
1988
3.7
Cross of the Seven Jewels
as Black Mass Leader
1987
1.8
Commando Invasion
1987
6.2
Three Men on Fire
1986
6.0
Cobra Mission
as Col. Mortimer
1986
4.8
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
as Rolf
1986
2.0
White Fire
as Olaf
1984
4.5
She
as Hector
1984
5.0
If All Goes Well We Are Ruined
as Jack Volpetti
1983
4.0
Endgame
as Col. Morgan
1983
4.9
Rush
as Yor
1983
4.4
The Commissioner
as (uncredited)
1983
0.0
Secret Force
1983
4.0
Marco Polo
as Capitano Arnolfo
1982
6.8
The Yellow Panther
as killer
1982
6.1
Diamond Connection
as Abdul Pascha
1982
2.3
Curse of the Red Butterfly
as Brado
1982
0.0
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as killer russo
1981
4.9
Kopfschuß
as Maserati
1981
1.0
Trois filles dans le vent
as Gordon Mitchell
1981
3.0
Umbrella Coup
as Moskovitz, le tueur à gages
1980
6.9
Holocaust II
as Felix Oppenheimer
1980
3.5
Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados
as Robert
1980
6.3
The Iron Hand of the Mafia
as Don Nicola
1980
6.8
Fever of 40!
as Mr. Temple
1980
0.0
Porno erotico western
as (as Charles Pendleton)
1979
5.5
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
as Pretorius
1979
4.8
Strategy for a Mission of Death
as Paul
1979
2.8
A Very Special Woman
as Gordon
1979
4.3
🎬
Santa Lucia
as Amerikaner
1979
6.0
White Fang and the Kid
as Morgan
1978
6.0
Operation Orient
as Haine
1978
1.0
Fists, Dollars and Spinach
as Frank Stilo
1978
0.0
The Slayers
as Pablo
1977
0.0
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
as Gooming
1977
5.0
Oil
as Joe
1977
5.1
Achtung! The Desert Tigers
as Kommandant von Stolzen
1977
3.6
Special Squad Shoots on Sight
as David
1976
4.5
Two .38 Magnums for a City of Carrion
as Renato Proietti
1975
0.0
The Tiger From the River Kwai
as Jack Mason
1975
5.5
The Man from Chicago
as Mike
1975
0.0
The Skin Under the Claws
as Professor Helmut
1975
3.9
🎬
Seven Savage Men
as Cooper
1975
0.0
Four for All
as Margherito
1975
6.0
🎬
Anasının Gözü
1975
0.0
The Household
as General Von Werner
1974
6.3
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
1974
7.0
The Sewer Rats
as Gordon
1974
4.0
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as Igor
1974
4.1
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
as Burying Sam
1973
5.0
His Colt, Himself, His Revenge
as Martin
1973
10.0
From the Archives of the Criminal Police
as Peter Wilcox
1973
4.0
Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West
as Mike
1973
7.0
My Darling Slave
as Von Thirac
1973
5.0
Anything for a Friend
as Miller
1973
5.0
Frankenstein '80
as Dr. Otto Frankenstein
1972
4.7
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado
as Jonathan Duke
1972
6.0
The French Sex Murders
as Man in nightclub
1972
4.8
My Name Is Texas Bill
as Martin
1972
0.0
The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
as El Kadir
1972
4.2
A Gunman Called Dakota
as Dakota
1972
0.0
Slaughter Day
as Gordon
1972
0.0
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
as Ray Potter
1971
6.0
Savage Guns
as Gordon Mitchell
1971
4.2
Angel's Leap
as Henry Di Fusco
1971
5.5
Day of Judgment
as Deputy
1971
4.5
Let's Go And Kill Sartana
as Greg "The Crazy Person"
1971
0.0
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
as Buck/Butch Bradley
1971
0.0
Adios Compañeros
as Ironhead
1971
5.7
Coffin Full of Dollars
as John Hamilton
1971
5.3
Finders Killers
as Chris Forest
1971
4.0
Tre nel mille
1971
6.0
Io non spezzo... rompo
as Joe il Rosso
1971
3.9
Treasure of the Lost Desert
1971
0.0
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
as Roger Murdock
1970
4.2
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
as Black Burt Keller / Burt Kelly
1970
4.5
🎬
The Arizona Kid
as Coyote
1970
3.0
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
as Football player
1969
5.0
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Degueyo
1969
6.3
Satyricon
as Il predone
1969
6.7
Ora X Pattuglia Suicida
1969
0.0
The Wings of War
1969
3.0
Cry of Death
as Donkey / Morgan Pitt
1968
3.0
Dead for a Dollar
as Roy Fulton
1968
7.0
Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten
as Alfredo
1968
10.0
All on the Red
as Erikson
1968
0.0
Seven Times Seven
as Big Ben
1968
6.8
The Killer Likes Candy
as Toni
1968
3.7
Beyond the Law
as Burton
1968
5.8
Cheers... Cyanide!
as Al Rubino
1968
0.0
I'll Die for Vengeance
as Clayton
1968
3.7
Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
as Gregory Falco
1968
3.8
John the Bastard
as Danite
1967
6.5
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Stables Sergeant
1967
6.5
Death on the Run
as The Albanian
1967
6.2
The Crazy Westerners
as Häuptling Sitzender Büffel
1967
5.6
Born to Kill
as Rod Gordon
1967
9.0
Tutto Totò - Totò Ciak
as Ringo
1967
5.5
È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere
as Van Himst
1966
0.0
L'Estate
as Self
1966
6.5
Kill or Be Killed
as Baltimore Joe/Ringo
1966
3.0
Thompson 1880
as Glenn Sheppard
1966
4.0
Star Pilot
as Murdu
1966
4.5
Three Bullets for Ringo
as Frank
1966
6.2
Lady Morgan's Vengeance
as Roger
1965
6.0
Erik the Viking
as Sven
1965
6.8
I Spy
1965
6.3
The Stone Forest
as Hunding
1965
0.0
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
as Pirate Captain
1965
5.6
Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
as Omar
1964
5.0
The Revenge of the Gladiators
as Arminio
1964
0.0
Seven Slaves Against the World
as Balisten
1964
9.0
Brennus, Enemy of Rome
as Brenno
1963
3.0
The Fury of Achilles
as Achilles
1962
5.1
Invasion 1700
as Ulrich
1962
5.8
Kerim, Son of the Sheik
as Yussuf
1962
5.0
Caesar Against the Pirates
as Hamar
1962
6.0
Vulcan, Son of Giove
as Pluto
1962
3.6
The Giant of Metropolis
as Obro
1961
4.6
The Centurion
as General Metellus
1961
4.0
Atlas Against the Cyclops
as Maciste
1961
6.1
Spartacus
as Gladiator (uncredited)
1960
7.5
The Twilight Zone
as Soldier
1959
8.4
Rio Bravo
as Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight (uncredited)
1959
7.8
The Young Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1958
6.7
The Enemy Below
as German Sailor
1957
7.0
The Spirit of St. Louis
as (uncredited)
1957
6.7
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
1956
6.6
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
7.2