Cast
Gordon Mitchell
Acting
Cast
Gordon Mitchell
Known for
Acting
Born
1923-07-29
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Died
2003-09-20
Also known as Charles Allen Pendleton, Charles Pendleton, Чарльз Аллен Пенделтон
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.
Spartacus
as Gladiator (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
Satyricon
as Il predone
Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados
as Robert
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Young Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Cobra Mission
as Col. Mortimer
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Stables Sergeant
Umbrella Coup
as Moskovitz, le tueur à gages
The Spirit of St. Louis
as (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
as German Sailor
L'Estate
as Self
Beyond the Law
as Burton
Achtung! The Desert Tigers
as Kommandant von Stolzen
Adios Compañeros
as Ironhead
Bikini Drive-In
as Goliath
The Household
as General Von Werner
The Crazy Westerners
as Bandit Leader
Holocaust II
as Felix Oppenheimer
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
The Man from Chicago
as Mike
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Degueyo
Star Pilot
as Murdu
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
as Pretorius
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
as Burying Sam
Atlas Against the Cyclops
as Maciste
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as killer russo
She
as Hector
Commando Invasion
The French Sex Murders
as Man in Nightclub
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
as Football player
Endgame
as Col. Morgan
Cry of Death
as Donkey / Morgan Pitt
Day of Judgment
as Deputy
The Fury of Achilles
as Achilles
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
as Black Burt Keller / Burt Kelly
Brennus, Enemy of Rome
as Brenno
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as Igor
Invasion 1700
as Ulrich
Dead for a Dollar
as Roy Fulton
SFX Retaliator
as Morgan
Thompson 1880
as Glenn Sheppard
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
as Pirate Captain
The Centurion
as General Metellus
Caesar Against the Pirates
as Hamar
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
as Roger Murdock
Coffin Full of Dollars
as John Hamilton
The Stone Forest
as Hunding
Fever of 40!
as Mr. Temple
An Enraged New World
as General Murchison
The Sewer Rats
as Gordon
Kill or Be Killed
as Baltimore Joe/Ringo
The Revenge of the Gladiators
as Arminio
The Alien Within
as Dan Thorn
White Fire
as Olaf
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
as Rolf
Three Bullets for Ringo
as Frank
Kopfschuß
as Maserati
Erik the Viking
as Sven
Overdose
as Costa
Anything for a Friend
as Miller
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
as Ray Potter
My Darling Slave
as Von Thirac
Frankenstein '80
as Dr. Otto Frankenstein
Operation Orient
as Haine
Vulcan, Son of Giove
as Pluto
Angel's Leap
as Henry Di Fusco
The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
as El Kadir
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado
as Jonathan Duke
From the Archives of the Criminal Police
as Peter Wilcox
Porno erotico western
as (as Charles Pendleton)
Slaughter Day
as Gordon
The Killer Likes Candy
as Toni
Lady Morgan's Vengeance
as Roger
Savage Guns
as Gordon Mitchell
The Giant of Metropolis
as Obro
Io non spezzo... rompo
as Joe il Rosso
The Yellow Panther
as killer
White Fang and the Kid
as Morgan
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
as Buck/Butch Bradley
È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere
as Van Himst
If All Goes Well We Are Ruined
as Jack Volpetti
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
as Self
A Gunman Called Dakota
as Dakota
The Slayers
as Pablo
Tre nel mille
Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten
as Alfredo
Seven Times Seven
as Big Ben
Kerim, Son of the Sheik
as Yussuf
I'll Die for Vengeance
as Clayton
Blood Delirium
as Hermann
Rush
as Yor
Seven Slaves Against the World
as Balisten
Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West
as Mike
Fists, Dollars and Spinach
as Frank Stilo
Diamond Connection
as Abdul Pascha
Death on the Run
as The Albanian
John the Bastard
as Danite
The Tiger From the River Kwai
as Jack Mason
Three Men on Fire
as Dr. Andrew Milhench
Special Squad Shoots on Sight
as David
The Commissioner
as (uncredited)
Strategy for a Mission of Death
as Paul
Two .38 Magnums for a City of Carrion
as Renato Proietti
Oil
as Joe
Trois filles dans le vent
as Gordon Mitchell
Tutto Totò - Totò Ciak
as Ringo
The Wings of War
Malevolence
as Don Fabrizio De Martino
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
as Gooming
The Skin Under the Claws
as Professor Helmut
Finders Killers
as Chris Forest
Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
as Gregory Falco
The Iron Hand of the Mafia
as Don Nicola
My Name Is Texas Bill
as Martin
His Colt, Himself, His Revenge
as Martin
The Arizona Kid
as Coyote
Let's Go And Kill Sartana
as Greg "The Crazy Person"
Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
as Omar
Born to Kill
as Rod Gordon
Seven Savage Men
as Cooper
All on the Red
as Erikson
Treasure of the Lost Desert
Cross of the Seven Jewels
as Black Mass Leader
Secret Force
Anasının Gözü
Four for All
as Margherito
Ora X Pattuglia Suicida
Faida
Santa Lucia
as Amerikaner
Curse of the Red Butterfly
as Brado
Cheers... Cyanide!
as Al Rubino
A Very Special Woman
as Gordon