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Gordon Mitchell (born Charles Allen Pendleton; July 29, 1923 – September 20, 2003) was an American actor and bodybuilder who made about 200 B movies. [1]
Gordon Mitchell was a versatile actor who starred in peplum, spaghetti western and giallo films in Italy and other countries. He also posed as beefcake in Hollywood epics and served in WWII as a prisoner of war.
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Sep 26, 2003 · Gordon Mitchell, a bodybuilder and actor who appeared in more than 200 B-movies over 40 years, died here on Saturday. He was 80. The cause was a heart attack, said Bill Comstock, his...
Sep 20, 2003 · 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.
From New York's Birdland, Basin Street East, and the Village Vanguard, Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo. He played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa and appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie on Jazz at the Philharmonic.
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Sep 30, 2003 · Bodybuilder and actor Gordon Mitchell, who appeared in many sword-and-sandal epics as well as Federico Fellini’s “Satyricon,” died Sept. 20 in Marina del Rey, Calif. He was 80.
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Mini Bio. From New York's Birdland, Basin Street East, and the Village Vanguard, Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo. He played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa and appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie on Jazz at the Philharmonic.
