Gordon Mitchell
Date of birth: 1923-07-29
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
1974-02-19
Mad Dr Frankenstein recruits an evil dwarf, a Neanderthal man, and others to help him put a brain in
Frankenstein '80
1972-12-12
A mad scientist creates a monster called "Mosaico," who breaks out of the laboratory to hunt down an
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967-10-13
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981-12-01
A doctor in a hotel has a lot of problems like a man repeatedly fails to commit suicide, a pair of w
Finders Killers
1971-03-27
A farmer returns home from the forest to find his family butchered. He decides to hunt down the murd
Fever of 40!
1980-01-01
A forty-year-old man spends his working days surrounded by beautiful women, but he dares not do anyt
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
1973-12-28
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel mas
The Giant of Metropolis
1961-10-25
Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.
Beyond the Law
1968-04-10
A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can
Cross of the Seven Jewels
1987-04-30
A man becomes a werewolf after being cursed by a black magic society. Only a jeweled necklace he wea
Endgame
1983-11-05
A telepathic mutant recruits a post World War III TV game show warrior to lead her band of mutants t
The Mines of Kilimanjaro
1986-07-31
A World War II-era college student must journey to Africa both to find his missing archaeology profe
Umbrella Coup
1980-10-08
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a r
Fists, Dollars and Spinach
1978-01-01
Fists of Dollars & Spinach is a 1978 film directed by Emimmo Salvi. It is the first flesh-and-blood
Treasure of the Lost Desert
1971-01-01
A Green Beret is sent to the Middle East to combat an Arab terrorist.
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
1969-11-20
Sartana is falsely accused of robbing a bank, and must find the real robbers and clear his name.
The Crazy Westerners
1967-08-11
Little Rita has a dream: she dreams of a better world and she believes that all the evil in the worl
She
1984-05-15
In a backward post-apocalyptic world, She aids two brothers' quest to rescue their kidnapped sister.
Cobra Mission
1986-07-31
Ten years after the end of the war in Vietnam, four ex-Marines decide to return to S.E. Asia to inve
Star Pilot
1966-10-01
Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his
The Fury of Achilles
1962-09-23
In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp w
The Yellow Panther
1982-11-19
Pasquale Bellachioma, the unfortunate Police Commissioner, creates a "master stroke" that can finall
Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
1964-12-18
A rebel leader returns to his city for a final confrontation with the evil king he is fighting. Howe
Special Squad Shoots on Sight
1976-04-01
A reporter/cop/hypnotist is blackmailed into working for criminals who are out to steal a precious a
The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
1972-05-25
Seven beautiful women in a high security prison set the stage for a big bust out.
Atlas Against the Cyclops
1961-03-29
Strongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while
White Fire
1984-07-05
While working in a diamond mine located in the desert, Bo and Ingrid, two siblings who survived a ma
Three Bullets for Ringo
1966-03-16
Pre-American Civil War Ringo and his friends rescue a young woman from kidnappers. Ringo later marr
Dead for a Dollar
1968-08-17
When the lead robber in their gang steals the money from his two companions, a cat and mouse/back an
SFX Retaliator
1988-02-01
Special effects producer Steve Baker will help a woman being chased by the Mafia, but then they foll
Angel's Leap
1971-09-21
In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne
Day of Judgment
1971-09-09
Hardin is out for revenge after his wife and child are killed and his home burned. He hunts down the
Savage Guns
1971-11-25
Sam is wounded by the Mash Flanigan gang who enters a saloon and kills everybody in sight including
Adios Compañeros
1971-04-17
Macho Callaghan is a lieutenant in the Federal Guards and his job is to capture Butch Cassidy, Ironh
Coffin Full of Dollars
1971-04-01
There's a frontier feud on the border of Mexico, where outlaw Hagen's brothers have been killed by N
My Name Is Texas Bill
1972-05-27
Texas Bill and his sidekick “Pistola” help a small community fight an evil landowner named Martin an
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971-11-26
Two brothers, Ray and Pot, exercise their bank robbing talents. They rob and get robbed in rapid suc
Io non spezzo... rompo
1971-01-21
During a drug trafficking investigation, two officers from the Rome Squad, accidentally break into a
Born to Kill
1967-06-15
Roose arrives in a town where a ruthless land baron is trying to take control of the entire area, ev
John the Bastard
1967-11-16
Johnny Donald, a cynical seducer of women, discovers he is actually the son of Don Diego Tenorio, a
Let's Go And Kill Sartana
1971-09-06
Nebraska Clay kills a gang of outlaws in self-defense but is imprisoned for further investigation of
A Gunman Called Dakota
1972-03-05
After the Civil War a former officer in the northern army helps to capture the head of a gang of out
Once Upon a Time in the Wild, Wild West
1973-10-17
Two brothers who continually fight with each other are sent to Stranger City by their mother to work
Thompson 1880
1966-10-13
Ray, young and destitute, reaches Desert Spring, carrying a case on top of his mule. A gang headed b
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970-11-14
A gang of vicious outlaws lead by the crazed Black Burt Keller abduct Jessica Colby and decide to fl
Seven Times Seven
1968-04-25
A gang of prison inmates escape to do a job at the Royal Mint, with only the time of the Cup Final t
Blood Delirium
1988-08-08
After his beloved wife dies, an unbalanced painter who believes himself to be the reincarnation of V
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado
1972-11-12
This comical spaghetti western inspired by the success of Lo Chiamavano Trinita and its sequels bene
Anything for a Friend
1973-02-18
Two 'friends', Jonas and Mark, who live by cheating and squandering their money in saloons meet a cr
The Tiger From the River Kwai
1975-09-23
A secret agent from Thailand goes to the United States on a mission to find out why a Mr. Stone died
White Fang and the Kid
1978-12-15
The town drunk of Gallatin, Missouri is former outlaw Franky James, brother of Jesse James. He is re
Vulcan, Son of Giove
1962-03-17
A superhero battles lizard men and other monsters that are terrorizing the countryside.
From the Archives of the Criminal Police
1973-12-18
A corrupt cop steals evidence of a Mafia drug ring with plans to sell it to their rivals, but is hun
Seven Savage Men
1975-03-29
The Cooper gang is terrorizing the town of Stanton with heinous crimes. When the gang rapes and mur
His Colt, Himself, His Revenge
1973-12-19
An ex-sheriff sets out to find the bandits who beat and murdered his sister.
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971-08-21
This audaciously dishonest spaghetti western from prolific director Demofilo Fidani (using the pseud
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970-11-27
Lazar, a bounty killer, teams up with a young gunfighter to blackmail Barrett, a former bandit and m
Achtung! The Desert Tigers
1977-01-15
During World War II, an American major is captured by the Germans and thrown into a POW camp run by
Strategy for a Mission of Death
1979-06-26
A diplomatic meeting between Western and Arab diplomats goes wrong, and a black gold dossier is firm
Kerim, Son of the Sheik
1962-06-29
In the Middle East, circa 1860s, the evil Omar seeks to become Khadive by killing off his adversarie
Caesar Against the Pirates
1962-04-23
Julius Caesar flees Rome because of a conspiration against him and takes refuge by the king of Bitin
The Household
1974-10-04
A butler for wealthy clients has a problem--he can't seem to stop getting sexually involved with the
Anasının Gözü
1975-01-01
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955-12-26
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides
Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
1968-03-04
A masked superhero searches for a magical golden relic while trying to prevent the plundering of an
Rush
1983-10-28
In a post-nuclear holocaust world, a survivor roams the desert, fighting bandits and the forces of a
Death on the Run
1967-10-09
On the run from the police in Athens, a man named Jason has in his possession a microfilm eagerly so
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
1974-06-28
Bruce Liang plays a Chinese Kung Fu movie star, who during his free time carries on a one-man crusad
Satyricon
1969-09-18
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a s
Kill or Be Killed
1966-11-01
A violin-playing gunslinger accidently gets caught in a feud between two families. One of them force
Invasion 1700
1962-07-14
Set in 18th-century Eastern Europe, the film concerns the star-crossed romance between a Polish mili
Overdose
1989-12-08
Karen, a beautiful air hostess, is implied by her fiance in international drug trafficking: drugged
The Killer Likes Candy
1968-04-12
Shrewd and evasive ex-Nazi and top assassin Oscar Snell is determined to rub out the King of Kafiris
Radhapura – Endstation der Verdammten
1968-07-25
Steve Weston, a diamond prospector in Ceylon, is robbed of his precious stones. Left without money,
Lady Morgan's Vengeance
1965-12-16
A young woman is psychologically manipulated and tortured by her treacherous husband while her lost
Four for All
1975-01-31
A group of men team up against a ruthless mob.
The Arizona Kid
1970-09-05
A Filipino immigrant travels the American west searching for his relatives. Although he doesn't spea
Tre nel mille
1971-03-06
A few days after the arrival of the year 1000, bearer of great misfortune according to the Prophets,
Diamond Connection
1982-01-01
Crashed and sunken in a murky sea, a passenger plane had a very special package... a briefcase full
Two .38 Magnums for a City of Carrion
1975-10-02
Franco decides to kill his girlfriend’s pimp, and from there things go bad and he gets beaten up by
The Iron Hand of the Mafia
1980-01-01
Someone's bumping off the Mafia bosses of Salerno and it's down to the newly elected leader to figur
Seven Slaves Against the World
1964-08-28
Tribune Marcus Aulus, out of favor in Rome because of his alleged sympathy for Christians, arrives t
The Revenge of the Gladiators
1964-09-24
Friends of Spartacus achieve revenge on the plotter who tries to make political capital out of the r
Tutto Totò - Totò Ciak
1967-06-07
Toto participates in various samples in a study of cinema, first going in a studio where there's sho
Erik the Viking
1965-09-24
Viking chief Thorvald dies from a mortal combat wound. He realizes his son Erloff is not a worthy su
The Centurion
1961-10-20
A Roman soldier falls in love with the daughter of a Greek city's anti-Roman leader.
The Stone Forest
1965-06-13
The god Wotan gives the young Prince Sigmund of Valhalla and his sister Brunhilde, the leader of the
Operation Orient
1978-04-25
A criminal gang operating in Greece hides a large shipment of heroine inside a statue. During transp
Bikini Drive-In
1995-04-08
Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or t
Brennus, Enemy of Rome
1963-12-23
This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who m
Spartacus
1960-10-13
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A
The Young Lions
1958-04-02
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
My Darling Slave
1973-10-04
Demetrio Cultrera, is a young rich car dealership Sicilian bachelor who becomes engaged to the beaut
Rio Bravo
1959-03-08
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young g
The Wings of War
1969-01-01
When the Germans recapture a Mediterranean Island during WWII, a squad of US soldiers is left behind
Hercules and the Princess of Troy
1965-03-08
Hercules (Gordon Scott) sets out to save the city of Troy from a horrible sea monster. Meanwhile, th
Commando Invasion
1987-01-01
The leader of a group of American commandos has 5 days to kidnap a VC General to prove his innocence
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Pa
The Alien Within
1990-01-01
After having a feud with director Kenneth J. Hall, producer Fred Olen Ray hired Ted Newsom to shoot
The Skin Under the Claws
1975-05-10
A series of brutal murders, the police on their toes, but they can not find a way to catch the sadis
Curse of the Red Butterfly
1982-01-01
People search for an ancient jewel in Istanbul.
Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados
1980-02-01
A woman struggles to keep her stepdaughter from harms way after she hires an assassin to kill her hu
The French Sex Murders
1972-06-15
After a French prostitute is found dead, one of her regular clients is tried and convicted for her m
Cheers... Cyanide!
1968-04-04
French / Italian espionage thriller.
Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor
All on the Red
1968-05-25
With the help of two accomplices an underhanded gambler prepares a rigged roulette wheel with which
A Very Special Woman
1979-04-01
Yasmine, a beautiful young newlywed, has a serious drug problem. Her low-life husband uses this addi
Kopfschuß
1981-10-31
Annie is a cashier in a Munich Cinema Center. Her everyday life is the complete opposite of the exci
An Enraged New World
2002-03-28
Three astronauts crash land on an Earth-like planet after returning from a 7-year long expedition to
Malevolence
2004-06-18
Antonio owes the Robaldo family a hundred G's, Gray wants revenge on the street gang who mugged him,
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000-01-01
If All Goes Well We Are Ruined
1983-12-29
The Sewer Rats
1974-06-05
A crippled loner's car breaks down near an isolated town inhabitated by several killers.
Natascha - Todesgrüsse aus Moskau
1977-05-13
Super agents from East and West have 24 hours to foil an assassination attempt on Brezhnev. Together
Santa Lucia
1979-01-01
Oil
1977-02-28
When a huge fire erupts at an oil field in the wilds of the Sahara Desert, an American who specializ
Trois filles dans le vent
1981-03-11
Sirpa Lane is being abducted by some former film actors; these ask a high ransom from the (adult) fi
Lisa with the Blue Eyes
1969-12-23
A university student, Mario Buongiovanni, tries to do various jobs to pay for his studies: selling e
Porno erotico western
1979-09-12
Slaughter Day
1972-01-01
Michael considers himself a genius criminal and plans the big coup. He forms three new gangs who kno
Secret Force
1983-01-01
An investigation begins when two policemen are killed in an unknown manner.
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
1979-08-31
A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to "tame" the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.
I'll Die for Vengeance
1968-03-10
A Mexican gang headed by vicious Pedro terrorizes the land between New Mexico and Arizona. Jeff a yo
Cry of Death
1968-11-21
A range war between cattlemen and farmers comes to a head with the arrival of a Deputy Marshal and "
È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere
1966-12-23
The Slayers
1977-09-09
A young man, accused of murder and theft, escapes to Venezuela. His fiancée and her brother join him
The Man from Chicago
1975-07-10
In Turkey, the son of a rich manager is kidnapped. This boy finds a friend in one of the kidnapper w
Ora X Pattuglia Suicida
1969-07-20
Holocaust II
1980-04-10
A secret group of Jewish activists is ready for revenge: the goal is to capture, torture and kill do
L'Estate
1966-11-17
A young student joins her rich lawyer stepfather and then her mother who the selfish man does not lo
The Enemy Below
1957-12-25
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a pr
The Commissioner
1983-03-19
In the basement of a hypothetical ministry, a man has set up a public office where he intends, for a
Faida
1988-02-19
Gordon Mitchell plays a Priest who comes between street gangs in Italy.
Three Men on Fire
1986-11-04
A Cameroonese police officer (Alphonse Beni) and a CIA agent (Richard Harrison) try to prevent the P