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Gordon Mitchell
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He built amost single-handedly a small western-like village in the Roman countryside, that was used as the set for several Italian B-westerns.
Served in the U.S. army in the Korean War.
His funeral memorial service was attended by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Lou Ferrigno
,
Roland Kickinger
,
Franco Columbu
,
Mickey Hargitay
,
Richard Harrison
,
Sebastian Harrison
,
Joe Gold
,
Scott Brown
,
Michael A. Martinez
, and
Robert Amstler
in front of the World Gym corporate headquarters.
Early in his career he toured as one of a group of "strongman" performers--one of whom was
Mickey Hargitay
--in
Mae West
's nightclub act.
Following his success in Italy, he helped his muscular friend
Dan Vadis
get into the Italian movie business.
Honored by the UCLA Film Archive at a July 6, 2003, festival showing of
The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
in a theater on the Los Angeles campus.
Owner of World Gym International in Marina Del Rey, California (April 2002)
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