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Gordon Scott (born Gordon Merrill Werschkul; August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the Tarzan film series from 1955 to 1960.
Gordon Scott. Actor: Tarzan and the Lost Safari. Physical Education major Gordon Weschkul left the University of Oregon after one term. He became an infantry drill instructor (rifle, pistol and bayonet; judo and hand-to-hand combat; close order drill), then a military policeman.
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- Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
May 5, 2007 · BALTIMORE, May 4 (AP) — Gordon Scott, a handsome, muscular actor who portrayed Tarzan in the 1950s, died here on Monday. He was 80. The cause was complications after heart surgery, said a...
The idyllic jungle life of the six foot three inch legendary ape-man with a truly magnificent physique, Tarzan (Gordon Scott), stunning awe-inspiring voluptu...
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Feb 3, 2013 · http://www.youtube.com/user/madmovymanTarzan's Greatest Adventure stars Gordon Scott as Edgar Rice Burrough's hero, a man raised by apes in the darkest jungl...
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May 3, 2007 · Gordon Scott, a handsome, muscular actor who portrayed an “intelligent and nice” Tarzan in 1950s movies, has died. He was 80. Scott, who had been living in a working class section of south...
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American actor and body-builder whose greatest claim to fame was his role as the movies' eleventh (and some say best) Tarzan. Scott was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children of advertising man Stanley Werschkul and his wife Alice.