Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Deceased · Born: Sep 24, 1922 · Died: Mar 8, 2023

Personal Details

Born Sep 24, 1922 Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse
  • Eva Marie Marklstorfer

    ( Jul 18, 1980 to Mar 8, 2023 )
  • Flora M. Gordon

    ( Jun 3, 1945 to Jul 28, 1979 )

Biography

Bert Ira Gordon (born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, WI) was an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants. Most of Gordon's work was in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." was a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures. Gordon held a degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his career directing television commercials before moving to film in 1954 to produce Serpent Island. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures. In 1960, he wrote, produced and directed The Boy and the Pirates, starring then active and popular child star Charles Herbert alongside Gordon's own daughter, Susan. The trio recently appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash, held June 23-25 at the Pittsburgh (PA) Airport Four Points, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films. To that end, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released a Midnite Movies double DVD set with the rarely seen The Boy and the Pirates, and the more recent Crystalstone (1988), on June 27, 2006. His 1977 Empire of the Ants featured a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins, who later said of the film that it was her worst acting experience, but by then the loosely-based modernized H. G. Wells tale had been elevated to cult film status. While none of his films received significant critical attention, his work attained popularity in some circles. Cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has featured several of his films, which the accompanying episodes are often regarded as some of the show's best. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert I. Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2015
Secrets of a Psychopath
Secrets of a Psychopath as Director, Writer
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1989
Satan's Princess
Satan's Princess as Director
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1985
The Big Bet
The Big Bet as Director, Screenplay
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1982
Let's Do It!
Let's Do It! as Director, Writer
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1981
Burned at the Stake
Burned at the Stake as Director, Writer
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1977
Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants as Director
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1976
The Food of the Gods
The Food of the Gods as Director, Screenplay
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1973
The Mad Bomber
The Mad Bomber as Director, Screenplay
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1972
Necromancy
Necromancy as Director, Writer
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1970
How to Succeed with Sex
How to Succeed with Sex as Director, Screenplay
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1966
Picture Mommy Dead
Picture Mommy Dead as Director
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1965
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants as Director
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1962
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword as Director
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1960
Tormented
Tormented as Director, Story
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The Boy and the Pirates
The Boy and the Pirates as Director, Story
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1958
The Spider
The Spider as Director
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Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet People as Director, Story
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War of the Colossal Beast
War of the Colossal Beast as Director
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1957
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End as Director
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The Cyclops
The Cyclops as Director, Writer
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The Amazing Colossal Man
The Amazing Colossal Man as Director, Screenplay
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1955
King Dinosaur
King Dinosaur as Director, Story
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