Bert I. Gordon

Directing·Sep 24, 1922·Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

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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 appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash in Pittsburgh, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films. Empire of the Ants (1977) 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. Gordon passed away on March 8, 2023, at 100 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert I. Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Secrets of a Psychopath2015 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Satan's Princess1989 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Big Bet1985 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
The Witching1983 · Director	Director
Let's Do It!1982 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Burned at the Stake1981 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Empire of the Ants1977 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Food of the Gods1976 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Mad Bomber1973 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Necromancy1972 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
How to Succeed with Sex1970 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Picture Mommy Dead1966 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Village of the Giants1965 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Magic Sword1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Famous Ghost Stories1961 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Tormented1960 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Boy and the Pirates1960 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Earth vs. the Spider1958 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
War of the Colossal Beast1958 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Attack of the Puppet People1958 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Amazing Colossal Man1957 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Cyclops1957 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Beginning of the End1957 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
King Dinosaur1955 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Serpent Island1954 · Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer	Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer