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Gordon Scott

1926 - 2007

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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 was the 11th Tarzan, starting with Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Gordon Scott is the 1,554th most popular actor (down from 1,357th in 2024), the 2,879th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,351st in 2019) and the 762nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Gordon Scott ranks 1,554 out of 13,578. Before him are Jennifer Lawrence, Billy Dee Williams, Momoko Kōchi, Marisa Mell, Pedro Infante, and Ben Cross. After him are Hibari Misora, Maggie Cheung, Daniel Brühl, Brad Davis, Adam Goldberg, and Barbara Bain.

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Among people born in 1926, Gordon Scott ranks 147. Before him are Elias Hrawi, Ray Price, Claude Akins, Marie-Claire Alain, Rafi Eitan, and Muhammad al-Badr. After him are Valerio Zurlini, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Jérôme Lejeune, Zinaida Portnova, Jeffrey Hunter, and Karel Reisz. Among people deceased in 2007, Gordon Scott ranks 112. Before him are Kisho Kurokawa, Ian Stevenson, François-Xavier Ortoli, Teddy Kollek, Michel Lotito, and Wally Schirra. After him are Karel Svoboda, Maurice Papon, Mika Špiljak, Steve Fossett, Jean-Pierre Vernant, and Ulrich Mühe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Scott ranks 2,879 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Harryhausen (1920), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), William A. Wheeler (1819), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), and Gene Vincent (1935). After him are Julia Ann (1969), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Frances Arnold (1956), and Steve Russell (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gordon Scott ranks 762. Before him are Josh Duhamel (1972), Don S. Davis (1942), Tony Burton (1937), Sela Ward (1956), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), and Billy Dee Williams (1937). After him are Brad Davis (1949), Adam Goldberg (1970), Barbara Bain (1931), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), Farley Granger (1925), and Josh Brolin (1968).

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