Mark Forest
Mark Forest | |
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Brooklyn, New York , U.S. | |
| Died | January 7, 2022 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Bodybuilder, film actor |
Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s
Life and career
Born Lorenzo Louis (Lou) Degni in Brooklyn, NY, Forest was a third generation Italian-American; his grandparents were from
After the worldwide success of
Forest continued in the peplum genre, active in Rome from 1961-1965,
He later lived in
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1954 | The Egyptian | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Goliath and the Dragon | Ercole / Emilius the Goliath | |
| 1960 | Son of Samson | Maciste - Son of Hercules | |
| 1961 | Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules | ||
| 1962 | Colossus of the Arena | ||
| 1963 | Goliath and the Sins of Babylon | Maciste / Goliath / Marcellus | |
| 1963 | Hercules Against the Mongols | Maciste | |
| 1964 | The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules | ||
| 1964 | Hercules Against the Barbarians | Maciste / Hercules | |
| 1964 | The Lion of Thebes | Arian | |
| 1964 | Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun | Hercules | |
| 1964 | The Magnificent Gladiator | Hercules / Attalus | |
| 1965 | Kindar the Invulnerable | Kindar | (final film role) |
References
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
Notes
- ^ Mark Forest at Ironman Magazine
- ^ a b c "È morto Mark Forest, Ercole e Maciste dei peplum anni 60". Repubblica. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Gallery of Ironmen: Mark Forest -". February 2003.
- ^ Schiller, Ralph The Complete Films of Broderick Crawford Lulu Press, Inc, 27 Feb. 2016
- ^ p. 165 Bondanella, Peter A History of Italian Cinema A&C Black, 12 Oct 2009
- ^ "Mark Forest (1933–2022)". Brian's Drive-In Theater. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Der Sandalenfilm-Star Mark Forest ist gestorben". Die Rheinpfalz. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
External links
- Mark Forest at IMDb
- Mark Forest at Brians Drive in Theater
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