Bert I. Gordon

Known for

Directing

Born

September 24, 1922

Birthplace

Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died

March 8, 2023 (aged 100)

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 Internatio...

Best known work

Empire of the Ants

1977

The Food of the Gods

1976

Earth vs. the Spider

1958

Attack of the Puppet People

1958

Tormented

1960

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957

The Magic Sword

1962

War of the Colossal Beast

1958

Beginning of the End

1957

Village of the Giants

1965

Filmography

2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Secrets of a Psychopath
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1989
Satan's Princess
Director, Producer
1985
The Big Bet
Producer, Director, Writer
1983
The Witching
Director
1982
Let's Do It!
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1981
Burned at the Stake
Director, Writer, Producer
1977
Empire of the Ants
Director, Screenstory, Producer, Visual Effects
1976
The Food of the Gods
Director, Screenplay, Visual Effects, Producer
1973
The Mad Bomber
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
1972
Necromancy
Director, Writer, Producer
1970
How to Succeed with Sex
Director, Screenplay
1966
Picture Mommy Dead
Director, Producer
1965
Village of the Giants
Director, Producer, Screenstory, Visual Effects
1962
The Magic Sword
Director, Screenstory, Producer, Visual Effects
1961
Famous Ghost Stories
Director, Story, Writer, Producer
1960
Tormented
Director, Producer, Visual Effects, Story
1960
The Boy and the Pirates
Director, Story, Producer, Visual Effects
1958
Earth vs. the Spider
Director, Producer, Screenstory, Special Effects
1958
War of the Colossal Beast
Director, Producer, Screenstory, Special Effects
1958
Attack of the Puppet People
Director, Story, Special Effects, Producer
1957
The Amazing Colossal Man
Director, Screenplay, Producer
1957
The Cyclops
Director, Writer, Producer, Special Effects
1957
Beginning of the End
Director, Producer, Special Effects
1955
King Dinosaur
Director, Producer, Story