Bert I. Gordon
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-09-24 (101 years old)
Deathday
2023-03-08
Place of Birth
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Also known As
Mister B.I.G.
Bert I. Gordon
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...
Acting
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1962
as Director
1962
as Screenstory
1960
as Director
1960
as Visual Effects
1960
as Producer
1955
as Story
1955
as Producer
1955
as Director
1977
as Producer
1977
as Director
1977
as Screenstory
1976
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
1972
as Director
1958
as Director
1958
as Special Effects
1958
as Producer
1958
as Screenstory
1965
as Director
1965
as Producer
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1957
as Director
1957
as Writer
1958
as Director
1958
as Story
1958
as Producer
1958
as Screenstory
1958
as Director
1957
as Director
1960
as Director
1960
as Story
1973
as Screenplay
1973
as Director of Photography
1973
as Director
1973
as Producer
1989
as Director
1970
as Screenplay
1966
as Director
1970
as Director
1954
as Director of Photography
1958
as Special Effects
1976
as Visual Effects
1962
as Producer
1989
as Producer
1981
as Director
1965
as Screenstory
1977
as Visual Effects
1976
as Producer
2015
as Writer
2015
as Director
2015
as Executive Producer
1958
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1957
as Special Effects
1957
as Special Effects
1957
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1972
as Writer
1960
as Producer
1983
as Director
1958
as Special Effects
1982
as Director
1982
as Writer
1982
as Editor
1982
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1954
as Supervising Editor
1965
as Visual Effects
1961
as Director
1962
as Visual Effects
1981
as Writer
1981
as Producer
1960
as Visual Effects
1960
as Story
1961
as Story
1961
as Writer
1961
as Producer
1954
as Director
1954
as Writer
1985
as Producer
1985
as Director
1985
as Writer
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