Mark Forest

Mark Forest (born Lou Degni in Brooklyn, January 16. 1933) is an American actor and body builder best known for playing the lead in a series of peplum movies in the 1960s, including the role of Maciste several times.^[1]

Select credits

• Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
• Son of Samson (1960)
• Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961)
• Colossus of the Arena (1962)
• Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)
• Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)
• Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964)
• The Lion of Thebes (1964)
• Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964)
• The Magnificent Gladiator (1964)
• Kindar the Invulnerable (1965)

Biography

• Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References

1. Mark Forest at Ironman Magazine

External links

• Mark Forest at IMDB
• Mark Forest at Brians Drive in Theater