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| Bodybuilding legendSteve Reeves starred in such sword and sandal films asHercules,Hercules Unchained, andThe White Warrior. | | FormerTarzanGordon Scott moved on to peplums in the early 1960s, starring inHercules Vs. the Molloch andSamson and the Seven Miracles of the World. |
| Mr. UniverseReg Park appeared in some of the best sword and sandal flicks, includingHercules in the Haunted World andHercules and the Captive Women. | | Bodybuilder Lou Degni was billed asMark Forest in such films asGoliath and the Dragon andHercules Against the Sons of the Sun. |
| Italian actorKirk Morris starred in such films asColossus and the Headhunters andThe Witch's Curse in the early 1960s. | | ActorDan Vadis appeared such adventures asSpartacus and the Ten Gladiators before moving on to westerns in the 1970s. |
| BodybuilderDave Draper appeared exclusively in "A" films such asDon't Make Waves but once hosted a sword and sandal TV show as David the Gladiator. | | WhileGordon Mitchell acted in more than 200 films during his career, he's best known for his sword and sandal films such asThe Giant of Metropolis. |
| Ed Fury was a 1950s physique model and actor who moved on to sword and sandal flicks in the 1960s, starring inColossus and the Amazon Queen, among other films. | | Brad Harris starred as Samson, Goliath, and Hercules in early 1960s peplums and moved on to spy thrillers with Tony Kendall. |
| Mission: Impossible starPeter Lupus acted in beach movies and sword and sandal films using the name Rock Stevens before making it big on the small screen. | | Once the husband ofJayne Mansfield,Mickey Hargitay starred in numerous Italian movies, includingBloody Pit of Horror andHercules Vs. the Hydra. |
| Italian actorAlan Steel made his mark in Italian sword and sandal films as the star ofHercules Against the Moon Men. | | Best known for his role inThe Three Stooges Meet Hercules,Samson Burke also acted in several peplums in the 1960s. |
| Mr. America 1963Reg Lewis
got his start in the Mae West Revue and went on to act in several films such asFire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules. | | Lou Ferrigno's lengthy career as an actor has yielded two Hercules films, a turn as Sinbad, and his TV seriesThe Incredible Hulk. |
| 'A' list starArnold Schwarzenegger got his start in the low-budget 1970 filmHercules in New York. | | Famed bodybuilderSerge Nubret made a few sword and sandal films in the 1960s. |
| Richard Harrison starred in numerous sword and sandal films in the 1960s. He also acted in a number of spy thrillers and spaghetti westerns during his lengthy career. | | British actor and stuntmanJoe Robinson acted in a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s, includingTaur the Mighty. |
