Kirk Morris (born 26 August 1942) is an Italian bodybuilder and actor. He was the winner of "Mr.Italia Bodybuilding contest 1961” Born in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

as Adriano Bellini, while at university Morris devoted himself to bodybuilding and thanks to his physique he was chosen by the director

Tanio Boccia Camillo Tanio Boccia (15 June 1911 – 12 March 1982), was an Italian film director and screenwriter active between the 1950s and the early 1970s. From 1960 onwards, he was regularly credited as Amerigo Anton. Career Born in Potenza, Basilic ...

to play the title role in '' The Triumph of Maciste''. He subsequently starred in several other peplum films, including ''

The Witch's Curse ''The Witch's Curse'' ( it, Maciste all'inferno, lit=Maciste in Hell) is a 1962 peplum- fantasy film, directed by Riccardo Freda. Plot In the mid-1500s, a witch is burned in Scotland and places a curse on the inhabitants before she dies. One hu ...

'' by

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...

. After the decline of the genre, he appeared in several adventure films, then he retired in the early 1970s. He was also an actor of

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Filmography

* 1971 ''Sapevano solo uccider''e ... Jeff * 1970 ''Overrun!'' ... Liam McGregor * 1969 '' Sette baschi rossi'' ... Sergeant * 1967 ''Rita nel West'' ... Ringo * 1966 '' 2+5: Missione Hydra'' ... Belsy * 1965 ''

La magnifica sfida ''The Falcon of the Desert'' (Italian:''La magnifica sfida''/ ''The Magnificent Challenge'') is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Miguel Lluch. Cast * Kirk Morris as Kadir * Aldo Sambrell * Dina Loy * Tomás Picó *Erika Jones *Juan Co ...

'' ... Kadir * 1965 ''

Maciste il vendicatore dei Mayas ''Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans'' ( it, Maciste il vendicatore dei Maya) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Guido Malatesta. Cast *Kirk Morris ... Ercole *Barbara Loy ... Aloha * Andrea Aureli ... Manur *Demeter Bitenc ... Gruno * Lucia ...

'' ... Hercules * 1965 '' Il conquistatore di Atlantide''/'' Conqueror of Atlantis'' ... Hercules * 1964 ''

La valle dell'eco tonante ''Hercules of the Desert'' ( it, La valle dell'eco tonante/ ''Valley of the Thundering Echo''), aka ''Maciste and the Women of the Valley'', is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris.Michele Giordano. ''Gigan ...

'' (aka ''Hercules of the Desert'') ...

Maciste Maciste () is one of the oldest recurring characters of cinema, created by Gabriele d'Annunzio and Giovanni Pastrone. He is featured throughout the history of the cinema of Italy from the 1910s to the mid-1960s. He is usually depicted as a Hercu ...

* 1964 ''

Desert Raiders ''Desert Raiders'' (Italian: ''Il dominatore del deserto'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris, Rosalba Neri and Hélène Chanel. It was one of a large number of peplum films made during the era. ...

'' ... Nadir * 1964 ''Anthar l'invincibile''/''

Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules ''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' is a 1964 international co-production filmed in Algeria and directed by Anthony Dawson. Plot summary An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and ...

'' ... Anthar * 1964 '' Maciste alla corte dello zar''/''Atlas Against the Czar'' ... Maciste * 1964 ''

Terror of the Steppes ''Terror of the Steppes'' ( it, I predoni della steppa, also known as ''The Mighty Khan'') is a 1964 Italian adventure film written and directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris. Plot Cast * Kirk Morris as Sandar Khan * Moira Orfe ...

'' ... Sandar * 1963 '' Ercole sfida Sansone''/'' Hercules, Samson and Ulysses'' ... Hercules * 1963 '' Sansone contro i pirati'' ...

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

* 1963 '' Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste''/''

Colossus and the Headhunters ''Colossus and the Headhunters'' ( it, Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste, lit=Maciste against the head-hunters), is a 1963 Italian ''peplum'' film written and directed by Guido Malatesta, and starring Kirk Morris. Plot The heroic Maciste arr ...

'' ... Maciste * 1962 ''Le chevalier de Pardaillan'' ... Samson * 1962 '' Maciste all'inferno''/''

'' ... Maciste * 1961 ''

Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai ''Hercules in the Vale of Woe'' ( it, Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai/ ''Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe''), a.k.a. ''Hercules in the Valley of Woe'', is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli ...

''/''

Hercules in the Valley of Woe ''Hercules in the Vale of Woe'' ( it, Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai/ ''Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe''), a.k.a. ''Hercules in the Valley of Woe'', is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli ...

'' ... Maciste * 1961 ''Trionfo di Maciste'' ... Maciste

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Kirk 1942 births Living people Italian male film actors Actors from Venice Italian bodybuilders People associated with physical culture