Kirk Morris

Biography

Kirk Morris (born 26 August 1942) is an Italian bodybuilder and actor, best known for his work in sword-and-sandal films.

== Life and career == Born in Venice as Adriano Bellini, while at university Morris devoted himself to bodybuilding and thanks to his physique he was chosen by the director Tanio Boccia to play the title role in The Triumph of Maciste. He subsequently starred in several other peplum films, including The Witch's Curse by Riccardo Freda. 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 Fotoromanzi.

== Filmography == 1961 – Hercules in the Valley of Woe 1961 – Triumph of the Son of Hercules 1962 – Le Chevalier de Pardaillan 1962 – The Witch's Curse 1963 – Hercules, Samson and Ulysses 1963 – Samson and the Sea Beast 1963 – Colossus and the Headhunters 1964 – Hercules of the Desert 1964 – Desert Raiders 1964 – Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules 1964 – Samson vs. the Giant King 1964 – Terror of the Steppes 1965 – The Falcon of the Desert 1965 – Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans 1965 – Conqueror of Atlantis 1966 – 2+5: Missione Hydra 1967 – Rita of the West 1968 – Sapevano solo uccidere 1969 – The Seven Red Berets 1970 – Overrun!

== Notes ==

== External links == Kirk Morris at IMDb