Bert Ira Gordon was an American filmmaker and visual effects, artist. He is best known for writing and directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Earth vs. the Spider (1958), Village of the Giants (1965), and Empire of the Ants (1977).
Most of Gordon’s work is in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear projection to create special effects. He was nicknamed “Mr. B.I.G.” by Forrest J Ackerman, a reference to both his initials and his films’ tendency to feature super-sized creatures.
Bert I. Gordon cause of death: How did Bert I. Gordon die?
Gordon died at a Los Angeles hospital on March 8, 2023, at age 100. Because of his age, he may have died of natural causes, however, the family is yet to reveal his cause of death.
Gordon made his first feature, King Dinosaur, followed by The Cyclops in 1957, which co-starred Lon Chaney Jr. and Gloria Talbot. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures, beginning with The Amazing Colossal Man and its 1958 sequel, War of the Colossal Beast.
