Mark Forest

Mark Forest
Forest in 1955
Born
Lorenzo Luis Degni

(1933-01-06)January 6, 1933
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 89)
Occupation(s)Bodybuilder, film actor

Lou Degni (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2022), known professionally as Mark Forest, was an American actor and bodybuilder — widely known as the protagonist in a series of 1960s sword and sandal or peplum movies — including his recurring role as Maciste.[1]

Life and career

Born Lorenzo Louis (Lou) Degni in Brooklyn, NY, Forest was a third generation Italian-American; his grandparents were from Naples.[2] He began bodybuilding at 13, subsequently opening his own gym in Long Island. A talent scout saw his picture and invited him to Hollywood to audition for the role of Tarzan. Though he did not get the part, he became a member of the musclemen troupe in Mae West's Las Vegas stage show. During this time he entered numerous weightlifting competitions, winning the title of "Mr. Muscle Beach" in Venice, California.[3]

After the worldwide success of Hercules, he became the second American actor recruited by Italian producers (after Steve Reeves), and was signed to a three-picture contract with La vendetta di Ercole (retitled Goliath and the Dragon) as his first film for the US market. At this time Degni began using the pseudonym Mark Forest, and using his advantage of speaking fluent Italian prior to arriving in Europe. For the English version of the film he was dubbed by Jackson Beck who voiced Bluto in the Popeye cartoons.[4]

Forest continued in the peplum genre, active in Rome from 1961-1965,[2] leaving the cinema to pursue a career as a European opera singer (tenor), skilled in the bel canto technique, instructed by Giovanni Millo, composer and former tenor of the Metropolitan Opera of New York, father of the lyric soprano Aprile Millo.[2] In his later years, Forest became a vocal coach in Studio City, California.[5]

He later lived in Arleta, California, and died on January 7, 2022, a day after his 89th birthday.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1954 The Egyptian Minor Role Uncredited
1960 Goliath and the Dragon Ercole / Emilius the Goliath
1960 Son of Samson Maciste - Son of Hercules
1961 Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules
1962 Colossus of the Arena
1963 Goliath and the Sins of Babylon Maciste / Goliath / Marcellus
1963 Hercules Against the Mongols Maciste
1964 The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
1964 Hercules Against the Barbarians Maciste / Hercules
1964 The Lion of Thebes Arian
1964 Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun Hercules
1964 The Magnificent Gladiator Hercules / Attalus
1965 Kindar the Invulnerable Kindar (final film role)

References

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

Notes

  1. ^ Mark Forest at Ironman Magazine
  2. ^ a b c "È morto Mark Forest, Ercole e Maciste dei peplum anni 60". Repubblica. January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gallery of Ironmen: Mark Forest -". February 2003.
  4. ^ Schiller, Ralph The Complete Films of Broderick Crawford Lulu Press, Inc, 27 Feb. 2016
  5. ^ p. 165 Bondanella, Peter A History of Italian Cinema A&C Black, 12 Oct 2009
  6. ^ "Mark Forest (1933–2022)". Brian's Drive-In Theater. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Der Sandalenfilm-Star Mark Forest ist gestorben". Die Rheinpfalz. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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