Tarzan dies

04-05-2007 19:00

'Tarzan' star Gordon Scott has died aged 80.The actor - who had been living in south Baltimore - died on Monday (30.04.06) at Johns Hopkins Hospital of post-heart surgery complications.Scott played the jungle hero in the original 50s movies and became a worldwide star. Danton Burroughs - a relative of 'Tarzan' creator Edgar Rice Burroughs - said: "He was an absolutely wonderful Tarzan who played the character as an intelligent and nice man who carried himself well, much as my grandfather had originally written it."Scott made 24 movies including 'Tarzan and the Lost Safari' (1957), 'Tarzan's Fight for Life' (1958), 'Tarzan and the Trappers' (1958), 'Tarzan's Greatest Adventure' - co-starring Sean Connery and Anthony Quayle - (1959) and 'Tarzan the Magnificent' (1960).The handsome star was discovered by Hollywood producer Sol Lesser when he was working as a lifeguard at Las Vegas' Sahara Hotel.He was given a seven-year-contract after outshining 200 other aspiring Tarzan's from all over the world.