# Kirk Morris

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{{short description|Italian bodybuilder and actor (born 1942)}}
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'''Kirk Morris''' (born 26 August 1942) is an Italian bodybuilder and actor, best known for his work in [sword-and-sandal](/source/sword-and-sandal) films. 

== Life and career ==
Born in [Venice](/source/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](/source/Tanio_Boccia) to play the title role in ''[The Triumph of Maciste](/source/The_Triumph_of_Maciste)''.<ref name="vrgrr">{{cite book|last=Lancia|first=Enrico|last2=Poppi |first2=Roberto |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore|year=2003|isbn=8884402131|chapter=Bellini, Adriano}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba334f895|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930194440/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba334f895|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2019|title=Adriano Bellini|website=BFI}}</ref> He subsequently starred in several other [peplum](/source/Peplum_(film_genre)) films, including ''[The Witch's Curse](/source/The_Witch's_Curse)'' by [Riccardo Freda](/source/Riccardo_Freda).<ref name="vrgrr"/> After the decline of the genre, he appeared in several adventure films, then he retired in the early 1970s.<ref name="vrgrr"/> He was also an actor of [Fotoromanzi](/source/Fotoromanzi).<ref name="vrgrr"/>

==Filmography==
* 1961 – ''[Hercules in the Valley of Woe](/source/Hercules_in_the_Valley_of_Woe)'' 
* 1961 – ''[Triumph of the Son of Hercules](/source/Triumph_of_the_Son_of_Hercules)'' 
* 1962 – ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Le Chevalier de Pardaillan|fr}}'' 
* 1962 – ''[The Witch's Curse](/source/The_Witch's_Curse)''
* 1963 –  ''[Hercules, Samson and Ulysses](/source/Hercules%2C_Samson_and_Ulysses)'' 
* 1963 – ''[Samson and the Sea Beast](/source/Samson_and_the_Sea_Beast)'' 
* 1963 – ''[Colossus and the Headhunters](/source/Colossus_and_the_Headhunters)''
* 1964 – ''[Hercules of the Desert](/source/Hercules_of_the_Desert)''
* 1964 – ''[Desert Raiders](/source/Desert_Raiders)''  
* 1964 – ''[Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules](/source/Devil_of_the_Desert_Against_the_Son_of_Hercules)''  
* 1964 – ''[Samson vs. the Giant King](/source/Samson_vs._the_Giant_King)''  
* 1964 – ''[Terror of the Steppes](/source/Terror_of_the_Steppes)'' 
* 1965 – ''[The Falcon of the Desert](/source/The_Falcon_of_the_Desert)''  
* 1965 – ''[Maciste, the Avenger of the Mayans](/source/Maciste%2C_the_Avenger_of_the_Mayans)'' 
* 1965 – ''[Conqueror of Atlantis](/source/Conqueror_of_Atlantis)'' 
* 1966 – ''[2+5: Missione Hydra](/source/2%2B5%3A_Missione_Hydra)'' 
* 1967 – ''[Rita of the West](/source/Rita_of_the_West)'' 
* 1968 – ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Sapevano solo uccidere|it}}'' 
* 1969 – ''[The Seven Red Berets](/source/The_Seven_Red_Berets)''  
* 1970 – ''{{Interlanguage link|Overrun! (film)|it|La lunga notte dei disertori|lt=Overrun!}}''

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0606714}}

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Category:Italian bodybuilders
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