Son of Samson [SEP] cast member
Son of Samson
Son of Samson (/ "Maciste in the Valley of the Kings", also known as "Maciste the Mighty") is a 1960 Italian peplum film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Mark Forest. The film was distributed to English-speaking countries as "Son of Samson", although in the original film, Maciste had no relation to Samson whatsoever.
Cast.
- Mark Forest as Maciste
- Chelo Alonso as Queen Smedes
- Vira Silenti as Tekaet
- Angelo Zanolli as
Lionel Samson
Lionel Samson (1799-15 March 1878) was an early Swan River Colony settler and businessman whose firm, Lionel Samson & Son, is the oldest continuing family business in Australia.
It is likely his father was Michael Samson, “a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry”, according to the Australian Dictionary of Biography. After studying at Oxford University and being a member of the London Stock Exchange he emigrated to Western Australia.
Samson arrived at Fremantle in 1829