Curiosidades

Footage from his film O Triunfo de Maciste (1961) was humorously used in a deodorant commercial in the late 1960s, with Kirk flexing and boldly restraining horses during a chariot racing sequence. The female narrator softly purrs, "My brother works hard... he needs a strong deodorant".

Despite his Anglo-sounding screen name, he was one of the very few Italian bodybuilders (his real name is Adriano Bellini) to achieve stardom in the sword and sandal/mythological muscleman genre. This also made him one of the few leading performers who was able to speak the Italian dialog from the script.

Was a gondolier on a canal boat in Venice, Italy, before becoming an actor.

As his acting career in movies drew to a close, Kirk Morris became a fotoromanzi actor.

Twice subjected to the traditional "Test of Strength" found in sword-and-sandal movies. In both O Triunfo de Maciste (1961) and Maciste alla corte dello zar (1964) he was tied with outstretched arms between two teams of horses, which then endeavored to pull him apart. In neither case did the horses succeed.