Eddie Carmel

Born: 1936-03-16

Eddie Carmel, born Oded Ha-Carmeili (Hebrew: עודד הכרמלי) (March 16, 1936 – August 14, 1972) was an Israeli-born American entertainer with gigantism and subsequent acromegaly resulting from a pituitary adenoma. He was popularly known as "The Jewish Giant", "The Happy Giant," and "The World's Biggest Cowboy." Carmel was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as 9 feet (274 cm) tall, and billed at the heights of 8 ft 9 in (268 cm) and 9 ft 0.625 inches (276 cm) tall, though he may have more realistically been around 7 ft 3 tall.


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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

as Monster
Released: 1962-02-25

Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a...

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50,000 B.C. (Before Clothing)

as Gorax
Released: 1963-01-04

A man travels back in time and meets prehistoric cavepeople who are often nude.

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