<p>MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) - Bodybuilder and actor Gordon Mitchell, who appeared in more than 200 B-movies during his 40-year career, has died. He was 80.</p>
<p>Mitchell, who acted mostly in cheaply made "sword and sandal" films such as 1961's "The Giant of Metropolis," died in his sleep Saturday at his home in this coastal town. The cause was an apparent heart attack, said Bill Comstock, his assistant.</p>