▁name ▁Mac iste ▁was ▁not ▁widely ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁Some ▁Italian ▁sword ▁and ▁sand al ▁films ▁were ▁not ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁USA ; ▁rather ▁they ▁premier ed ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁in ▁a ▁synd ic ation ▁package ▁called ▁The ▁S ons ▁of ▁Her cules , ▁usually ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Saturday ▁af tern o ons . ▁Best ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁stir ring ▁theme ▁song , ▁films ▁originally ▁featuring ▁Mac iste ▁were ▁dub bed ▁into ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁" S ons ▁of ▁Her cules " ▁pictures , ▁with ▁stock ▁narr ation ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁attempting ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁film ' s ▁lead ▁character ▁in ▁to ▁Her cules ▁any ▁way ▁they ▁could . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Italian ▁mus cle men ▁played ▁Mac iste ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁films , ▁but ▁Mark ▁Forest ▁was ▁the ▁actor ▁who ▁played ▁Mac iste ▁the ▁most ▁( 7 ▁times ). ▁The ▁other ▁actors ▁included ▁Gordon ▁Scott , ▁Reg ▁Park , ▁Gordon ▁Mitchell , ▁Reg ▁Lewis , ▁Kirk ▁Morris , ▁Sam son ▁Bur ke , ▁Alan ▁Ste el , ▁Richard ▁Lloyd , ▁Ren ato ▁Ross ini ▁and ▁Frank ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁ ▁The ▁Cab i ria ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁Mac iste ▁push es ▁a ▁mill ▁wheel ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁may ▁have ▁ ▁inspired ▁John ▁Mil ius , ▁who ▁shot ▁a ▁similar ▁one ▁for ▁his ▁movie ▁Con an ▁the ▁Bar bar ian ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁ ▁Feder ico ▁F ell ini ▁said ▁that ▁Mac iste ▁all '