Gavin Gordon (actor)
Gavin Gordon | |
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| Born | April 7, 1901 , U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1983 (aged 82) Canoga Park, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929–1968 |
Gavin Gordon (April 7, 1901 – April 7, 1983) was an American film, television, and radio actor.
Life and career[]
He was born in Chicora, Mississippi. Gordon studied secretarial work. While working as a railway clerk, he attended a film acting school in his spare time.
In Los Angeles, he became secretary to an actor[who?] who later gave him his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as Greta Garbo's leading man in Romance (1930). With his distinctive voice, Gordon acted in numerous radio dramas.
Gordon never publicly discussed his private life.
He died in Canoga Park, California on his 82nd birthday and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama).[1]
Partial filmography[]
- The Medicine Men (1929, Short)
- Chasing Through Europe (1929) - Don Merrill
- His First Command (1929) - Lt. Freddie Allen
- Romance (1930) - Tom Armstrong
- The Silver Horde (1930) - Fred Marsh
- The Great Meadow (1931) - Evan Muir
- Shipmates (1931) - Mike
- Secret Service (1931) - Mr. Arlesford
- American Madness (1932) - Cyril Cluett
- Two Against the World (1932) - Victor H. 'Vic' Linley
- The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - Will Jones
- Man Against Woman (1932) - George Perry
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) - Bob
- Hard to Handle (1933) - John Hayden (uncredited)
- Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) - George Winton
- Black Beauty (1933) - Capt. Jordan
- I Adore You (1933) - Alphonso Bouillaboise
- Female (1933) - Briggs
- Lone Cowboy (1933) - Jim Weston
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) - Capt. Gregori Orloff
- Wake Up and Dream (1934) - Seabrook
- Happiness Ahead (1934) - 'Jellie' Travis
- Bordertown (1935) - Brook Manville
- Grand Old Girl (1935) - The President
- The Good Fairy (1935) - Meredith, on-screen actor (uncredited)
- Women Must Dress (1935) - Philip Howard
- Red Hot Tires (1935) - Robert Griffin
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Lord Byron
- Stranded (1935) - Jack
- Love Me Forever (1935) - Mitchell (uncredited)
- Page Miss Glory (1935) - Reporter Metz
- The Leavenworth Case (1936) - Henry Clavering
- Ticket to Paradise (1936) - Tony Bates
- High Hat (1937) - Gregory Dupont
- They Gave Him a Gun (1937) - Army Captain (uncredited)
- The Toast of New York (1937) - Southern Major (uncredited)
- Windjammer (1937) - J. Montague Forsythe
- I See Ice (1938) - Night Club Singer
- Paper Bullets (1941) - Kurt Parrish
- Murder by Invitation (1941) - Garson Denham
- Mr. Celebrity (1941) - Travers
- Suspicion (1941) - Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)
- I Killed That Man (1941) - J. Reed
- The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942) - Major Halland Clark, aka Keller
- Centennial Summer (1946) - Trowbridge (uncredited)
- Notorious (1946) - Ernest Weylin (uncredited)
- Three on a Ticket (1947) - Pearson - aka Barton
- Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) - Oliver Tennant
- Knock on Wood (1954) - Car Salesman
- White Christmas (1954) - General Harold G. Carlton (uncredited)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) - Geoffrey (uncredited)
- High Society (1955) - Frisbie the Butler
- A Life at Stake (1955) - Sam Pearson
- Pardners (1956) - Businessman (uncredited)
- The Vagabond King (1956) - Majordomo
- The Ten Commandments (1956) - Trojan Ambassador (uncredited)
- Johnny Tremain (1957) - Col. Smith
- Chicago Confidential (1957) - Alan Dixon
- King Creole (1958) - Mr. Primont - Druggist (uncredited)
- The Matchmaker (1958) - Rudolph
- The Bat (1959) - Lt. Andy Anderson
- All in a Night's Work (1961) - Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) - Mr. Cole
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) - Mr. Peabody - Hat Shop Manager (uncredited)
- The Nutty Professor (1963) - Clothing Salesman (uncredited)
- The Patsy (1964) - Executive on Golf Course
- Sylvia (1965) - Butler (uncredited)
TV roles[]
Gordon also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, M Squad, Perry Mason, Playhouse 90, The Real McCoys, The Red Skelton Show, Green Acres, Beverley Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, etc.
References[]
- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 18040). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- Film Star Who's Who on the Screen, 1938
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gavin Gordon. |
- Gavin Gordon at IMDb
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- LGBT people from Mississippi
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- Gay actors
- People from Wayne County, Mississippi