Leo Gordon (I) (1922–2000) |
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Big, burly character actor, one of the toughest of screen heavies. New York-born Leo Gordon's combination of a powerful physique, deep, menacing voice and icy, withering glare was guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest screen hero. Director Don Siegel, who used Gordon in his prison film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), once said...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 78) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (197 credits)
Actor (197 credits)
1990
Wiseguy
(TV Series)
Charlie Boden
Charlie Boden
- Brrump-Bump!
(1990)
... Charlie Boden (as Leo V. Gordon)
- Sanctuary
(1990)
... Charlie Boden (as Leo V. Gordon)
1989
War and Remembrance
(TV Mini-Series)
Gen. Omar Bradley
Gen. Omar Bradley
- Part IX
(1989)
... Gen. Omar Bradley (as Leo V. Gordon)
1987-1988
St. Elsewhere
(TV Series)
Bjorn Johnston
Bjorn Johnston
- Split Decision
(1988)
... Bjorn Johnston (as Leo V. Gordon)
- Ewe Can't Go Home Again
(1987)
... Bjorn Johnston (as Leo V. Gordon)
1987
Moonlighting
(TV Series)
Warden Cosgrove
Warden Cosgrove
- Cool Hand Dave: Part 2
(1987)
... Warden Cosgrove (as Leo V. Gordon)
1987
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series)
Croquet Player
Croquet Player
- The People vs. Orville Wright
(1987)
... Croquet Player (as Leo V. Gordon)
1983
The Rousters
(TV Series)
Unhappy Gun Buyer
Unhappy Gun Buyer
- The Marshal of Sladetown
(1983)
... Unhappy Gun Buyer
1983
The Winds of War
(TV Mini-Series)
Gen. 'Train' Anderson
Gen. 'Train' Anderson
- The Changing of the Guard
(1983)
... Gen. 'Train' Anderson (as Leo V. Gordon)
- Of Love and War
(1983)
... Gen. 'Train' Anderson (as Leo V. Gordon)
1981
Enos
(TV Series)
Sgt. Theodore Kirk
Sgt. Theodore Kirk
- Forever Blowing Bubbles
(1981)
... Sgt. Theodore Kirk (as Leo V. Gordon)
- Cops at Sea
(1981)
... Sgt. Theodore Kirk (as Leo V. Gordon)
- The House Cleaners
(1981)
... Sgt. Theodore Kirk (as Leo V. Gordon)
1980-1981
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Chief Guard / The Bartender
Chief Guard / The Bartender
- The Searcher/The Way We Weren't
(1981)
... Chief Guard
- The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed
(1980)
... The Bartender
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
(TV Series)
Joe Kingman
Joe Kingman
- The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder
(1980)
... Joe Kingman
1979
Little House on the Prairie
(TV Series)
Milo Stavroupolis
Milo Stavroupolis
- The King Is Dead
(1979)
... Milo Stavroupolis
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
(TV Series)
Devere / Rocky Marlowe
Devere / Rocky Marlowe
- The Meeting
(1979)
... Devere
- Deputy Dukes
(1979)
... Rocky Marlowe
1978-1979
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Charlie Martell / Clark Streeter
Charlie Martell / Clark Streeter
- Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
(1979)
... Charlie Martell (as Leo V. Gordon)
- Black Mirror
(1978)
... Charlie Martell
- Heartaches of a Fool
(1978)
... Clark Streeter
1975
Far Out Space Nuts
(TV Series)
Head of the Droneks
Head of the Droneks
- It's All in Your Mind
(1975)
... Head of the Droneks
1975
Barbary Coast
(TV Series)
Chief Macdonald Keogh
Chief Macdonald Keogh
- The Barbary Coast
(1975)
... Chief Macdonald Keogh (as Leo V. Gordon)
1971-1975
Adam-12
(TV Series)
Ken Quinnlan / Cleve / Carl Carney / ...
Ken Quinnlan / Cleve / Carl Carney / ...
- Grand Theft Auto
(1975)
... Ken Quinnlan
- Trouble in the Bank
(1974)
... Cleve
- Hot Spell
(1972)
... Carl Carney
- Million Dollar Buff
(1971)
... Jennings Thornton
- Log 165: Once a Cop
(1971)
... Jack Donohoe
1956-1974
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Badger / Job Snelling / Hargis / ...
Badger / Job Snelling / Hargis / ...
- The Town Tamers
(1974)
... Badger
- A Quiet Day in Dodge
(1973)
... Job Snelling
- No Tomorrow
(1972)
... Hargis
- No Chip
(1960)
... Hutch
- Hack Prine
(1956)
... Hack Prine
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series)
Eddie Suslow
Eddie Suslow
- The Thirty-Year Pin
(1972)
... Eddie Suslow
1971-1972
Mod Squad
(TV Series)
Keller / Unit Leader
Keller / Unit Leader
- Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie
(1972)
... Keller
- Kicks Incorporated
(1971)
... Unit Leader
1971
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
(TV Series)
Adolph Zinner
Adolph Zinner
- The Search for Leslie Grey
(1971)
... Adolph Zinner
1962-1970
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Loma Bartender / Big Jim Lafferty / Jack Scratch
Loma Bartender / Big Jim Lafferty / Jack Scratch
- Hannah
(1970)
... Loma Bartender
- The Hour of the Tiger
(1964)
... Big Jim Lafferty
- West
(1962)
... Jack Scratch
1970
McCloud
(TV Series)
Officer / Officer Shannen
Officer / Officer Shannen
- The Stage Is All the World
(1970)
... Officer
- Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue
(1970)
... Officer Shannen
1959-1968
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Fargo Taylor / Forsythe / Early Thorne
Fargo Taylor / Forsythe / Early Thorne
- Blood Tie
(1968)
... Fargo Taylor
- The Deadly Ones
(1962)
... Forsythe
- Death on Sun Mountain
(1959)
... Early Thorne
1968
The High Chaparral
(TV Series)
Lije Driskill
Lije Driskill
- Gold Is Where You Leave It
(1968)
... Lije Driskill
1965-1966
Laredo
(TV Series)
Wayne Emerson / Moose
Wayne Emerson / Moose
- The Land Slickers
(1966)
... Wayne Emerson
- Lazyfoot, Where Are You?
(1965)
... Moose
1965
12 O'Clock High
(TV Series)
MSgt. Caber McVaigh
MSgt. Caber McVaigh
- The Loneliest Place in the World
(1965)
... MSgt. Caber McVaigh
1963-1965
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Nate Bender / Kyle
Nate Bender / Kyle
- No Gun Behind His Badge
(1965)
... Nate Bender
- The Debt
(1963)
... Kyle
1959-1964
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Chris Jenson / Daggett
Chris Jenson / Daggett
- The Lost Herd
(1964)
... Chris Jenson
- Incident of the Valley in Shadow
(1959)
... Daggett
1963-1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Jolly Boy / Biggie
Jolly Boy / Biggie
- The Square Peg
(1964)
... Jolly Boy
- The House Next Door
(1963)
... Biggie
1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
McCanles
McCanles
- Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man
(1964)
... McCanles
1958-1963
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Stack Wade / Abe Jordan
Stack Wade / Abe Jordan
- Which Way'd They Go?
(1963)
... Stack Wade
- The Angry Gun
(1958)
... Abe Jordan
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series)
Luke Comstock
Luke Comstock
- High Noon in Mayberry
(1963)
... Luke Comstock
1955-1962
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Dan Gibson / Greg Kirby / Lou Santell / ...
Dan Gibson / Greg Kirby / Lou Santell / ...
- Vengeance Is Mine
(1962)
... Dan Gibson
- The Idol
(1962)
... Greg Kirby
- Death Deals the Hand
(1956)
... Lou Santell / McCarthy
- The Outlander
(1955)
... George MacDonald
1959-1962
Bronco
(TV Series)
Nero Hollister / Barnaby Spence
Nero Hollister / Barnaby Spence
- Destinies West
(1962)
... Nero Hollister
- The Soft Answer
(1959)
... Barnaby Spence
1957-1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Frank Lambert / Adam Kemper / Nick Breese
Frank Lambert / Adam Kemper / Nick Breese
- Trackback
(1961)
... Frank Lambert
- Jeff Davis' Treasure
(1960)
... Adam Kemper
- The Hasty Gun
(1957)
... Nick Breese (as Leo V. Gordon)
1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Miggles Hannegan
Miggles Hannegan
- The Shooting Starts
(1961)
... Miggles Hannegan
1957-1961
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Deputy Moley / Harkness / Bert Talman / ...
Deputy Moley / Harkness / Bert Talman / ...
- The Last Judgment
(1961)
... Deputy Moley
- The Sanctuary
(1960)
... Harkness
- The Fifth Man
(1959)
... Bert Talman
- Winchester Quarantine
(1957)
... Clyde McNally
1958-1960
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
Red Eric Peterson / Joe Quince
Red Eric Peterson / Joe Quince
- Law of the Land
(1960)
... Red Eric Peterson
- Dude's Folly
(1958)
... Joe Quince
1957-1960
Tombstone Territory
(TV Series)
Ben Jensen / Pete Carter
Ben Jensen / Pete Carter
- The Kidnapping
(1960)
... Ben Jensen
- Guns of Silver
(1957)
... Pete Carter
1960
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Pops Gantry / Whitey
Pops Gantry / Whitey
- Head of Fire: Feet of Clay
(1960)
... Pops Gantry
- The St. Louis Story
(1960)
... Whitey
1959
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Charles Duncan
Charles Duncan
- The Case of the Dangerous Dowager
(1959)
... Charles Duncan
1957-1959
Maverick
(TV Series)
Big Mike McComb
Big Mike McComb
- The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill
(1959)
... Big Mike McComb
- Shady Deal at Sunny Acres
(1958)
... Big Mike McComb
- Plunder of Paradise
(1958)
... Big Mike McComb
- According to Hoyle
(1957)
... Big Mike McComb
- War of the Silver Kings
(1957)
... Big Mike McComb
1958-1959
26 Men
(TV Series)
Sal Dupino / Stockton
Sal Dupino / Stockton
- Showdown
(1959)
... Sal Dupino
- Run No More
(1958)
... Stockton
1958
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Bill - Outlaw / Bill
Bill - Outlaw / Bill
- Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo
(1958)
... Bill - Outlaw (credit only)
- Texas John Slaughter
(1958)
... Bill
1958
Goodyear Theatre
(TV Series)
Carl Thyssen / Roy Thyssen
Carl Thyssen / Roy Thyssen
- The Lady Takes the Stand
(1958)
... Carl Thyssen / Roy Thyssen
1956-1958
State Trooper
(TV Series)
Dan Quirk / Ed Munger
Dan Quirk / Ed Munger
- Death on Wheels
(1958)
... Dan Quirk
- The Hills of Homicide
(1956)
... Ed Munger
1957
Casey Jones
(TV Series)
Deputy Marshal Martin Croy
Deputy Marshal Martin Croy
- Layover at Jamestown
(1957)
... Deputy Marshal Martin Croy
1956-1957
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Tim Thatcher / Joe Bendito
Tim Thatcher / Joe Bendito
- Harbor Patrol
(1957)
... Tim Thatcher
- Assignment Champ
(1956)
... Joe Bendito
1957
Soldiers of Fortune
(TV Series)
Buck / Zimmer
Buck / Zimmer
- Crew of the Dolly 'D'
(1957)
... Buck
- A Gift of Death
(1957)
... Zimmer
1955-1956
Frontier
(TV Series)
Pauk / Brandon / Lou
Pauk / Brandon / Lou
- The Big Dry
(1956)
... Pauk
- Ferdinand Meyer's Army
(1955)
... Brandon
- Paper Gunman
(1955)
... Lou
1954-1956
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
(TV Series)
Pete Cregar / Garth / Charlie
Pete Cregar / Garth / Charlie
- The Third Rider
(1956)
... Pete Cregar
- The White Buffalo
(1955)
... Garth
- Wolf Cry
(1954)
... Charlie
1955
Waterfront
(TV Series)
Alec / Throop
Alec / Throop
- Harbor Bound
(1955)
... Alec
- Floating Bottle
... Throop
1953-1954
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Leonard
Leonard
- Lucky Tommy Jordan
(1954)
- The Ming Lama
(1953)
... Leonard
1952
The Blue and White Lamp
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(as Leo V. Gordon)
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