Fred Gavin Gordon (April 7, 1901 – April 6, 1983) was an American film, television, and radio actor.

Life and career

Born Fred Gavin Gordon in Chicora, Wayne County, Mississippi, he worked as a railway clerk and attended acting school in his spare time. He landed his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as

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's leading man in '' Romance'' (1930). With his distinctive voice, Gordon acted in numerous radio dramas He died in

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on the day before his 82nd birthday. He is interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.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.

Partial filmography

* '' The Medicine Men'' (1929; short) * ''

Chasing Through Europe ''Chasing Through Europe'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code romance film directed by David Butler and Alfred L. Werker and starring Sue Carol, Nick Stuart and Gustav von Seyffertitz. It was made by the Fox Film Corporation and was released in both ...

'' (1929) - Don Merrill * ''

His First Command ''His First Command'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian and Gavin Gordon.Munden p.352 Location shooting took place at Fort Riley in Kansas. Synopsis A playbo ...

'' (1929) - Lt. Freddie Allen * '' Romance'' (1930) - Tom Armstrong * '' The Silver Horde'' (1930) - Fred Marsh * '' The Great Meadow'' (1931) - Evan Muir * '' Shipmates'' (1931) - Mike * ''

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'' (1931) - Mr. Arlesford * '' American Madness'' (1932) - Cyril Cluett * '' Two Against the World'' (1932) - Victor H. 'Vic' Linley * '' The Phantom of Crestwood'' (1932) - Will Jones * ''

The Bitter Tea of General Yen ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama war film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, and featuring Nils Asther and Walter Connolly. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone, ...

'' (1932) - Bob *'' Man Against Woman'' (1932) - George Perry * '' Hard to Handle'' (1933) - John Hayden (uncredited) * ''

Mystery of the Wax Museum ''Mystery of the Wax Museum'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery-horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. It was produced and released by Warner Bros. and filmed in two-colo ...

'' (1933) - George Winton * ''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...

'' (1933) - Capt. Jordan * '' I Adore You'' (1933) - Alphonso Bouillaboise * ''

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'' (1933) - Briggs * ''

Lone Cowboy ''Lone Cowboy: Live & Solo'' is the twenty-ninth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his first solo album, and his third live album. The album was recorded live in October 2008 at the Western Jubilee Warehouse Theater in C ...

'' (1933) - Jim Weston * ''

The Scarlet Empress ''The Scarlet Empress'' is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely b ...

'' (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 Women Must Dress is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Minna Gombell and Gavin Gordon. It was produced and co-written by the former silent film actress Dorothy Davenport Fannie Dorothy Davenport ( ...

'' (1935) - Philip Howard * '' Red Hot Tires'' (1935) - Robert Griffin * ''

Bride of Frankenstein ''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring Boris Karl ...

'' (1935) - Lord Byron * '' Stranded'' (1935) - Jack * '' Love Me Forever'' (1935) - Mitchell (uncredited) * '' Page Miss Glory'' (1935) - Reporter Metz * ''

The Leavenworth Case ''The Leavenworth Case'' (1878), subtitled ''A Lawyer's Story'', is an American detective novel and the first novel by Anna Katharine Green. Set in New York City, it concerns the murder of a retired merchant, Horatio Leavenworth, in his New York ...

'' (1936) - Henry Clavering * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) - Tony Bates * '' High Hat'' (1937) - Gregory Dupont * ''

They Gave Him a Gun ''They Gave Him a Gun'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, and Franchot Tone. The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir in its dark theme regarding the struggles and ...

'' (1937) - Army Captain (uncredited) * '' The Toast of New York'' (1937) - Southern Major (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - J. Montague Forsythe * ''

I See Ice ''I See Ice'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. It features the songs "In My Lit ...

'' (1938) - Night Club Singer * '' Paper Bullets'' (1941) - Kurt Parrish * '' Murder by Invitation'' (1941) - Garson Denham * ''

Mr. Celebrity ''Mr. Celebrity'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Cast * Robert Henry as Danny Mason (as Buzzy Henry) * James Seay as Jim Kane * Doris Day as Carol Carter * William Halligan as Daniel Mason * Laura Treadwell as M ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1946) - Ernest Weylin (uncredited) * ''

Three on a Ticket ''Three on a Ticket'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. It is based on the 1942 novel ''The Corpse Came Calling'' by Brett Halliday. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker (actress), Cheryl Wal ...

'' (1947) - Pearson - aka Barton * '' Philo Vance's Gamble'' (1947) - Oliver Tennant * '' Knock on Wood'' (1954) - Car Salesman * ''

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'' (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 The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ� ...

'' (1956) - Trojan Ambassador (uncredited) * ''

Johnny Tremain ''Johnny Tremain'' is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 by Esther Forbes that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, ...

'' (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 ''Pocketful of Miracles'' is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay fo ...

'' (1961) - Mr. Cole * ''

Girls! Girls! Girls! ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' is a 1962 Golden Globe-nominated American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a penniless Hawaii-based fisherman who loves his life on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. " Return to Sender", which reach ...

'' (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 ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was r ...

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

M Squad ''M Squad'' is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the progra ...

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a cli ...

Playhouse 90 ''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the ...

The Real McCoys ''The Real McCoys'' is an American situation comedy starring Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan. Co-produced by Danny Thomas's Marterto Productions in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus's Westgate Company ...

The Red Skelton Show ''The Red Skelton Show'' is an American television comedy/variety show that aired from 1951 to 1971. In the decade prior to hosting the show, Richard "Red" Skelton had a successful career as a radio and motion pictures star. Although his televis ...

Green Acres ''Green Acres'' is an American television sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to '' Petticoat Junction'', the series was first broad ...

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family ...

Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and B ...

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References

* ''Film Star Who's Who on the Screen'', 1938

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Gavin 1901 births 1983 deaths American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors American male radio actors People from Wayne County, Mississippi