Mark Joshua Gordon (May 19, 1926 – August 12, 2010)
was an American film, television, theatre actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Gordon was born in
New York
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Film and television
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He began his career in 1952, appearing in the Broadway play ''Desire Under the Elms''.
Gordon made his television debut in 1956, playing Lt. Paul Carey in the
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
The Edge of Night
''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions.
It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...
''.
From the 1960s through the 1980s Gordon appeared in film and television programs including ''
Take the Money and Run
''Take the Money and Run'' is a 1969 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Allen co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose and stars alongside Janet Margolin. The film chronicles the life of Virgil Starkwell, an inept bank r ...
'', ''
Hawaii Five-O'', ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. ...
'', ''
A New Leaf'', ''
Don't Drink the Water'', ''
The F.B.I.'', ''
Hawkins'', ''
Starsky & Hutch'', ''
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. It was Van Dyke's first return to series television since ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''.
Background
CBS was so eager to have Dick Va ...
'', ''
Lotsa Luck'', ''
The Nickel Ride'', ''
Kojak
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'' and ''
Hawkins''.
He also appeared in stage productions including ''Of Mice and Men'', ''The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'', and ''The Moon Besieged''.
In 2001, Gordon retired, last appearing in the television series ''
Ed'', playing Hank Rodulescu.
Death
Gordon died in August 2010 of lung cancer in New York, at the age of 84.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1926 births
2010 deaths
Male actors from New York (state)
Deaths from lung cancer in New York (state)
American male film actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors
American theatre directors