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Gavin Gordon

Acting

Born April 7, 1901 · Chicora, Mississippi, USA

Died April 7, 1983

Also known as Fred Gavin Gordon

Biography

Gavin Gordon (born Fred Gavin Gordon; April 7, 1901 - April 7, 1983 ) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. Despite it usually being indicated that he died on his 82nd birthday, his tombstone inscription reveals that he actually died one day earlier.

Filmography36 titles

The Ten Commandments

1956as Trojan Ambassador

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Ernest West

Perry Mason

1957as Capt. Walters

Notorious

1946as Ernest Weylin (uncredited)

Ticket to Paradise

1936as Tony Bates

Bride of Frankenstein

1935as Lord Byron

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Sam's Lawyer

Pocketful of Miracles

1961as Mr. Cole

Green Acres

1965as Roland Weatherby

White Christmas

1954as General Carlton (uncredited)

Suspicion

1941as Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)

The Matchmaker

1958as Rudolph

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

The Scarlet Empress

1934as Capt. Gregori Orloff

Hard to Handle

1933as John Hayden (uncredited)

American Madness

1932as Cyril Cluett

Pardners

1956as Businessman (uncredited)

Romance

1930as Tom Armstrong

King Creole

1958as Mr. Primont

Sylvia

1965as Butler (uncredited)

Female

1933as Briggs

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike

The Patsy

1964as Executive on Golf Course

The Toast of New York

1937as Southern Major (uncredited)

Johnny Tremain

1957as Col. Smith

All in a Night's Work

1961as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

Murder by Invitation

1941as Garson Denham

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932as Will Jones

Lights Out

The Bat

1959as Lt. Andy Anderson

Petticoat Junction

1963as Butler

One Step Beyond

1959as Reverend Morgan

Windjammer

1937as J. Montague Forsythe

Gangs Inc.

1941as Kurt Parrish

The Silver Horde

1930as Fred Marsh

A Life at Stake

1955as Sam Pearson