Gavin Gordon

Personal Info

Birthday

April 7, 1901

Day of Death

1983-04-07

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicora, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Fred Gavin Gordon

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

The Red Skelton Show

Petticoat Junction

One Step Beyond

Green Acres

M Squad

The Millionaire

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Filmography

1965
Sylvia
as Butler (uncredited)
1964
The Patsy
as Executive on Golf Course
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as Mr. Cole
All in a Night's Work
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
1959
The Bat
as Lt. Andy Anderson
1958
The Matchmaker
as Rudolph
King Creole
as Mr. Primont (uncredited)
1957
Chicago Confidential
as Alan Dixon
Johnny Tremain
as Col. Smith
1956
The Ten Commandments
as Trojan Ambassador
The Vagabond King
as Majordomo
Pardners
as Businessman (uncredited)
1955
High Society
as Frisbie the Butler
A Life at Stake
as Sam Pearson
1954
White Christmas
as General Carlton (uncredited)
Knock on Wood
as Car Salesman
1947
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Oliver Tennant
Three on a Ticket
as Pearson aka Barton
1946
Notorious
as Ernest Weylin (uncredited)
1942
The Lone Star Vigilantes
as Major Halland Clark, aka Keller
1941
I Killed That Man
as J. Reed
Suspicion
as Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
as Travers
Murder by Invitation
as Garson Denham
Gangs Inc.
as Kurt Parrish
1938
I See Ice
as Night Club Singer
1937
Windjammer
as J. Montague Forsythe
The Toast of New York
as Southern Major (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Army Captain (uncredited)
High Hat
as Gregory Dupont
1936
Ticket to Paradise
as Tony Bates
The Leavenworth Case
as Henry Clavering
1935
Page Miss Glory
as Metz
Stranded
as Jack
Love Me Forever
as Mitchell
Bride of Frankenstein
as Lord Byron
The Good Fairy
as Meredith, On-Screen Actor (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires
as Griffin
Women Must Dress
as Philip Howard
Bordertown
as Brook Manville
Grand Old Girl
as The President
1934
Happiness Ahead
as 'Jellie' Travis
Wake Up and Dream
as Seabrook
The Scarlet Empress
as Capt. Gregori Orloff
1933
Lone Cowboy
as Jim Weston
Female
as Briggs
Black Beauty
as Captain Jordan
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as George Winton
Hard to Handle
as John Hayden (uncredited)
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike
Man Against Woman
as George Perry
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Will Jones
Two Against the World
as Victor H. 'Vic' Linley
American Madness
as Cyril Cluett
1931
Secret Service
as Arlesford
Shipmates
as Mike
The Great Meadow
as Evan Muir
1930
The Silver Horde
as Fred Marsh
Romance
as Tom Armstrong
1929
His First Command
as Lt. Freddie Allen