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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-06-17

Day of Death

1940-12-03 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Henry Racke

C. Henry Gordon

Biography

C. Henry Gordon (born Henry Racke) was an American stage and screen actor. Sources conflict as to whether his June 17 birth date was in 1884 or in 1883. (1884 is most commonly accepted, though most of his obituaries state he died at age 57.)

Known For

Acting

Scarface

1932

Scarface

as

Insp. Ben Guarino

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937

Sophie Lang Goes West

as

Sultan of Padaya

Conquest

1937

Conquest

as

le Prince Poniatowski

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

as

Arthur Hughes

City in Darkness

1939

City in Darkness

as

Prefect of Police J. Romaine

Trapped in the Sky

1939

Trapped in the Sky

as

Fornay

Trouble in Morocco

1937

Trouble in Morocco

as

Captain Nardant

Penthouse

1933

Penthouse

as

Jim Crelliman

Stamboul Quest

1934

Stamboul Quest

as

Ali Bey

The Gay Caballero

1932

The Gay Caballero

as

Don Paco Morales

Kongo

1932

Kongo

as

Gregg

Hell's Highway

1932

Hell's Highway

as

Blacksnake Skinner

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933

The Secret of Madame Blanche

as

State's Attorney

Men in White

1934

Men in White

as

Dr. Cunningham

Turn Back the Clock

1933

Turn Back the Clock

as

Dave Holmes

Women in Hiding

1940

Women in Hiding

as

Dr. Mansby

You, the People

1940

You, the People

as

John 'Boss' Bailey

Trapped by G-Men

1937

Trapped by G-Men

as

Kilgour

Stand-In

1937

Stand-In

as

Ivor Nassau

Pursuit

1935

Pursuit

as

Nick Shawn

Clear All Wires!

1933

Clear All Wires!

as

Commissar

Made on Broadway

1933

Made on Broadway

as

Mayor Starling

Whistling in the Dark

1933

Whistling in the Dark

as

Lombardo

Miss Pinkerton

1932

Miss Pinkerton

as

Dr. Stuart

Straight Is the Way

1934

Straight Is the Way

as

Sullivan

Renegades

1930

Renegades

as

Captain Mordiconi

Stage Mother

1933

Stage Mother

as

Ricco

Fugitive Lovers

1934

Fugitive Lovers

as

Detective Daly

Lazy River

1934

Lazy River

as

Sam Kee

The Big Game

1936

The Big Game

as

Brad Anthony

The Devil's in Love

1933

The Devil's in Love

as

Captain Radak

This Side of Heaven

1934

This Side of Heaven

as

William Barnes

The Crooked Circle

1932

The Crooked Circle

as

Yoganda

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as

Panto Nikitch

Roar of the Dragon

1932

Roar of the Dragon

as

Voronsky

The Chief

1933

The Chief

as

Paul Clayton

The Black Doll

1938

The Black Doll

as

Nelson Rood

State's Attorney

1932

State's Attorney

as

Attorney Graves

Hide-Out

1934

Hide-Out

as

Tony Berrelli (the Boss)

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Rasputin and the Empress

as

Grand Duke Igor

Love Letters of a Star

1936

Love Letters of a Star

as

Lt. Valcour

Thirteen Women

1932

Thirteen Women

as

Swami Yogadachi

The Women in His Life

1933

The Women in His Life

as

Tony Perez

A Devil with Women

1930

A Devil with Women

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Washington Masquerade

1932

The Washington Masquerade

as

Alan Hinsdale

Under Two Flags

1936

Under Two Flags

as

Lieutenant Petaine

Once a Sinner

1931

Once a Sinner

as

Serge Ratoff

The Black Camel

1931

The Black Camel

as

Huntley Van Horn (uncredited)

Tarzan's Revenge

1938

Tarzan's Revenge

as

Ben Alleu Bey

The Long Shot

1939

The Long Shot

as

Lew Ralston

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid

as

Mexican Captain

The Crusades

1935

The Crusades

as

Philip the Second, King of France

Heritage of the Desert

1939

Heritage of the Desert

as

Henry Holderness

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as

Tim Crowley

Adventure in Sahara

1938

Adventure in Sahara

as

Capt. Savatt

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as

Jordan Winslow

Man of Conquest

1939

Man of Conquest

as

Santa Ana

Sharpshooters

1938

Sharpshooters

as

Kolter

Kit Carson

1940

Kit Carson

as

General Castro

Invisible Enemy

1938

Invisible Enemy

as

Nikolai Kamarov

Mata Hari

1931

Mata Hari

as

Dubois

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

as

Detective Martin

Death on the Diamond

1934

Death on the Diamond

as

Joe Karnes

Young as You Feel

1931

Young as You Feel

as

Harry Lamson

Hush Money

1931

Hush Money

as

Jack Curtis

Night Flight

1933

Night Flight

as

Daudet

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

Hollywood Extra Girl

as

Crusades Actor (uncredited)

The Doomed Battalion

1932

The Doomed Battalion

as

Italian General

The Great Hotel Murder

1935

The Great Hotel Murder

as

Dr. John Mason Temple

Passport to Alcatraz

1940

Passport to Alcatraz

as

Leon Fenten

Production

Crew

Directing