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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-04-07

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

Acting

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as

Lord Byron

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

Mr. Cole

American Madness

1932

American Madness

as

Cyril Cluett

I Killed That Man

1941

I Killed That Man

as

J. Reed

The Scarlet Empress

1934

The Scarlet Empress

as

Capt. Gregori Orloff

Suspicion

1941

Suspicion

as

Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as

George Winton

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

The Phantom of Crestwood

as

Will Jones

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike

Man Against Woman

1932

Man Against Woman

as

George Perry

The Bat

1959

The Bat

as

Lt. Andy Anderson

Johnny Tremain

1957

Johnny Tremain

as

Col. Smith

King Creole

1958

King Creole

as

Mr. Primont (uncredited)

Chicago Confidential

1957

Chicago Confidential

as

Alan Dixon

Gangs Inc.

1941

Gangs Inc.

as

Kurt Parrish

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

Philo Vance's Gamble

as

Oliver Tennant

A Life at Stake

1955

A Life at Stake

as

Sam Pearson

High Society

1955

High Society

as

Frisbie the Butler

The Vagabond King

1956

The Vagabond King

as

Majordomo

Lone Cowboy

1933

Lone Cowboy

as

Jim Weston

Romance

1930

Romance

as

Tom Armstrong

The Toast of New York

1937

The Toast of New York

as

Southern Major (uncredited)

Love Me Forever

1935

Love Me Forever

as

Mitchell

Hard to Handle

1933

Hard to Handle

as

John Hayden (uncredited)

The Silver Horde

1930

The Silver Horde

as

Fred Marsh

Two Against the World

1932

Two Against the World

as

Victor H. 'Vic' Linley

Secret Service

1931

Secret Service

as

Arlesford

Ticket to Paradise

1936

Ticket to Paradise

as

Tony Bates

Mr. Celebrity

1941

Mr. Celebrity

as

Travers

Murder by Invitation

1941

Murder by Invitation

as

Garson Denham

High Hat

1937

High Hat

as

Gregory Dupont

Windjammer

1937

Windjammer

as

J. Montague Forsythe

The Great Meadow

1931

The Great Meadow

as

Evan Muir

All in a Night's Work

1961

All in a Night's Work

as

Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

Wake Up and Dream

1934

Wake Up and Dream

as

Seabrook

Women Must Dress

1935

Women Must Dress

as

Philip Howard

Happiness Ahead

1934

Happiness Ahead

as

'Jellie' Travis

Red Hot Tires

1935

Red Hot Tires

as

Griffin

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as

Army Captain (uncredited)

Grand Old Girl

1935

Grand Old Girl

as

The President

Page Miss Glory

1935

Page Miss Glory

as

Metz

I See Ice

1938

I See Ice

as

Night Club Singer

The Leavenworth Case

1936

The Leavenworth Case

as

Henry Clavering

Female

1933

Female

as

Briggs

Bordertown

1935

Bordertown

as

Brook Manville

Knock on Wood

1954

Knock on Wood

as

Car Salesman

His First Command

1929

His First Command

as

Lt. Freddie Allen

Three on a Ticket

1947

Three on a Ticket

as

Pearson aka Barton

Notorious

1946

Notorious

as

Ernest Weylin (uncredited)

The Lone Star Vigilantes

1942

The Lone Star Vigilantes

as

Major Halland Clark, aka Keller

Shipmates

1931

Shipmates

as

Mike

Stranded

1935

Stranded

as

Jack

Sylvia

1965

Sylvia

as

Butler (uncredited)

Black Beauty

1933

Black Beauty

as

Captain Jordan

White Christmas

1954

White Christmas

as

General Carlton (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments

1956

The Ten Commandments

as

Trojan Ambassador

The Matchmaker

1958

The Matchmaker

as

Rudolph

The Patsy

1964

The Patsy

as

Executive on Golf Course

King Creole

1958

King Creole

as

Mr. Primont

The Good Fairy

1935

The Good Fairy

as

Meredith, On-Screen Actor (uncredited)

Pardners

1956

Pardners

as

Businessman (uncredited)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Capt. Walters

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Chief Priest

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Boss Rigney

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Reverend Morgan

M Squad

M Squad

as

Bongure

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Sam's Lawyer

Green Acres

Green Acres

as

Roland Weatherby

Production

Crew

Directing