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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

214

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-12-02

Day of Death

2000-12-26 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Leo V. Gordon

Leo Vincent Gordon

Leo Gordon

Biography

Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American film and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist. During more than 40 years in film and television, he was frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys. Description above from the Wikipedia Leo Gordon licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Raven

1963

The Raven

as

Grimes (voice) (uncredited)

The Haunted Palace

1963

The Haunted Palace

as

Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden

Hondo

1953

Hondo

as

Ed Lowe

Big Top Pee-wee

1988

Big Top Pee-wee

as

Joe the Blacksmith (as Leo V. Gordon)

The Jayhawkers!

1959

The Jayhawkers!

as

Jake Barton

Tobruk

1967

Tobruk

as

Sgt. Krug

Maverick

1994

Maverick

as

Poker Player

Man with the Gun

1955

Man with the Gun

as

Ed Pinchot

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

as

Crazy Mike Carne

Baby Face Nelson

1957

Baby Face Nelson

as

John Dillinger

Gun Fury

1953

Gun Fury

as

Tom 'Jess' Burgess

Escort West

1959

Escort West

as

Trooper Vogel

Nashville Girl

1976

Nashville Girl

as

Burt

Devil's Angels

1967

Devil's Angels

as

Sheriff Henderson

Mob Boss

1990

Mob Boss

as

Don O'Reily

Bonnie's Kids

1973

Bonnie's Kids

as

Charley

The Dictator's Guns

1965

The Dictator's Guns

as

Morrison

Great Day in the Morning

1956

Great Day in the Morning

as

Zeff Masterson

Lure of the Swamp

1957

Lure of the Swamp

as

Steggins, Insurance Investigator

Alienator

1990

Alienator

as

Cpl. Coburn

The Intruder

1962

The Intruder

as

Sam Griffin

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as

Cyrus Breech

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks

as

Chip Klamp

Apache Territory

1958

Apache Territory

as

Zimmerman

Quantrill's Raiders

1958

Quantrill's Raiders

as

William Clarke Quantrill

Red Sundown

1956

Red Sundown

as

Rod Zellman

Hostile Guns

1967

Hostile Guns

as

Hank Pleasant

The Big Operator

1959

The Big Operator

as

Danny Sacanzi

Robbers' Roost

1955

Robbers' Roost

as

Jeff

Bog

1979

Bog

as

Dr. John Warren

Beau Geste

1966

Beau Geste

as

Krauss

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958

Ride a Crooked Trail

as

Sam Mason

Man in the Shadow

1957

Man in the Shadow

as

Chet Huneker

Black Patch

1957

Black Patch

as

Hank Danner

The Shootist

1976

The Shootist

as

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

McLintock!

1963

McLintock!

as

Jones

Son of Hitler

1979

Son of Hitler

as

Fritz Tünnes

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as

Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Night of the Grizzly

1966

The Night of the Grizzly

as

Cass Dowdy

Kings of the Sun

1963

Kings of the Sun

as

Hunac Ceel

Savage Dawn

1985

Savage Dawn

as

Sheriff

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Soldier of Fortune

as

Big Matt

Seven Angry Men

1955

Seven Angry Men

as

Martin White

Tennessee's Partner

1955

Tennessee's Partner

as

The Sheriff

Santa Fe Passage

1955

Santa Fe Passage

as

Tuss McLawery

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Ten Wanted Men

as

Frank Scavo

Noose for a Gunman

1960

Noose for a Gunman

as

Link Roy

The Trackers

1971

The Trackers

as

Higgins

The Conqueror

1956

The Conqueror

as

Tartar Captain

The Cry Baby Killer

1958

The Cry Baby Killer

as

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Rage!

1980

Rage!

as

Cal's Father

The Lucifer Complex

1978

The Lucifer Complex

as

C.I.A. Chief Al Norris (uncredited)

The Restless Breed

1957

The Restless Breed

as

Cherokee

7th Cavalry

1956

7th Cavalry

as

Vogel

Fire and Ice

1983

Fire and Ice

as

Jarol

Kitten with a Whip

1964

Kitten with a Whip

as

Enders

Johnny Concho

1956

Johnny Concho

as

Mason

China Venture

1953

China Venture

as

Sgt. Hank Janowicz

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Luke Comstock

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

George MacDonald

Maverick

Maverick

as

Big Mike McComb

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Drunk Driver

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

as

Killer

Route 66

Route 66

as

Bernie Duncan

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hack Prine

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Charles Duncan

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

as

Panicky Miner

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Chris Jenson

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Clyde McNally

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Silas Morgan

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Lije Driskill

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Jack Scratch

Lawman

Lawman

as

Bull Nickerson

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Joe Quince

Tightrope

Tightrope

as

Charlie Carson

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Lou Santell / McCarthy

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Fargo Taylor

Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific

as

Archie Thompson

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

as

Pete Carter

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Big Jim Lafferty

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hutch

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Jack Donohue

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Pops Gantry

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Jennings Thornton

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Cleve

Get Smart

Get Smart

as

Grillak

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hargis

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Ken Quinnlan

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Job Snelling

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Badger

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Carl Carney

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

as

Lance Carter

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Ed Munger

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Red Eric Peterson

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Bjorn Johnston

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Sgt. Lewis

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Unit Leader

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as

MSgt. Caber McVaigh

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Fred Kordiak

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

as

Charles Grimm

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Loma Bartender

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Daggett

The Deputy

The Deputy

as

Evan Sloate

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Abe Jordan

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Stack Wade

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Deputy Moley

Casey Jones

Casey Jones

as

Deputy Marshal Martin Croy

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Dan Quirk

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

as

Will Carr

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Greg Kirby

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Dan Gibson

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Charles Martell

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Early Thorne

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Clark Streeter

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as

Warden Cosgrove ( As Leo V. Gordon)

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Forsythe

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Charlie Martell (as Leo V. Gordon)

Frontier

Frontier

as

Pauk

Lassie

Lassie

as

Bob Stokes

Production

Crew

Directing