Gavin Gordon (actor)

Gavin Gordon

pictured in 1931
Born (1901-04-07)April 7, 1901
Chicora, Mississippi, USA
Died April 7, 1983(1983-04-07) (aged 82)
Canoga Park, California, USA
Years active 1929-1968
Partner(s) Edward Everett Horton

Gavin Gordon (April 7, 1901–April 7, 1983) was an American film, television, and radio actor.

Life and career

He was born in Chicora, Mississippi. Gordon studied secretarial work. While working as a railway clerk, he attended a film acting school in his spare time.

In Los Angeles, he became secretary to an actor who later gave him his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as Greta Garbo's leading man in Romance (1930). With his distinctive voice, Gordon acted in numerous radio dramas.

His companion for many years was actor Edward Everett Horton, who was 15 years his senior. They appeared together in only one film, Pocketful of Miracles (1961).

He died in Canoga Park, California on his 82nd birthday.

Partial filmography

TV work

Gordon also started in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, M Squad, Perry Mason, Playhouse 90, The Real McCoys, The Red Skelton Show, Green Acres, Beverley Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, etc.

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