Polyphemus
person poster

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-04-07 (124 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicora, Mississippi, USA

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

1965

Sylvia as Butler (uncredited)
Green Acres as Roland Weatherby

1964

The Patsy as Executive on Golf Course

1963

1962

1961

All in a Night's Work as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

1959

The Bat as Lt. Andy Anderson
One Step Beyond as Reverend Morgan

1958

King Creole as Mr. Primont (uncredited)
The Matchmaker as Rudolph
King Creole as Mr. Primont

1957

Johnny Tremain as Col. Smith
Chicago Confidential as Alan Dixon
Perry Mason as Capt. Walters
M Squad as Bongure

1956

The Vagabond King as Majordomo
The Ten Commandments as Trojan Ambassador
Pardners as Businessman (uncredited)

1955

A Life at Stake as Sam Pearson
High Society as Frisbie the Butler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as George Brooks
The Millionaire as Boss Rigney

1954

Knock on Wood as Car Salesman
White Christmas as General Carlton (uncredited)

1953

General Electric Theater as Vance Parrish

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Chief Priest
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Lord Ashburton
The Red Skelton Show as King Arthur
The Red Skelton Show as Sam's Lawyer

1949

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

Suspicion as Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)
Gangs Inc. as Kurt Parrish
Mr. Celebrity as Travers
Murder by Invitation as Garson Denham

1938

I See Ice as Night Club Singer

1937

The Toast of New York as Southern Major (uncredited)
High Hat as Gregory Dupont
Windjammer as J. Montague Forsythe
They Gave Him a Gun as Army Captain (uncredited)

1936

Ticket to Paradise as Tony Bates
The Leavenworth Case as Henry Clavering

1935

Bride of Frankenstein as Lord Byron
Love Me Forever as Mitchell
Women Must Dress as Philip Howard
Red Hot Tires as Griffin
Grand Old Girl as The President
Bordertown as Brook Manville
Stranded as Jack
The Good Fairy as Meredith, On-Screen Actor (uncredited)

1934

The Scarlet Empress as Capt. Gregori Orloff
Wake Up and Dream as Seabrook
Happiness Ahead as 'Jellie' Travis

1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum as George Winton
Lone Cowboy as Jim Weston
Hard to Handle as John Hayden (uncredited)
Female as Briggs
Black Beauty as Captain Jordan

1932

American Madness as Cyril Cluett
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike
Man Against Woman as George Perry
Two Against the World as Victor H. 'Vic' Linley

1931

Secret Service as Arlesford
The Great Meadow as Evan Muir
Shipmates as Mike

1930

Romance as Tom Armstrong
The Silver Horde as Fred Marsh

1929

His First Command as Lt. Freddie Allen