Portrait of Gavin Gordon

Acting

Gavin Gordon

Career

Active from 1929 to 1959, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gavin Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Roland Weatherby

Sylvia
Sylvia (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Butler (uncredited)

The Patsy
The Patsy (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as Executive on Golf Course

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Butler

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Cole

All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 67
The Bat
The Bat (1959)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lt. Andy Anderson

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Reverend Morgan

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Capt. Walters

Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential (1957)
GoodWatch score 37

as Alan Dixon

M Squad
M Squad (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Bongure

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Trojan Ambassador

A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam Pearson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as George Brooks / Card Player

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Boss Rigney

Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Car Salesman

White Christmas
White Christmas (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as General Carlton (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as King Arthur / Sam's Lawyer

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 68
Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket (1947)

as Pearson aka Barton

Philo Vance's Gamble
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)

as Oliver Tennant

Notorious
Notorious (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Ernest Weylin (uncredited)

The Lone Star Vigilantes
The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)

as Major Halland Clark, aka Keller

Mr. Celebrity
Mr. Celebrity (1941)

as Travers

Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Garson Denham

Gangs Inc.
Gangs Inc. (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kurt Parrish

Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Bertram Sedbusk (uncredited)

I Killed That Man
I Killed That Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as J. Reed

1930s

34 titles ยท average score 65
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Lord Byron

Women Must Dress
Women Must Dress (1935)

as Philip Howard

Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Griffin

The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
GoodWatch score 81

as Capt. Gregori Orloff

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bob

Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1933)

as Captain Jordan

American Madness
American Madness (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cyril Cluett

Two Against the World
Two Against the World (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Victor H. 'Vic' Linley

Secret Service
Secret Service (1931)

as Arlesford

Shipmates
Shipmates (1931)

as Mike

Romance
Romance (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tom Armstrong

The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as Fred Marsh

1920s

2 titles
His First Command
His First Command (1929)

as Lt. Freddie Allen

Chasing Through Europe
Chasing Through Europe (1929)

as Don Merrill