Portrait of Roy Gordon

Acting

Roy Gordon

Career

Active from 1922 to 1962, with a break from 1923 to 1943, busiest in 1955 and 1958 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder Is My Beat
Murder Is My Beat
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    4.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 49
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go! (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Minister (uncredited)

Hand of Death
Hand of Death (1962)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Frederick Ramsey

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

as Albright

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 55
The Wasp Woman
The Wasp Woman (1959)
GoodWatch score 42

as Paul Thompson

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Raymond Cushing

The Fearmakers
The Fearmakers (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sen. Walder

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

as Associate Producer (uncredited)

Murder Is My Beat
Murder Is My Beat (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as Abbott

The Gun That Won the West
The Gun That Won the West (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

as Colonel Carrington

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Andrew V. McMahon

The Big Combo
The Big Combo (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

as Audubon

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Vanquished
The Vanquished (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Doctor Colfax

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Postello

The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 65
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

as Vice-President (uncredited)

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road (1949)
GoodWatch score 77

as Senator Flagstedt (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Oberlin (uncredited)

The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Walter Fletcher

Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)

as Dr. Edward Preston

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ship's Captain (Uncredited)

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Exchange Bank President (uncredited)

Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 40

as Man Standing at Lodge Counter (uncredited)

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as McCreery

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Brood

Virginia City
Virginia City (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maj. Gen. Taylor (uncredited)

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 66
Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Judge

Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Board Member (uncredited)

The Real Glory
The Real Glory (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Col. Hatch

The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Byrne

Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Mason

Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea (1939)

as New York City Mayor (Uncredited)

The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder (1939)

as Third Trial Judge

The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman (1939)

as Dr. Howard

Sued for Libel
Sued for Libel (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Col. Jasper White

Sabotage
Sabotage (1939)

as (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs (1939)

as Dean Wixby

Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove (1938)

as Robert Grayson

1920s

1 title
The Broken Silence
The Broken Silence (1922)

as Jacques Beauvais