Portrait of Bruce Gordon

Acting

Bruce Gordon

Career

Active from 1928 to 1975, with a break from 1929 to 1953, busiest in 1959 and 1962 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Scarface Mob
The Scarface Mob
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Bernadette Episode

as Francois Soubirous

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 46
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
GoodWatch score 46

as Earl

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 55
Piranha
Piranha (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Colonel Waxman

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Lucy Gets Lucky
Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)

as Max Vogel

Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Storekeeper

Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester (1975)

TV show

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Angelo

The Manhunter
The Manhunter (1974)

TV show

Banacek
Banacek (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Maxwell Barker

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns (1971)

as Burt

The Partners
The Partners (1971)

TV show

1960s

26 titles ยท average score 62
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sgt. Poster / Mike Dehner

Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Grandfather Kasos / Doc Morgan

The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mr. Benedict / Barney Moore

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bishop

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Gronski

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Lucho Nostra

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Hartford

Rider on a Dead Horse
Rider on a Dead Horse (1962)

as Barney Senn

Tower of London
Tower of London (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Earl of Buckingham

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Big Nick

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

37 titles ยท average score 69
Curse of the Undead
Curse of the Undead (1959)
GoodWatch score 51

as Buffer

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Scott / Chief Winnemucca

The Scarface Mob
The Scarface Mob (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Frank Nitti

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Frank Nitti / Frank Nitti (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

TV show ยท as Capt. Emil Tremaine

Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors (1958)

TV show ยท as Commander Matson

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dr. Sorensteen

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Frank Thatcher / Mr. Winlock

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Louis Dryden

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Rath Lawson

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Tom Samples / Sloat

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Edward Malloy

Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hannibal Zoto

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Bonnell / Dave Weber

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Burton

The Naked City
The Naked City (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)

The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

as Detective in Raid (Uncredited)

1920s

1 title
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)

as Mr. Hickson