Personal Info
Birth date
1922-12-02 (102 Years)
Day of death
2000-12-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Leo V. Gordon
Leo Vincent Gordon
Leo Gordon
Biography
Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American film and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist. During more than 40 years in film and television, he was frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys. Description above from the Wikipedia Leo Gordon licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Lassie
6.1
Overview:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.The Andy Griffith Show
7.622
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.579
Overview:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.Magnum, P.I.
7.274
Overview:
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5
Overview:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.Little House on the Prairie
7.942
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.The High Chaparral
6.5
Overview:
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.The Rifleman
7
Overview:
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.The F.B.I.
5.5
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.Maverick
6.8
Overview:
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.Hawaiian Eye
5.2
Overview:
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.The Rockford Files
7.5
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Moonlighting
7.5
Overview:
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.The Ford Television Theatre
7.333
Overview:
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.Get Smart
7.925
Overview:
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.Sea Hunt
6.559
Overview:
Sea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as ex-Navy frogman Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors.Arrest and Trial
7.667
Overview:
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.Law of the Plainsman
6
Overview:
Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.Daniel Boone
6.9
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.The Mod Squad
6.3
Overview:
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.Bat Masterson
6.1
Overview:
Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.seaQuest DSV
7
Overview:
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.The Wonderful World of Disney
7.818
Overview:
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.Acting
1994The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies as Wyatt Earp
1994Maverick as Poker Player
1993seaQuest DSV (1 Episode) as Smith
1990Mob Boss as Don O'Reily
1990Alienator as Cpl. Coburn
1988Saturday the 14th Strikes Back as The Evil One
1988Big Top Pee-wee as Joe the Blacksmith (as Leo V. Gordon)
1987Wiseguy (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1987The Garbage Pail Kids Movie as Guard #1
1985Savage Dawn as Sheriff
1985Moonlighting (1 Episode) as Warden Cosgrove ( As Leo V. Gordon)
1983Fire and Ice as Jarol
1983M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Officer Horvath
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Bjorn Johnston
1982Fame (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Magnum, P.I. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Enos (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Rage! as Cal's Father
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Bog as Dr. John Warren
1979Son of Hitler as Fritz Tünnes
1978The Lucifer Complex as C.I.A. Chief Al Norris (uncredited)
1976The Shootist as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
1976Nashville Girl as Burt
1974The Rockford Files (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Charles Martell, Clark Streeter, Charlie Martell (as Leo V. Gordon)
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973My Name Is Nobody as Red
1973Bonnie's Kids as Charley
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Eddie Suslow
1971The Trackers as Higgins
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Ebenezer
1970You Can't Win 'Em All as Bolek
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 Episode) as Sgt. Lewis
1968The Mod Squad (1, 1 Episode) as Unit Leader, Keller
1968The Outcasts (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Adam-12 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Jack Donohue, Jennings Thornton, Cleve, Ken Quinnlan, Carl Carney
1967The High Chaparral (1 Episode) as Lije Driskill
1967Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Cyrus Breech
1967Hostile Guns as Hank Pleasant
1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Heitler
1967Devil's Angels as Sheriff Henderson
1967Tobruk as Sgt. Krug
1967Rango (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Mr. Terrific (1 Episode) as Archie Thompson
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Tarzan (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Beau Geste as Krauss
1966The Night of the Grizzly as Cass Dowdy
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Drunk Driver
1965Get Smart (1 Episode) as Grillak
1965Laredo (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1965The Dictator's Guns as Morrison
1964Kitten with a Whip as Enders
1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Silas Morgan
196412 O'Clock High (1 Episode) as MSgt. Caber McVaigh
1963Kings of the Sun as Hunac Ceel
1963McLintock! as Jones
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Jolly Boy, Biggie
1963The Great Adventure (1 Episode) as McCanles
1963Temple Houston (1 Episode) as Charles Grimm
1963Arrest and Trial (1 Episode) as Fred Kordiak
1963The Haunted Palace as Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
1963The Raven as Grimes (voice) (uncredited)
1962The Virginian (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Jack Scratch, Big Jim Lafferty, Loma Bartender
1962Tarzan Goes to India as Bryce
1962The Intruder as Sam Griffin
1962The Nun and the Sergeant as Dockman
1960The Roaring 20's (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Bernie Duncan
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1 Episode) as Luke Comstock
1960Outlaws (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Coronado 9 (1 Episode) as Kyte
1960Noose for a Gunman as Link Roy
1959Mr. Lucky (1 Episode) as Killer
1959The Jayhawkers! as Jake Barton
1959The Untouchables (1, 1 Episode) as Pops Gantry, Whitey
1959The Alaskans (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Law of the Plainsman (1 Episode) as Rand
1959Lock-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Bonanza (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Fargo Taylor, Early Thorne, Forsythe
1959The Deputy (1 Episode) as Evan Sloate
1959Tightrope (1 Episode) as Charlie Carson
1959The Big Operator as Danny Sacanzi
1959Escort West as Trooper Vogel
1959Rawhide (1, 1 Episode) as Chris Jenson, Daggett
1958Ride a Crooked Trail as Sam Mason
1958Bat Masterson (1, 1 Episode) as Joe Quince, Red Eric Peterson
1958Lawman (1 Episode) as Bull Nickerson
1958Yancy Derringer (1 Episode) as Lance Carter
1958The Rifleman (1, 1 Episode) as Abe Jordan, Stack Wade
1958Bronco (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1958Apache Territory as Zimmerman
1958The Cry Baby Killer as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
1958Quantrill's Raiders as William Clarke Quantrill
1958The Notorious Mr. Monks as Chip Klamp
1958Sea Hunt (1 Episode) as Panicky Miner
1957Man in the Shadow as Chet Huneker
1957Baby Face Nelson as John Dillinger
1957The Tall Stranger as Stark
1957Tombstone Territory (1 Episode) as Pete Carter
195726 Men (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1957Casey Jones (1 Episode) as Deputy Marshal Martin Croy
1957Maverick (5 Episodes) as Big Mike McComb
1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as Charles Duncan
1957Black Patch as Hank Danner
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Clyde McNally, Bert Talman, Harkness, Deputy Moley
1957Lure of the Swamp as Steggins, Insurance Investigator
1957The Restless Breed as Cherokee
1957Official Detective (1 Episode) as Unknown
19567th Cavalry as Vogel
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1 Episode) as Jed Scott
1956State Trooper (1, 1 Episode) as Ed Munger, Dan Quirk
1956Broken Arrow (1 Episode) as Will Carr
1956Circus Boy (49 Episodes) as Unknown
1956Johnny Concho as Mason
1956Great Day in the Morning as Zeff Masterson
1956The Man Who Knew Too Much as Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1956The Conqueror as Tartar Captain
1956The Steel Jungle as Lupo
1956Red Sundown as Rod Zellman
1955Man with the Gun as Ed Pinchot
1955Screen Director's Playhouse (1 Episode) as Tom Martin
1955Frontier (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Lou, Pauk
1955Tennessee's Partner as The Sheriff
1955Cheyenne (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as George MacDonald, Lou Santell / McCarthy, Dan Gibson, Greg Kirby
1955Navy Log (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Hack Prine, Hutch, Hargis, Job Snelling, Badger
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1 Episode) as Miggles Hannegan
1955Robbers' Roost as Jeff
1955Soldier of Fortune as Big Matt
1955Santa Fe Passage as Tuss McLawery
1955Seven Angry Men as Martin White
1955Ten Wanted Men as Frank Scavo
1954Sign of the Pagan as Bleda
1954The Yellow Mountain as Drake
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Bill
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Garth, Pete Cregar, Charlie
1954Studio 57 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Lassie (1 Episode) as Bob Stokes
1954The Bamboo Prison as Pike
1954Riot in Cell Block 11 as Crazy Mike Carne
1953Hondo as Ed Lowe
1953All the Brothers Were Valiant as Peter How
1953Gun Fury as Tom 'Jess' Burgess
1953China Venture as Sgt. Hank Janowicz
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Leonard, Officer Johnson
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950Lux Video Theatre (1 Episode) as Augie
Writing
1975The Pot ... Writer
1970You Can't Win 'Em All ... Writer
1969All the Loving Couples ... Author
1968Adam-12 (21 Episodes) ... Writer
1967Tobruk ... Screenplay
1965The Bounty Killer ... Writer
1963The Terror ... Screenplay
1962Tower of London ... Writer, Story
1961The Cat Burglar ... Writer
1960Valley of the Redwoods ... Writer
1959The Wasp Woman ... Screenplay
1959Hawaiian Eye (1, 1 Episode) ... Story, Writer
1959Attack of the Giant Leeches ... Screenplay, Original Story
1959Bonanza (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1959Escort West ... Writer
1958Bat Masterson (1 Episode) ... Writer
1958Lawman (1 Episode) ... Story
1958Hot Car Girl ... Screenplay
1958The Cry Baby Killer ... Writer
1957Tombstone Territory (7, 1 Episode) ... Writer, Teleplay
1957Maverick (1, 3 Episode) ... Writer, Teleplay
1957Sugarfoot (1 Episode) ... Writer
1957Black Patch ... Writer
1956State Trooper (1, 1 Episode) ... Writer, Teleplay
1955Cheyenne (1 Episode) ... Story
Creator
1960The Case of the Dangerous Robin ... Creator