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Dan Gordon(III)

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Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon was conceived in Alberta Canada, born in Los Angeles California and raised there and in the Valley of Jezreel in Israel.

His screen credits include "Rambo: Last Blood" (story by), " The Hurricane" (Academy Award nomination - Denzel Washington), "Wyatt Earp" (Kevin Costner), "Murder In The First" (Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon), "The Assignment" (Sir Ben Kingsley , Donald Sutherland) , and "George Foreman Story" ( Sony). He has over 200 hours of television credits and his plays, performed on Broadway and in the West End in London include stage adaptations of "Rain Man," "Terms of Endearment," "Murder in The First," and Best Broadway play nominee (Outer Circle Critics' Award) "Irena's Vow."
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp (1994)
    Wyatt Earp
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1994
    Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    The Hurricane
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1999
    Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57 (1992)
    Passenger 57
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater in Murder in the First (1995)
    Murder in the First
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Just Play Dead
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Dedication
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Black List
      • script writer
      • Pre-production
    • Highway to Heaven: Believe in Miracles
      • based on stories by
      • Pre-production
    • Code Name Opera
      • Writer
      • In Development



    • October 7, 2023 (2024)
      October 7, 2023
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Andrew Dice Clay, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Julian Young, Randy Jernier, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Rohan Mead, Macaulee Cassaday, Keenan Grom, Aidan Kalechstein, and Stephen Kalyn in Warrior Strong (2023)
      Warrior Strong
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Dougray Scott and Sophie Nélisse in Irena's Vow (2023)
      Irena's Vow
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)
      Big George Foreman
      6.6
      • screen story by
      • 2023
    • Louis Gossett Jr., John Ratzenberger, Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, and Tyler Mane in Miracle in East Texas (2019)
      Miracle in East Texas
      3.7
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
      Rambo: Last Blood
      6.1
      • story by
      • 2019
    • Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light (2017)
      Let There Be Light
      4.6
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Elliott Gould, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Della Reese, Gene Simmons, Lainie Kazan, Olesya Rulin, and Fred Willard in Expecting Mary (2010)
      Expecting Mary
      5.6
      • written by
      • 2010
    • The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
      The Celestine Prophecy
      4.9
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
      Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
      The Hurricane
      7.6
      • screenplay
      • 1999
    • Dennis Rodman, Tim Abell, Melinda Clarke, David Eigenberg, and Brad Johnson in Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997)
      Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creator
      • created by
      • story by ...
      • 1997–1999
    • Rob Estes and Shannon Sturges in Terror in the Mall (1998)
      Terror in the Mall
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • story
      • teleplay
      • 1998
    • The Assignment (1997)
      The Assignment
      6.8
      • written by
      • 1997
    • Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater in Murder in the First (1995)
      Murder in the First
      7.3
      • written by
      • 1995

    Additional Crew



    • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
      Highway to Heaven
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • story editor
      • 1984–1988

    Producer



    • October 7, 2023 (2024)
      October 7, 2023
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2024
    • Louis Gossett Jr., John Ratzenberger, Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, and Tyler Mane in Miracle in East Texas (2019)
      Miracle in East Texas
      3.7
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light (2017)
      Let There Be Light
      4.6
      • producer
      • 2017
    • B4 (2012)
      B4
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Me and My Beautiful Electric Guitar
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Waiting for Mo
      6.4
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp (1994)
      Wyatt Earp
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Leslie Nielsen, Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Ernie Reyes Jr. in Surf Ninjas (1993)
      Surf Ninjas
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
      The Dirty Dozen
      6.7
      TV Series
      • senior executive producer
      • 1988
    • Gil Gerard, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Nancy Stafford in Sidekicks (1986)
      Sidekicks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer (produced by)
      • 1986
    • Malcolm McDowell and David Keith in Gulag (1985)
      Gulag
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1985

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    • Other works
      Wrote play "Rain Man" based on the Oscar-winning film. (2007)

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      Resigned from the Zaki Gordon Institute in 2012 to found the Zaki Gordon Center for Cinematic Arts at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia, USA). The former Zaki Gordon Institute in Sedona, Arizona, USA, subsequently became the Sedona Film School.

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