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James Gordon(1871-1941)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Gordon
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James Gordon was born on 23 April 1871 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), Tumbleweeds (1925) and Hearts of Oak (1924). He was married to Rita and Mabel Van Buren. He died on 12 May 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornApril 23, 1871
DiedMay 12, 1941(70)
BornApril 23, 1871
DiedMay 12, 1941(70)
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Known for

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans
6.7
  • Col. Munro
  • 1920
William S. Hart in Tumbleweeds (1925)
Tumbleweeds
6.6
  • Joe Hinman
  • 1925
Hearts of Oak (1924)
Hearts of Oak
3.8
  • John Owen
  • 1924
Minnie Maddern Fiske in Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
5.5
  • Crick
  • 1913

Credits

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Actor

  • Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster in The Plough and the Stars (1936)
    The Plough and the Stars
    5.6
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Boris Karloff, Katherine DeMille, and Marian Marsh in The Black Room (1935)
    The Black Room
    6.9
    • Gentleman (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor in One More Spring (1935)
    One More Spring
    6.9
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Dorothy Mackaill, Tom Moore, and Vivien Oakland in Neighbors' Wives (1933)
    Neighbors' Wives
    • Judge Lee
    • 1933
  • Behind Jury Doors (1932)
    Behind Jury Doors
    • William Wegand
    • 1932
  • Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
    Short
    • 1932
  • Leon Ames, Montagu Love, and Fay Wray in Stowaway (1932)
    Stowaway
    6.3
    • Undetermined role
    • 1932
  • The Hot Spot (1931)
    The Hot Spot
    6.5
    Short
    • Warden
    • 1931
  • Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, and Adolphe Menjou in The Front Page (1931)
    The Front Page
    6.7
    • The Mayor
    • 1931
  • Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, Nina Quartero, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Bachelor Father (1931)
    The Bachelor Father
    6.4
    • Mr. Carson Creswell, a Lawyer
    • 1931
  • David Manners and Dorothy Peterson in Mother's Cry (1930)
    Mother's Cry
    5.8
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Sagebrush Politics
    • 1929
  • Nora Lane and George O'Brien in Masked Emotions (1929)
    Masked Emotions
    • Capt. Goodell
    • 1929
  • Francis X. Bushman and Jacqueline Logan in Una nueva y gloriosa nación (1928)
    Una nueva y gloriosa nación
    6.0
    • Bishop
    • 1928
  • Nancy Drexel, George Meeker, William Russell, and Virginia Valli in The Escape (1928)
    The Escape
    • Jim Joyce
    • 1928

Director

  • Lord Southpaugh
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Missing Heir
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Buying a Bank with Bunk
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Stony Deal
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Apples and Eggbeaters
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Detective Blackie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Transaction in Summer Boarders
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Bang Sun Engine
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Trap for Trapp
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Master Stroke
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Oliver Hardy in The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915)
    The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Betty Harte in The Mystery of the Poison Pool (1914)
    The Mystery of the Poison Pool
    2.6
    • Director
    • 1914
  • Herbert Barrington in Hoodman Blind (1913)
    Hoodman Blind
    • Director
    • 1913
  • Jane Fearnley and James Gordon in The Stranglers of Paris (1913)
    The Stranglers of Paris
    • Director
    • 1913

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Eagle's Eye (1918)
    The Eagle's Eye
    • assistant director
    • 1918
  • Doris Kenyon in The Great White Trail (1917)
    The Great White Trail
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1917
  • Irene Castle in Patria (1917)
    Patria
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1917
  • Grace Darling and Harry Fox in Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
    Beatrice Fairfax
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1916
  • Oliver Hardy and Edward O'Connor in The Lottery Man (1916)
    The Lottery Man
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1916

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • 'Big Jim' Gordon
  • Born
    • April 23, 1871
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 12, 1941
    • Hollywood, California, USA(complications from surgery)
  • Spouses
      Rita1915 - ?
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    One of the founders of the acting group known as "The Troupers," Gordon was a leading man for Julia Marlowe on Broadway, appearing in Shakespearean plays that toured the country a number of times.

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  • When did James Gordon die?
    May 12, 1941
  • How did James Gordon die?
    Complications from surgery
  • How old was James Gordon when he died?
    70 years old
  • Where did James Gordon die?
    Hollywood, California, USA
  • When was James Gordon born?
    April 23, 1871

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