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Leo Gordon

Leo Gordon

Acting·1922–2000·84 films

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.

As Actor

Maverick
Maverick (1994)Poker Player
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody (1973)Red
The Shootist
The Shootist (1976)Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice (1983)Jarol
The Raven
The Raven (1963)Grimes (voice) (uncredited)
McLintock!
McLintock! (1963)Jones
Hondo
Hondo (1953)Ed Lowe
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace (1963)Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)Joe the Blacksmith (as Leo V. Gordon)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)Guard #1
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)Heitler
The Intruder
The Intruder (1962)Sam Griffin
Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)Crazy Mike Carne
Tobruk
Tobruk (1967)Sgt. Krug
The Conqueror
The Conqueror (1956)Tartar Captain
Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun (1955)Ed Pinchot
Alienator
Alienator (1990)Cpl. Coburn
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow (1957)Chet Huneker
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)Hunac Ceel
Gun Fury
Gun Fury (1953)Tom 'Jess' Burgess
You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)Bolek
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune (1955)Big Matt
The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)Cass Dowdy
Bonnie's Kids
Bonnie's Kids (1973)Charley
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men (1955)Frank Scavo
Red Sundown
Red Sundown (1956)Rod Zellman
Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning (1956)Zeff Masterson
The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers! (1959)Jake Barton
Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson (1957)John Dillinger
Kitten with a Whip
Kitten with a Whip (1964)Enders
Bog
Bog (1979)Dr. John Warren
The Dictator's Guns
The Dictator's Guns (1965)Morrison
Savage Dawn
Savage Dawn (1985)Sheriff
Ride a Crooked Trail
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)Sam Mason
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994)Wyatt Earp
Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee's Partner (1955)The Sheriff
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger (1957)Stark
Cry Baby Killer
Cry Baby Killer (1958)Man in Crowd (uncredited)
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry (1956)Vogel
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)Peter How
Tarzan Goes to India
Tarzan Goes to India (1962)Bryce
Apache Territory
Apache Territory (1958)Zimmerman
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988)The Evil One
Santa Fe Passage
Santa Fe Passage (1955)Tuss McLawery
The Lucifer Complex
The Lucifer Complex (1978)C.I.A. Chief Al Norris (uncredited)
The Restless Breed
The Restless Breed (1957)Cherokee
Nashville Girl
Nashville Girl (1976)Burt
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost (1955)Jeff
The Yellow Mountain
The Yellow Mountain (1954)Drake
Devil's Angels
Devil's Angels (1967)Sheriff Henderson
Escort West
Escort West (1959)Trooper Vogel
The Big Operator
The Big Operator (1959)Danny Sacanzi
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1966)Krauss
The Trackers
The Trackers (1971)Higgins
Black Patch
Black Patch (1957)Hank Danner
The Bamboo Prison
The Bamboo Prison (1954)Pike
Mob Boss
Mob Boss (1990)Don O'Reily
Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns (1967)Hank Pleasant
The Steel Jungle
The Steel Jungle (1956)Lupo
Noose for a Gunman
Noose for a Gunman (1960)Link Roy
The Girls on the Beach
The Girls on the Beach (1965)Second Waiter
Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan (1954)Bleda
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men (1955)Martin White
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitler (1979)Fritz Tünnes
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho (1956)Mason
Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders (1958)William Clarke Quantrill
China Venture
China Venture (1953)Sgt. Hank Janowicz
Lure of the Swamp
Lure of the Swamp (1957)Steggins, Insurance Investigator
Rage!
Rage! (1980)Cal's Father
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983)Officer Horvath
The Nun and the Sergeant
The Nun and the Sergeant (1962)Dockman
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)Chip Klamp
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967)Cyrus Breech

As Writer