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James Gordon

Actor

James Gordon

Born April 22, 1871 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied May 12, 194158 films

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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The Iron Horse posterFirst watchThe Iron Horse19256.8as David Brandon Sr (uncredited)Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected…View film

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The Front Page poster6.4The Front Page1931

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 1939The Monkey's PawSergt.-Major Morris
  2. 1935One More Spring
  3. 1933Neighbors' WivesJudge Lee
  4. 1932Stowaway
  5. 1931The Hot SpotWarden
  6. 1931The Front PageThe Mayor
  7. 1931The Bachelor FatherCarson Creswell
  8. 1929Masked EmotionsCapt. Goodell
  9. 1928Dad's ChoiceJames Gordon
  10. 1927Wolf FangsBill Garside
  11. 1927Publicity MadnessBrutus Banning
  12. 1927The Cancelled DebtMr. Butler
  13. 1927Babe Comes HomeBaseball Player
  14. 1927The War HorseGeneral Evans
  15. 1926Flying HighV.E. Martin
  16. 1926Rose of the TenementsTim Galligan
  17. 1926The Buckaroo KidJames Mulford
  18. 1926Devil’s Dice
  19. 1926The Ice Flood
  20. 1926Miss NobodyPolice Sergeant
  21. 1926The Social HighwaymanEditor
  22. 1926Phantom PoliceThe Governor
  23. 1925TumbleweedsJoe Hinman
  24. 1925The Iron HorseDavid Brandon Sr (uncredited)
  25. 1925Beauty and the Bad ManGold Hill Cassidy
  26. 1924Hearts of OakJohn Owen
  27. 1924The Man Who Came BackCaptain Gallon
  28. 1924Wanderer of the WastelandAlex MacKay
  29. 1924The White SinYacht Captain
  30. 1923The GrailJames Trammel
  31. 1923Defying DestinyMr. Alden
  32. 1922The Love GamblerColonel Angus McClelland
  33. 1922On the High SeasCaptain of S.S. Andren
  34. 1922A Self-Made ManJonas Spurlock
  35. 1922A Game ChickenJoshua Hastings
  36. 1922Nancy from NowhereMr. Kelly
  37. 1921Trailin'William Drew
  38. 1921The Old Swimmin' HoleMr. Hull - Ezra's Pa
  39. 1921The BaitJohn Garson - The Game Warden
  40. 1920The Last of the MohicansCol. Munro
  41. 1920The Sea Wolf'Death' Larsen
  42. 1920Excuse My DustGriggs (uncredited)
  43. 1920Mary's AnkleGeorge P. Hampton
  44. 1919Behind the DoorBill Tavish
  45. 1919The Thunderbolt
  46. 1919Jacques of the Silver NorthDon Baird
  47. 1919The Final Close-UpPatrick Norton
  48. 1919Experimental MarriageCallahan (as Jim Gordon)
  49. 1918The Lure of the CircusGuy Brock
  50. 1916Beatrice FairfaxChristopher McRay / The Prince's bodyguard
  51. 1913CapriceMr. Henderson
  52. 1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesCrick
  53. 1913The Old Monk's TaleAllesandro
  54. 1912The Charge of the Light BrigadeLord Raglan
  55. 1912A Chase Across the ContinentThe Detective
  56. 1912The Relief of LucknowGeneral Havelock
  57. 1911A Romance of the Cliff DwellersSecond Romantic Rival
  58. 1911The Lighthouse by the SeaFirst Young Fisherman