Don Gordon

Don Gordon

1926-11-13 Los Angeles, California, USA 38 Credits

Biography

Don Gordon (November 13, 1926 – April 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor, best known for playing in feature films alongside his friend Steve McQueen, such as "Bullitt", "Papillon" and "The Towering Inferno", as well as the western series "Wanted: Dead or Alive".

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Scene Missing

Scene Missing

2012

as Self

6.3
Acting

The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

as Self

6.0
Acting

Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.

Mackin’ Ain’t Easy

2002

as Self

Acting

Produced for "The Mack" Special Edition DVD.

The Borrower

The Borrower

1991

as Charles Krieger

4.9
Acting

Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find anot...

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

1990

as Ryan

6.2
Acting

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when...

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

as Self

Acting

Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip on his shoulder. He joined the Marines but never staye...

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

1989

as Curt

6.1
Acting

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's blo...

Code Name: Vengeance

Code Name: Vengeance

1987

as Harry Applegate

4.0
Acting

Soldier of fortune, Monroe Bieler, is sent to dole out some American-style justice when the wife and child of an African president are kidnapped by te...

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Cop #2

7.3
Acting

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Confessions of a Married Man

Confessions of a Married Man

1983

as Bill Parker

Acting

A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his ...

The Beast Within

The Beast Within

1982

as Judge Curwin

5.5
Acting

A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty na...

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1981

as Charlie

6.9
Acting

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combinatio...

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

1981

as Dean

5.8
Acting

Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the ...

Street Killing

Street Killing

1976

as Sgt. Bud Schiffman

Acting

In this detective drama, a prosecutor investigates a murder and finds that it is connected to a recent mugging. In the end, he is led to convict a hig...

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

as Kappy

7.0
Acting

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson

1974

as Pigliani

4.9
Acting

A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his...

Papillon

Papillon

1973

as Julot

7.8
Acting

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his esca...

The Return of Charlie Chan

The Return of Charlie Chan

1973

as Lambert

4.8
Acting

Charlie Chan comes out of retirement to investigate a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.

The Mack

The Mack

1973

as Hank

6.5
Acting

Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime...

Slaughter

Slaughter

1972

as Harry

5.6
Acting

Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and after being blackmailed by the feds, is forced to head to South Ame...

Fuzz

Fuzz

1972

as Anthony La Bresca

5.5
Acting

Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

Z.P.G.

Z.P.G.

1972

as George

6.0
Acting

In the not too distant future, an overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to have children for a generation. One couple, unsatisfied with thei...

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971

as Neville

5.7
Acting

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.

Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba

1970

as Jackson

5.6
Acting

In 1912, during the Mexican Revolution, the border between Texas and Mexico is on flames due to savage raids by Mexican bandits who call themselves fr...

WUSA

WUSA

1970

as Bogdanovich

5.4
Acting

Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's rea...

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1970

as Rooney

6.0
Acting

Card cheats travel by cruise ship to the Adriatic coast to fleece a wealthy aristocrat.

Bullitt

Bullitt

1968

as Lt. Delgetti

7.2
Acting

Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in pro...

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1968

as Curly

9.0
Acting

Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.

The Lollipop Cover

The Lollipop Cover

1965

as Nick Bartaloni

6.0
Acting

After learning of his sister's suicide, Nick, a small-time boxer, decides to pay a visit to his sister's junkie lover in Los Angeles, collect some mon...

The Lollipop Cover

The Lollipop Cover

1965

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

After learning of his sister's suicide, Nick, a small-time boxer, decides to pay a visit to his sister's junkie lover in Los Angeles, collect some mon...

True Gang Murders

1961

as Narrator

Acting

Strictly for anyone interested in viewing bloody, bullet-ridden corpses, this documentary looks at newspaper photographs of slain outlaws, mobsters, a...

Cry Tough

Cry Tough

1959

as Incho

5.8
Acting

After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957

as Jean Salignac

6.5
Acting

At the breaking of the Civil War the garrison of Fort Laramie splits between the sympathezers of the two different factions, but when the fort is atta...

Marty

Marty

1953

as Young Man

8.0
Acting

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth...

Girls in the Night

Girls in the Night

1953

as Irv Kellener

6.4
Acting

Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Mervin (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...

Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma

1951

as Marine (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into bat...

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as First patient in base hospital

7.1
Acting

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deal...