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".
Known For
Complete Filmography
Scene Missing
2012
as Self
The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
as Self
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
Produced for "The Mack" Special Edition DVD.
The Borrower
1991
as Charles Krieger
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
1990
as Ryan
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
1990
as Self
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
1989
as Curt
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
1987
as Harry Applegate
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
1987
as Cop #2
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
1983
as Bill Parker
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
1982
as Judge Curwin
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
1981
as Charlie
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
1981
as Dean
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
1976
as Sgt. Bud Schiffman
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
1974
as Kappy
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
1974
as Pigliani
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
1973
as Julot
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
1973
as Lambert
Charlie Chan comes out of retirement to investigate a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.
The Mack
1973
as Hank
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
1972
as Harry
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
1972
as Anthony La Bresca
Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Z.P.G.
1972
as George
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
1971
as Neville
After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.
Cannon for Cordoba
1970
as Jackson
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
1970
as Bogdanovich
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
1970
as Rooney
Card cheats travel by cruise ship to the Adriatic coast to fleece a wealthy aristocrat.
Bullitt
1968
as Lt. Delgetti
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
1968
as Curly
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
1965
as Nick Bartaloni
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
1965
Screenplay
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
Strictly for anyone interested in viewing bloody, bullet-ridden corpses, this documentary looks at newspaper photographs of slain outlaws, mobsters, a...
Cry Tough
1959
as Incho
After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
Revolt at Fort Laramie
1957
as Jean Salignac
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
1953
as Young Man
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
1953
as Irv Kellener
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.
It's a Big Country
1951
as Mervin (uncredited)
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Marine (uncredited)
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
1949
as First patient in base hospital
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...