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Roy Gordon

Actor

Roy Gordon

Born October 18, 1884 in Beaver Village, Pike County, Ohio, USADied July 23, 197290 films

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The Big Combo posterFirst watchThe Big Combo19557.0as AudubonPolice Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Foreign Correspondent poster7.0Foreign Correspondent1940The Fountainhead poster6.8The Fountainhead1949The Spirit of St. Louis poster6.7The Spirit of St. Louis1957What a Way to Go! poster7.1What a Way to Go!1964The Strawberry Blonde poster6.9The Strawberry Blonde1941Boom Town poster7.0Boom Town1940Flamingo Road poster7.0Flamingo Road1949Road to Bali poster6.2Road to Bali1952

Filmography

90 films as actor
  1. 1964What a Way to Go!Minister (uncredited)
  2. 1962Hand of DeathDr. Frederick Ramsey
  3. 1961All in a Night's WorkAlbright
  4. 1959The Wasp WomanPaul Thompson
  5. 1959The FBI StoryEmmett Reese (uncredited)
  6. 1958The FearmakersSen. Walder
  7. 1958War of the Colossal BeastMayor of Los Angeles
  8. 1958War of the SatellitesThe President
  9. 1958Attack of the 50 Foot WomanDr. Raymond Cushing
  10. 1958The World Was His JuryH.B. McClay
  11. 1957Zero Hour!Frank Graham
  12. 1957The UnearthlyDr. Loren Wright
  13. 1957The Iron SheriffSorenson
  14. 1957The Spirit of St. LouisAssociate Producer (uncredited)
  15. 1956WetbacksHoppy
  16. 1956Slightly Scarlet
  17. 1955The Crooked WebRichard V. Atherton (uncredited)
  18. 1955The Gun That Won the WestColonel Carrington
  19. 1955Murder Is My BeatAbbott
  20. 1955The Big ComboAudubon
  21. 1954Silver LodeDr. Elmwood
  22. 1954Jesse James vs. the Daltons
  23. 1954Paris PlayboysSenior UN Official
  24. 1953So This Is LoveOtto Kahn
  25. 1953The VanquishedDoctor Colfax
  26. 1953SangareeDr. Tyrus
  27. 1953Fangs of the ArcticMountie Chief
  28. 1952Road to BaliEunice's Father (uncredited)
  29. 1952Army BoundMinister
  30. 1952Yukon GoldInspector
  31. 1952Son of Ali BabaIshmael (uncredited)
  32. 1951RhubarbGolfer (uncredited)
  33. 1951Insurance InvestigatorGeorge Sullivan
  34. 1951Texans Never CryFrank Bagley
  35. 1951Law of the BadlandsSecretary of Treasury (uncredited)
  36. 1950Two Flags WestCaptain Stanley (uncredited)
  37. 1950Indian TerritoryMajor Farrell
  38. 1950Beyond the Purple HillsJudge Beaumont
  39. 1950The Invisible MonsterMr. Moore
  40. 1950Buccaneer's Girl(uncredited)
  41. 1950Mule TrainJohn Macknight (uncredited)
  42. 1949The Blonde BanditOtto Thorndyke
  43. 1949Apache ChiefColonel Martin
  44. 1949The FountainheadVice-President (uncredited)
  45. 1949Flamingo RoadSenator Flagstedt (uncredited)
  46. 1949Riders of the Whistling PinesSupt. John Hoaglund (uncredited)
  47. 1947The Last Round-up
  48. 1947Railroaded!Jackland Ainsworth
  49. 1947Danger StreetJohn Matthews
  50. 1947Nora PrentissDr. Oberlin (uncredited)
  51. 1946Never Say GoodbyeDetective (uncredited)
  52. 1946Big TownEditor Post
  53. 1946Night EditorBenjamin Merrill (Uncredited)
  54. 1945The Shanghai CobraWalter Fletcher
  55. 1945The Caribbean MysteryGov. Gerald McCracken Sr.
  56. 1944Take It or Leave ItDr. Edward Preston
  57. 1943There's Something About a Soldier
  58. 1943So Proudly We HailShip's Captain (Uncredited)
  59. 1942Lucky JordanColonel
  60. 1942My Favorite SpyMajor Updyke
  61. 1942Powder TownDr. Wayne
  62. 1941Two-Faced WomanMan Standing at Lodge Counter (uncredited)
  63. 1941The Night of January 16thRoger Wakefield
  64. 1941Married BachelorHudkins
  65. 1941Love CrazySanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
  66. 1941Sky RaidersMaj. Gen. Fletcher [Chs. 1-2, 4, 11-12]
  67. 1941The Strawberry BlondeExchange Bank President (uncredited)
  68. 1940The Howards of VirginiaCol. Jefferson
  69. 1940Men Against the SkyJudge J. Doran Fox
  70. 1940Boom TownMcCreery
  71. 1940Foreign CorrespondentMr. Brood
  72. 1940Queen of the MobMr. Milliken
  73. 1940Virginia CityMaj. Gen. Taylor (uncredited)
  74. 1940The Lone Wolf StrikesPhillip Jordan
  75. 1940Wolf of New YorkGovernor of New York
  76. 1939Blondie Brings Up BabyMr. Mason
  77. 1939Rulers of the SeaNew York City Mayor (Uncredited)
  78. 1939Sued for LibelCol. Jasper White
  79. 1939Sabotage(uncredited)
  80. 1939The Real GloryCol. Hatch
  81. 1939Fifth Avenue GirlBoard Member (uncredited)
  82. 1939The SpellbinderThird Trial Judge
  83. 1939Million Dollar LegsDean Wixby
  84. 1939The Flying IrishmanDr. Howard
  85. 1939Almost a GentlemanThe Judge
  86. 1939Persons in HidingJohn Nast
  87. 1939Boy SlavesJudge
  88. 1939The Great Man VotesByrne
  89. 1938Cocoanut GroveRobert Grayson
  90. 1922The Broken SilenceJacques Beauvais