About

Known credits:
90
Birthday:
1887-10-08
Place of birth:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Huntley Gordon

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including working in a bank, in a silver mine, contracting, as a commercial traveller, and being a cigarette factory owner before settling on the stage and at one time acted with Ethel Barrymore. He began his screen career in 1916 when given a chance by Thomas Ince. Gordon was once a model for Arrow Collars; he was once painted by American commercial illustrator J. C. Leyendecker.

He served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films.

In Hollywood, he appeared in numerous films including starring opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1923 film Bluebeard's 8th Wife. That same year he starred in The Wanters with Norma Shearer and Marie Prevost.

For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films. He was with MGM studios when he retired from film in 1940 and invested in the manufacture of silk stockings, a lucrative business at a time when Canadian and British women could not get them due to the rationing brought on by the Second World War. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio.

Huntley Gordon died in Van Nuys, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Known for

Acting
1941 Lady Scarface Actor James A. Pierce 58
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1940 Lady with Red Hair Actor Actor Playing John (uncredited) 59
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1940 Phantom of Chinatown Actor Dr. Norman Wilkes 59
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1939 Mr. Wong in Chinatown Actor Mr. Davidson 58
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1938 Gangster's Boy Actor Principal N/A
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1938 Professor Beware Actor Capell - Producer 59
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1937 Portia on Trial Actor Dr. Thorndike 58
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1937 Stage Door Actor Cast of Stage Play 60
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1937 Idol of the Crowds Actor Harvey Castle 58
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1937 China Passage Actor Arthur Trent 59
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1936 Daniel Boone Actor Sir John Randolph 58
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1936 Klondike Annie Actor 59
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1935 The Spanish Cape Mystery Actor David Kummer 58
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1935 Murder by Television Actor Dr. Henry M. Scofield 58
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1935 Page Miss Glory Actor Radio Official (uncredited) 59
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1934 She Had to Choose Actor Attorney 59
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1934 Embarrassing Moments Actor Runyon N/A
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1934 Their Big Moment Actor John Farrington 58
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1934 Dancing Man Actor Mason N/A
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1934 Managed Money Actor Police Officer 58
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1934 Bombay Mail Actor Burgess 59
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1933 Only Yesterday Actor Investor (Uncredited) 59
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1933 Merrily Yours Actor Police Officer 59
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1933 Corruption Actor District Attorney Blake 58
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1933 The World Gone Mad Actor Osborne 58
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1933 Secrets Actor William Carlton 58
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1933 Sailor Be Good Actor Mr. Whitney N/A
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1933 Racetrack Actor Attorney N/A
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1932 Afraid to Talk Actor Governor 59
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1932 Midnight Warning Actor Mr. Gordon 58
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1932 Red Haired Alibi Actor Capt. Kent 58
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1932 The All-American Actor Harcourt 58
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1932 The King Murder Actor Arthur B. Bronnell 58
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1932 Broadway to Cheyenne Actor Brent 58
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1932 Speed Madness Actor Harrington N/A
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1932 Night World Actor Jim 59
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1932 Sally of the Subway Actor Stanley M. Gordon 59
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1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick' Actor Huntley - the Husband (uncredited) 59
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1930 Anybody's Woman Actor Grant Crosby 59
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1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930 Actor N/A
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1929 The Marriage Playground Actor Cliff Wheater 59
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1929 Melody Lane Actor Rinaldi N/A
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1929 Scandal Actor Burke Innes N/A
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1928 Outcast Actor Hugh N/A
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1928 Our Dancing Daughters Actor Diana's Father 59
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1928 Name the Woman Actor N/A
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1928 A Certain Young Man Actor Mr. Hammond N/A
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1927 Sensation Seekers Actor Ray Sturgis 59
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1927 Don't Tell the Wife Actor Jacques Cartier N/A
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1927 One Increasing Purpose Actor Andrew Paris N/A
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1926 The Truthful Sex Actor 58
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1926 The Golden Web Actor Roland Deane N/A
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1926 Silken Shackles Actor N/A
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1926 Other Women's Husbands Actor Jack Harding N/A
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1926 The Gilded Butterfly Actor John Converse N/A
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1925 The Golden Cocoon Actor Gregory Cochran N/A
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1925 Never the Twain Shall Meet Actor Mark Mellenger 58
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1925 My Wife and I Actor Mr. James Borden N/A
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1925 The Great Divide Actor Philip Jordan N/A
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1924 So This Is Marriage? Actor N/A
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1924 Married Flirts Actor Pendleton Wayne N/A
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1924 Wine Actor John Warriner N/A
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1924 The Enemy Sex Actor Judge Massingale 59
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1924 True As Steel Actor Frank Parry N/A
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1924 Shadows of Paris Actor Raoul Grammont - Minister of the Interior N/A
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1923 Chastity Actor Darcy Roche N/A
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1923 The Wanters Actor Theodore Van Pelt N/A
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1923 Pleasure Mad Actor Hugh Benton N/A
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1923 The Social Code Actor Judge Evans Grant N/A
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1923 Bluebeard's 8th Wife Actor John Brandon N/A
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1923 Her Fatal Millions Actor Fred Garrison N/A
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1923 The Famous Mrs. Fair Actor Jeffrey Fair N/A
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1922 Man Wanted Actor Charlie Harris N/A
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1922 Reckless Youth Actor Harrison Thomby N/A
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1921 Enchantment Actor Fairy Tale King 58
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1921 Tropical Love Actor Clifford Fayne N/A
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1921 My Lady o' the Pines Actor Penn Thornton 59
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1921 The Girl from Nowhere Actor Herbert Whitman N/A
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1921 Society Snobs Actor Duane Thornton N/A
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1921 Brother of the Bear Actor Vincent Harris N/A
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1920 The Frisky Mrs. Johnson Actor Sir Lionel Heathcote N/A
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1920 Out of the Snows Actor Sgt. Graham N/A
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1920 The Dark Mirror Actor Dr. Philip Fosdick 58
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1919 Out Yonder Actor Edward Elmer 59
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1919 The Invisible Bond Actor N/A
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1919 The Glorious Lady Actor Lord Chettington 59
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1919 Atonement Actor Vincent Carlton N/A
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1919 The Unknown Quantity Actor Dan Kinsolving N/A
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1918 Our Mrs. McChesney Actor T.A. Buck Jr N/A
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1918 The Million Dollar Dollies Actor 58
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