Keith Gordon

Regissør, Skuespiller, Produsent, Manusforfatter

3. februar 1961 (65 år)
Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American actor and film director. He was born in New York City, the son of Mark, an actor and stage director, and Barbara Gordon. He grew up in an atheist Jewish family. Gordon was inspired to become an actor at the age of twelve, after seeing James Earl Jones in a Broadway production of Of Mice and Men.

As an actor, Gordon's first feature film role was that of class clown Doug in Jaws 2 (the 1978 sequel to the blockbuster hit Jaws). In 1979 Gordon appeared in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical All That Jazz as the teenage version of the film's protagonist Joe Gideon (played by Gordon's Jaws 2 co-star Roy Scheider). Gordon then appeared in two films by Brian De Palma: as a film student in Home Movies (1979) and in the 1980 erotic thriller Dressed to Kill as the son of Angie Dickinson's character. Gordon played Arnie Cunningham, the main character (who buys the titular car Christine), in the 1983 horror film Christine, directed by John Carpenter from the novel by Stephen King. In the 1985 cult film The Legend of Billie Jean Gordon played Lloyd Muldaur, the son of a District Attorney who aspires to be Attorney General. He was in the 1986 Mark Romanek film Static, and he wrote the screenplay. In the 1986 comedy movie Back to School, Gordon played Jason Melon, the son of Rodney Dangerfield's character.[4] In most of these films, he played a nerd. He was named number 1 in Cinematicals' Top 7 Most Convincing Nerds. His most recent onscreen film appearance was in 2001, in the movie Delivering Milo.

Gordon left acting for directing, making his debut in 1988 with the movie The Chocolate War, about a student who rebels against the rigid hierarchies in his Catholic school. His other films include the 1992 anti-war film A Midnight Clear, about a group of American soldiers in the Ardennes just before and during the Battle of the Bulge, as well as Mother Night (adapted from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut), Waking the Dead, and the film The Singing Detective. He also directed some of the mini-series Wild Palms and appeared in the 2006 Iraq War documentary Whose War?. His directing credits for television include Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter, The Bridge, House and the second and third seasons of Fargo.

Filmer & Serier på Plex

  • Night Visions
    Night Visions1 sesong

Kjent for

  • Dexter
    Dexter8 sesonger
  • Christine
    Christine1983
  • Homeland
    Homeland8 sesonger
  • Fargo
    Fargo5 sesonger
  • Better Call Saul
    Better Call Saul6 sesonger
  • The Killing (US)
    The Killing (US)4 sesonger
  • The Leftovers
    The Leftovers3 sesonger
  • Dressed to Kill
    Dressed to Kill1980
  • A Midnight Clear
    A Midnight Clear1992
  • House
    House8 sesonger
  • Back to School
    Back to School1986
  • The Singing Detective
    The Singing Detective2003
  • Waking the Dead
    Waking the Dead2000
  • The Legend of Billie Jean
    The Legend of Billie Jean1985

Filmografi

2013
The Bridge (2013) · as Taxidermist
2006
Dexter · as Kyle Butler #2
2001
Delivering Milo · as Dr. Baumgartner
1997
The Player · as Cast
1994
I Love Trouble · as Andy
1994
Hoggs' Heaven · as William Hogg
1993
Wild Palms · as Wilderzone Bum
1991
1990
W.I.O.U. · as George Lewis
1986
Combat High · as Maxwell 'max' Mendelsson
1986
Back to School · as Jason Melon
1985
Static · as Ernie Blick
1985
1984
1984
Miami Vice · as Prof. Terrence 'terry' Baines
1983
Christine · as Arnie Cunningham
1981
Kent State · as Jeff Miller
1980
American Playhouse · as Chris Panakos
1980
Dressed to Kill · as Peter Miller
1979
Home Movies · as Denis Byrd
1979
All That Jazz · as Young Joe
1979
Studs Lonigan · as Young Paulie
1978
Jaws 2 · as Doug Fetterman
1969

2015
The Returned (US) · as Executive Producer
2013
Rectify · as Executive Producer
2000
1996
1985
Static · as Co-Producer

1992
A Midnight Clear · as Screenplay
1988
1985