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Huntley Gordon
Actor
Born October 8, 1887Died December 7, 1956 (69 years)
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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.
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.
Filmography
| 1941 | Lady Scarface · as James A. Pierce |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair · as Actor Playing John (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Phantom of Chinatown · as Dr. Norman Wilkes |
| 1939 | Mr. Wong in Chinatown · as Mr. Davidson |
| 1938 | Gangster's Boy · as Principal |
| 1938 | Professor Beware · as Capell - Producer |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial · as Dr. Thorndike |
| 1937 | Stage Door · as Cast Of Stage Play |
| 1937 | Idol of the Crowds · as Harvey Castle |
| 1937 | Bad Guy · as District Attorney |
| 1937 | China Passage · as Arthur Trent |
| 1936 | Daniel Boone · as Sir John Randolph |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking · as Clark Bering |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Follow the Fleet · as Touring Officer |
| 1935 | The Spanish Cape Mystery · as David Kummer |
| 1935 | Murder by Television · as Dr. Henry M. Scofield |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory · as Radio Official (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Orchids to You · as Board Of Directors |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us · as Man At Danny's Fight Checkup |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman · as Marvin Q. Stone |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite · as Croupier |
| 1935 | Circumstantial Evidence · as The Governor |
| 1934 | She Had to Choose · as Attorney |
| 1934 | Their Big Moment · as John Farrington |
| 1934 | Managed Money · as Police Officer |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail · as Burgess |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday · as Investor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Corruption · as District Attorney Blake |
| 1933 | The World Gone Mad · as Osborne |
| 1933 | Secrets · as William Carlton |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk · as Governor |
| 1932 | The Midnight Warning · as Mr. Gordon |
| 1932 | Red-Haired Alibi · as Capt. Kent |
| 1932 | The King Murder · as Arthur B. Bronnell |
| 1932 | The All-American · as Harcourt |
| 1932 | Broadway to Cheyenne · as Brent |
| 1932 | The Phantom Express · as President Of Rival Railroad |
| 1932 | Night World · as Jim |
| 1932 | Sally of the Subway · as Stanley M. Gordon |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones, No. 3: 'the Niblick' · as Huntley - The Husband (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Anybody's Woman · as Grant Crosby |
| 1929 | The Marriage Playground · as Cliff Wheater |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughters · as Diana's Father |
| 1927 | Setúbal · as Ray Sturgis |
| 1927 | Sensation Seekers · as Ray Sturgis |
| 1925 | The Great Divide · as Philip Jordan |
| 1923 | Her Fatal Millions · as Fred Garrison |
| 1921 | Enchantment · as Fairy Tale King |
| 1919 | Out Yonder · as Edward Elmer |
| 1919 | The Glorious Lady · as Lord Chettington |
| 1919 | The Common Cause · as Edward Wadsworth |