Leo Gordon

Acting • 216 Credits

Biography

Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American film and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist. During more than 40 years in film and television, he was frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys. Description above from the Wikipedia Leo Gordon licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

✍️ Written & Story Credits (25)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
The Terror

The Terror

1963 ⭐ 2.6
Screenplay
The Wasp Woman

The Wasp Woman

1959 ⭐ 2.2
Screenplay
Attack of the Giant Leeches

Attack of the Giant Leeches

1959 ⭐ 2.0
Screenplay
Tobruk

Tobruk

1967 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Tower of London

Tower of London

1962 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Maverick

Maverick

1957 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955 ⭐ 3.1
Story
Cry Baby Killer

Cry Baby Killer

1958 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Lawman

Lawman

1958 ⭐ 3.0
Story
The Bounty Killer

The Bounty Killer

1965 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Escort West

Escort West

1959 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

1957 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Black Patch

Black Patch

1957 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Cat Burglar

The Cat Burglar

1961 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959 ⭐ 2.8
Story
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1957 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
State Trooper

State Trooper

1956 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
All the Loving Couples

All the Loving Couples

1969 ⭐ 2.0
Author
Hot Car Girl

Hot Car Girl

1958 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Valley of the Redwoods

Valley of the Redwoods

1960 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
The Pot

The Pot

1975 ⭐ 0.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Maverick

Maverick

1994 ⭐ 3.5
as Poker Player
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 ⭐ 3.7
as Drayton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
My Name Is Nobody

My Name Is Nobody

1973 ⭐ 3.6
as Red
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 ⭐ 4.0
as Milo Stavroupolis
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 ⭐ 3.8
as Forsythe
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 ⭐ 3.6
as Croquet Player
Get Smart

Get Smart

1965 ⭐ 4.0
as Grillak
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985 ⭐ 3.8
as Warden Cosgrove ( As Leo V. Gordon)
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976 ⭐ 3.5
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

1983 ⭐ 3.4
as Jarol
The Raven

The Raven

1963 ⭐ 3.2
as Grimes (voice) (uncredited)
McLintock!

McLintock!

1963 ⭐ 3.3
as Jones
Hondo

Hondo

1953 ⭐ 3.3
as Ed Lowe
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963 ⭐ 3.4
as Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 ⭐ 3.8
as Luke Comstock
seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

1993 ⭐ 3.5
as Smith
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

1988 ⭐ 2.5
as Joe the Blacksmith (as Leo V. Gordon)
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 ⭐ 4.0
as Whitey
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 ⭐ 3.9
as Charles Duncan
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974 ⭐ 3.8
as Charlie Martell
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987 ⭐ 1.8
as Guard #1
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 ⭐ 3.4
as Badger
The Intruder

The Intruder

1962 ⭐ 3.6
as Sam Griffin
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967 ⭐ 3.1
as Heitler
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 ⭐ 3.5
as Eddie Suslow
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982 ⭐ 2.9
as Bjorn Johnston
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 ⭐ 3.5
as Crazy Mike Carne
Lassie

Lassie

1954 ⭐ 3.1
as Bob Stokes
Tobruk

Tobruk

1967 ⭐ 3.2
as Sgt. Krug
Fame

Fame

1982 ⭐ 3.4