Gale Gordon
Born: 1906-02-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1995-06-30
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television situation comedy, The Lucy Show. Gordon also appeared in I Love Lucy and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. Gordon was also a respected and beloved radio actor who is remembered for his role as school principal Osgood Conklin in Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace.
Filmography
2000
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie as Self
1989
- The 'Burbs as Walter Seznick
- The New Lassie
1986
- Life with Lucy as Curtis McGibbon
1981
- Bungle Abbey as The Abbot
1980
- Lucy Moves to NBC as Self
1977
- Lucy Calls the President as Omar Whittaker
- The Honeymooners Specials: A Christmas Carol as Mr. Marshall
1976
1973
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1968
- Here's Lucy as Harrison Carter
- Speedway as R.W. Hepworth
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1965
- Sergeant Deadhead as Captain Weiskopf
1964
- The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour as Mr. Harvey
1963
- Vacation Playhouse as Warren Packard
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- The Lucy Show as Theodore J. Mooney
1961
- Dondi as Colonel
- All in a Night's Work as Oliver Dunning
- All Hands on Deck as Rear Admiral Bintle
1960
- Pete and Gladys
- Visit to a Small Planet as Bob Mayberry
- Angel
1959
- Dennis the Menace as John Wilson
- Don't Give Up the Ship as Congressman Mandeville
- The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock as Raven Rossiter
1958
- The Donna Reed Show
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! as W.A. Thorwald
1957
- The Real McCoys
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Justice Philipps (uncredited)
- Sally as Bascomb Bleacher
1956
- Our Miss Brooks as Osgood Conklin
1954
- Climax! as Dr. Raymond Forrest
1953
- Francis Covers the Big Town as Evans
1952
- Here Come the Nelsons as H.J. Bellows
- Our Miss Brooks as Osgood Conklin
1951
- I Love Lucy as Mr. Littlefield
1950
- A Woman of Distinction as Postal Clerk
1948
- Studio One as R.J. Fuller
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1942
- Here We Go Again as Otis Cadwalader
1933
- Elmer, the Great as Radio Announcer (uncredited)