OUTSTANDING SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - 1963
- Nominee
- Don Gordon
- The Defenders
- CBS
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Don Gordon
Don Gordon
Date of Birth:
November 13, 1926
Date of Passing:
April 24, 2017
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
Obituary:
New York Times
Don Gordon found steady work in the 1960s, '70s and '80s as a supporting actor on television and in the movies, often playing tough guys. In 1962, he was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Joey Tassili, a troubled young man, on The Defenders, a CBS courtroom drama that starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed.
Early on, Mr. Gordon appeared on shows like Space Patrol, in the 1950s, and on McQueen’s CBS Western, Wanted: Dead or Alive, in 1959 and 1960. He was also cast as Lt. Hank Bertelli on the short-lived 1960s show The Blue Angels.
Don Gordon found steady work in the 1960s, '70s and '80s as a supporting actor on television and in the movies, often playing tough guys. In 1962, he was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Joey Tassili, a troubled young man, on The Defenders, a CBS courtroom drama that starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed.
Early on, Mr. Gordon appeared on shows like Space Patrol, in the 1950s, and on McQueen’s CBS Western, Wanted: Dead or Alive, in 1959 and 1960. He was also cast as Lt. Hank Bertelli on the short-lived 1960s show The Blue Angels.
His most memorable film roles were alongside McQueen in Bullitt (1968); Papillon (1973), which also starred Dustin Hoffman; and The Towering Inferno (1974), a disaster film with Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway.
Awards & Nominations
1 Nomination
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