Mark Gordon (actor)

Mark Gordon
Born
Mark Joshua Gordon

(1926-05-19)May 19, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 2010(2010-08-12) (aged 84)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1952–2001
SpouseBarbara Harris[1]
ChildrenKeith Gordon

Mark Joshua Gordon (May 19, 1926 – August 12, 2010)[1] was an American film, stage and television actor.[2]

Life and career

Gordon was born in New York City.[2] He began his stage career in 1952, appearing in the Broadway play Desire Under the Elms.[3][4] He then began his screen career in 1963, appearing in the CBS drama television series East Side West Side.[5]

Later in his career, Gordon appeared in film and television programs including Take the Money and Run, Hawaii Five-O, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, A New Leaf, Don't Drink the Water, The F.B.I., Hawkins, Starsky & Hutch, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Lotsa Luck, The Nickel Ride, Kojak and Hawkins.[1][2] He also appeared in stage productions including Of Mice and Men,[6] The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window,[7] and The Moon Besieged.[3]

In 2001, Gordon retired from acting, last appearing in the NBC comedy drama television series Ed.[2]

Death

Gordon died on August 12, 2010 of lung cancer in New York, at the age of 84.[1][2][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Barnes, AP, Mike; Barnes, Mike; AP (September 8, 2010). "Veteran actor Mark Gordon dies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lentz, Harris (May 2, 2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN 9780786441754 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "Mark Gordon". Playbill. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ The Crisis (Vol 66, No. 1). The Crisis Publishing Company. January 1959. p. 37. ISSN 0011-1422 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Марк Гордон". Кинопоиск. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Clive (December 19, 1974). "Theater: 'Of Mice and Men' Returns to Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Broadway Original Cast". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Actor Mark Gordon Dies at 84". Television Academy. September 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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