RIP Don Gordon
Pierce Brothers Mortuary
"R.I.P., DON GORDON (November 13, 1926 – April 24, 2017), movie and TV character actor. He had recurring roles on THE BLUE ANGELS (1960-61), PEYTON PLACE (1966), and LUCAN (1977-78). He appeared with his friend Steve McQueen in BULLITT (1968), PAPILLON (1973) and THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) and two episodes of WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE. The notice of his passing appeared on the Pierce Brothers website, but then removed. Writer Laura Wagner called Pierce Brothers who told her the notice was removed for requested privacy of the family.
GORDON, Don (Donald Walter Guadagno)
Born: 11/13/1926, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 4/24/2017, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Don Gordon’s westerns – actor:
Law and Order – 1953 (Bart Durling)
Revolt at Fort Laramie – 1956 (Jean Salignac)
Frontier (TV) – 1956 (Shuck)
Man Without a Gun (TV) – 1958
Sugarfoot (TV) – 1958, 1959 (Ed Rowland, Willie Barnes)
Trackdown (TV) – 1958 (Les Morgan, Hector)
Colt .45 (TV) – 1959 (Turk)
The Rough Riders (TV) - 1959
U.S. Marshal (TV) – 1959 (Rile)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV) 1959, 1960 (Morley Teton, Buff Cole)
The Deputy (TV) – 1960 (Queed)
Empire (TV) – 1963 (Quinn Serrato)
Shane (TV) - 1966 (Johnny Wake)
The Wild Wild West (TV) – 1967 (Gen. Titus Trask)
Cannon for Cordoba – 1970 (Jackson Harkness)