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Mark Joshua Gordon (May 19, 1926 – August 12, 2010) was an American film, television, theatre actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Gordon was born in New York. He began his career in 1952, appearing in the Broadway play Desire Under the Elms.
Gordon made his television debut in 1956, playing Lt. Paul Carey in the soap opera The Edge of Night.
From the 1960s through the 1980s 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. He also appeared in stage productions including Of Mice and Men, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, and The Moon Besieged.
In 2001, Gordon retired, last appearing in the television series Ed, playing Hank Rodulescu.
Death
Gordon died in August 2010 of lung cancer in New York, at the age of 84.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A Christmas Masque | The Hobby Horse | TV movie |
| 1969 | Take the Money and Run | Vince | |
| 1969 | Don't Drink the Water | Mirik | |
| 1971 | A New Leaf | John | |
| 1974 | The Nickel Ride | Tonozzi | |
| 1977 | You'll Never Miss It | Mr. Baker | |
| 1982 | Dream Don't Die | Lieutenant Steadman | TV movie |
| 1983 | Dogs of Hell | Ted | |
| 1985 | Static | TV Announcer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Edge of Night | Lt. Paul Carey | unknown episodes |
| 1963–1964 | East Side/West Side | 2 episodes | |
| 1966 | Hawk | Beech | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | Detective | 1 episode |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. | The Suspect | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Where the Heart Is | Ed Lucas No. 1 (1969) | 1 episode |
| 1970 | All My Children | Paddy McIntyre (1994) | unknown episodes |
| 1973 | The F.B.I. | Williman | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Diana | Horensky | 1 episode |
| 1973 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Chuckles the Clown | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Kojak | Detective 'Chic' Chiccaloni | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Lotsa Luck | Lt. Milford | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Hawaii Five-O | Bo Lansing | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Phil | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Hawkins | Simon Kovac | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Cannon | Marty Wytrovsky | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Run, Joe, Run | Jessop | 1 episode |
| 1976 | McCoy | E. J. Karnes | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Petrocelli | Frank Keegan | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | Wykoff | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | 1 episode | |
| 1978 | Starsky & Hutch | John Carelli | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Dear Detective | 1 episode | |
| 1983 | As the World Turns | Captain Striker | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | The Get Along Gang | Officer Growler (voice) | 1 episode |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | Reporter No. 1 | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Ed | Hank Rodulescu | 1 episode |