Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 08, 1887
Died
Dec 07, 1956
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits
115 titles
Huntley Gordon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including working in a bank, in a silver mine, contracting, as a commercial traveller, and being a cigarette factory owner before settling on the stage and at one time acted with Ethel Barrymore. He began his screen career in 1916 when given a chance by Thomas Ince. Gordon was once a model for Arrow Collars; he was once painted by American commercial illustrator J. C. Leyendecker. He served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. In Hollywood, he appeared in numerous films including starring opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1923 film Bluebeard's 8th Wife. That same year he starred in The Wanters with Norma Shearer and Marie Prevost. For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films. He was with MGM studios when he retired from film in 1940 and invested in the manufacture of silk stockings, a lucrative business at a time when Canadian and British women could not get them due to the rationing brought on by the Second World War. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio. Huntley Gordon died in Van Nuys, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known For
Filmography
Lady Scarface
James A. Pierce
Lady with Red Hair
Actor Playing John (uncredited)
Phantom of Chinatown
Dr. Norman Wilkes
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Davidson
Gangster's Boy
Principal
Professor Beware
Capell - Producer
Portia on Trial
Dr. Thorndike
Stage Door
Cast of Stage Play
Idol of the Crowds
Harvey Castle
China Passage
Arthur Trent
Daniel Boone
Sir John Randolph
Yours for the Asking
Clark Bering (uncredited)
Klondike Annie
The Spanish Cape Mystery
David Kummer
Murder by Television
Dr. Henry M. Scofield
Page Miss Glory
Radio Official (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
The Governor (as Huntly Gordon)
She Had to Choose
Attorney
Embarrassing Moments
Runyon
Their Big Moment
John Farrington
Dancing Man
Mason
Managed Money
Police Officer
Bombay Mail
Burgess
Only Yesterday
Investor (Uncredited)
Merrily Yours
Police Officer
Corruption
District Attorney Blake
Justice Takes a Holiday
Judge Martin Walker
The World Gone Mad
Osborne
Secrets
William Carlton
Sailor Be Good
Mr. Whitney
Racetrack
Attorney
Afraid to Talk
Governor
Midnight Warning
Mr. Gordon
Red Haired Alibi
Captain Kent
The All-American
Harcourt
The King Murder
Arthur B. Bronnell
Broadway to Cheyenne
Brent
Speed Madness
Harrington
Night World
Jim
Sally of the Subway
Stanley M. Gordon
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'
Huntley - the Husband (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman
Grant Crosby
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Marvin Kingsley
The Marriage Playground
Cliff Wheater
Melody Lane
Rinaldi
Scandal
Burke Innes
Outcast
Hugh
Sinners in Love
Ted Wells
Sally's Shoulders
Hugh Davidson
Our Dancing Daughters
Diana's Father