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.

Most Known For

Bombay Mail

as Burgess

Wine

as John Warriner

Merrily Yours

as Police Officer

Men

as Tom Courtney

Pleasure Mad

as Hugh Benton

Name the Woman

as Marshall

The Enemy Sex

as Judge Massingale

Society Snobs

as Duane Thornton

Stage Door

as Cast of Stage Play

Man Wanted

as Charlie Harris

Chastity

as Darcy Roche

The Truthful Sex

as Robert Mapes

Only Yesterday

as Investor (Uncredited)

My Wife and I

as Mr. James Borden

Professor Beware

as Capell - Producer

Page Miss Glory

as Radio Official (uncredited)

Sally of the Subway

as Stanley M. Gordon

Secrets

as William Carlton

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as John Brandon

Lady with Red Hair

as Actor Playing John (uncredited)