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After the United States entered World War II in 1941, Gordon enlisted in the U.S. Army, in which he served for two years and received an honorable discharge. Gordon was in southern California where he and a cohort attempted to rob a bar and its patrons with a pistol. He was shot in the stomach by one of the officers making the arrest.
As a "heavy", Gordon was the real deal--before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served five years in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery (during which he was shot several times point-blank by police--and survived).
As a "heavy", Gordon was the real deal--before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served five years in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery (during which he was shot several times point-blank by police--and survived).
Occupation. Novelist, screenplay writer, actor. Years active. 1952–1994. Spouse (s) Lynn Cartwright (1950–2000, his death) Children. Tara Gordon. Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American film and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist.
29 de dic. de 2000 · After four years in San Quentin prison, Gordon returned to New York and was working a construction job when he decided to use his military benefits to take acting classes.
6 de ene. de 2001 · He was 78. In the course of a career that included about 70 films and dozens of television shows, Mr. Gordon created a gallery of mobsters, killers and creeps. Tall and broad-shouldered with ...
Tobruk is a 1967 American drama war film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rock Hudson and George Peppard. The film was written by Leo Gordon (who also acted in the film) and released through Universal Pictures . Set in North Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II.
