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C. Henry Gordon is a Actor American born on 17 june 1884 at New York City (USA)

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon
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Birth name Henry Racke
Nationality USA
Birth 17 june 1884 at New York City (USA)
Death 3 december 1940 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

C. Henry Gordon (June 17, 1883 – December 3, 1940) was an American stage and film actor. Like many of his generation he enjoyed a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films. Hence that well trained voice of his. He appeared in 79 films between 1930 and 1940. He was a Hollywood villain of the 1930s.

He was born Henry Racke in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California after having his leg amputated. He was educated both in New York and abroad in Switzerland and Germany. For some years he owned and ran a silver mine in New Mexico but failed to make it pay so he became an actor.

Biography

Sous le pseudonyme de C. Henry Gordon, il débute sa carrière au théâtre et joue à Broadway (New York) dans neuf pièces, entre 1922 et 1928, la dernière étant The Shanghai Gesture (qui sera adaptée au cinéma en 1941 ; film réalisé par Josef von Sternberg).

Deux ans après, en 1930, il apparaît au cinéma et contribue en tout à soixante-dix-neuf films américains, jusqu'en 1940, année où il meurt prématurèment. Un de ses films les mieux connus est Mata Hari en 1931, aux côtés de Greta Garbo qu'il retrouvera en 1937, avec Marie Walewska. Bien connu également est son rôle de Surat Khan en 1936, dans La Charge de la brigade légère, où il affronte Errol Flynn.

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(13 films)
Adrian
Adrian
(12 films)
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
(8 films)
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
(7 films)
Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of C. Henry Gordon (73 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1940Charlie Chan at the Wax MuseumActorDr. Cream
1940Kit CarsonActorGeneral Castro
1940Kit CarsonActorGeneral Castro
1939Man of ConquestActorSanta Ana
1939City in DarknessActorPrefect of Police J. Romaine
1939The Long ShotActorLew Ralston
1939Heritage of the DesertActorHenry Holderness
1939The Return of the Cisco KidActorMexican Captain
1939City in DarknessActorPrefect of Police J. Romaine
1938Tarzan's RevengeActorBen Alleu Bey
1938Adventure in SaharaActorCapt. Savatt
1938SharpshootersActorKolter
1938Invisible EnemyActorNikolai Kamarov
1937ConquestActorLe Prince Poniatowski
1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsActorArthur Hughes
1937Stand-InActorIvor Nassau
1937Trouble in MoroccoActorCaptain Nardant
1937Sophie Lang Goes WestActorSultan of Padaya
1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeActorSurat Khan
1936Under Two FlagsActorLieutenant Petaine
1936Hollywood BoulevardActorJordan Winslow
1936The Big GameActorBrad Anthony
1935The CrusadesActorPhilip the Second, King of France
1935Professional SoldierActorGino
1935PursuitActorNick Shawn
1935The Great Hotel MurderActorDr. John Mason Temple
1935The Big Broadcast of 1936ActorGordoni
1935Professional SoldierActorGino
1934Stamboul QuestActorAli Bey
1934Men in WhiteActorDr. Cunningham
1934Death on the DiamondActorJoe Karnes
1934Fugitive LoversActorDetective Daly
1934Hide-OutActorTony Berrelli (the Boss)
1934Lazy RiverActorSam Kee
1934This Side of HeavenActorWilliam Barnes
1933Rasputin and the EmpressActorGrand Duke Igor
1933The Secret of Madame BlancheActorState's Attorney
1933Broadway Thru a KeyholeActorTim Crowley
1933Gabriel Over the White HouseActorNick Diamond
1933Night FlightActorDaudet
1933PenthouseActorJim Crelliman
1933Stage MotherActorRicco
1933Turn Back the ClockActorDave Holmes
1933Whistling in the DarkActorRicco Lombardo
1933The Women in His LifeActorTony Perez
1933Advice to the LovelornActorKane
1933Storm at DaybreakActorPanto Nikitch
1933The ChiefActorPaul Clayton
1933Clear All Wires!ActorCommissar
1933Made on BroadwayActorMayor Starling
1933The Devil's in LoveActorCaptain Radak
1932ScarfaceActorInsp. Ben Guarino
1932Thirteen WomenActorSwami Yogadachi
1932The Crooked CircleActorYoganda
1932Hell's HighwayActorBlacksnake Skinner
1932KongoActorGregg
1932State's AttorneyActorAttorney Graves
1932The Strange Love of Molly LouvainActorDetective Martin
1932The Gay CaballeroActorDon Paco Morales
1932Jewel RobberyActor
1932Roar of the DragonActorVoronsky
1932Miss PinkertonActorDr. Stuart
1932The Gay CaballeroActorDon Paco Morales
1931The Black CamelActorHuntley Van Horn (uncredited)
1931Charlie Chan Carries OnActorJohn Ross
1931Mata HariActorDubois
1931Young as You FeelActorHarry Lamson
1931Honor of the FamilyActorRenard
1931Hush MoneyActorJack Curtis
1931A Woman of ExperienceActorMuller
1931Once a SinnerActorSerge Ratoff
1930A Devil with WomenActorMinor Role (uncredited)
1930RenegadesActorCaptain Mordiconi