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Gale Gordon is a Actor American born on 20 february 1906 at New York City (USA)
Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich, Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television situation comedy, The Lucy Show. Gordon also had starring roles in Ball's third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. He is remembered for his role as school principal Osgood Conklin in the early 1950s television hit show "Our Miss Brooks," starring Eve Arden. Gordon was also a respected and beloved radio actor.
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Gale Gordon
Birth name Charles T. Aldrich Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 20 february 1906 at New York City (USA)
Death 30 june 1995 (at 89 years) at Escondido (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 20 february 1906 at New York City (USA)
Death 30 june 1995 (at 89 years) at Escondido (USA)
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The 'Burbs (1989)
, 1h41Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Henry Gibson
Roles Walter Seznick
Rating67%
On Mayfield Place, a quiet cul-de-sac in the fictional suburban town of Hinkley Hills, Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is trying to learn more about his mysterious new next-door neighbors, the Klopeks.
Speedway (1968)
, 1h34Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Poncie Ponce, Gale Gordon, William Schallert
Roles R.W. Hepworth
Rating55%
Steve Grayson (Elvis) is a generous NASCAR race car driver who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. However, Steve's manager Kenny Donford (Bill Bixby), a compulsive gambler, had been mismanaging Steve's winnings to support his gambling habits, landing Steve in deep trouble with the IRS for nonpayment of back taxes. This proves to be a problem for Steve in his efforts to continue racing competitively and support those who depend on his generosity.
Sergeant Deadhead (1965)
, 1h30Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Military humor in film, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frankie Avalon, Deborah Walley, Cesar Romero, Buster Keaton, John Ashley, Fred Clark
Roles Captain Weiskopf
Rating48%
Sergeant Deadhead is bumbling soldier who is accidentally blasted into space. When he returns home he is a national hero but has also developed a massive ego. A soldier who looks exactly like him, Sergeant Donovan, is found to take his place.
All in a Night's Work (1961)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Cliff Robertson, Charles Ruggles, Norma Crane, Jerome Cowan
Roles Oliver Dunning
Rating60%
Tony Ryder's uncle, the wealthy owner of a newspaper, has just died. The young playboy Tony inherits the paper but is left with a board of directors that thinks he's unsuited for the task, plus a hotel detective who thinks Tony should know about a girl who was seen running away from his uncle's Palm Beach hotel room, wearing nothing but a Turkish towel and an earring, on the night of his death.
All Hands on Deck (1961)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Military humor in film, Musical films
Actors Pat Boone, Ann B. Davis, Buddy Hackett, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Eden, Warren Berlinger
Roles Rear Admiral Bintle
Rating56%
Lt Donald (Pat Boone) of the US Navy is assigned to look after a troublesome sailor, Garfield (Buddy Hackett), who is from an oil-rich Indian tribe. He also romances journalist Sally Hobson (Barbara Eden).
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
, 1h25Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, Fred Clark, Orangey, John Williams
Roles Bob Mayberry
Rating58%
Kreton (Jerry Lewis) is an alien from outer space who is fascinated by human beings. Against the wishes of his teacher, he repeatedly visits Earth. During his latest visit, his teacher reluctantly agrees to allow him to stay and study the humans. He becomes friends with a suburban family and stays with them, after they agree to keep his alien status a secret. Along the way, he falls in love with their daughter (Joan Blackman). However, there is a force field around him that prevents any physical contact as his race has abolished any form of affection.
, 1h15Directed by Sidney Miller
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon, Jimmy Conlin, Charles Lane, Robert Burton
Roles Raven Rossiter
Rating54%
Artie Pinsetter (Lou Costello) is a junk collector and amateur inventor who lives in the desert town of Candy Rock. Artie's fiancée, Emmy Lou Raven (Dorothy Provine), is exposed to radiation in a cave and is changed thereby into a thirty-foot giantess. When Artie nervously explains to his betrothed's rich uncle that she has gotten "big," the uncle misunderstands "big" as "pregnant," and insists that Artie marry her immediately. Artie eventually manages to restore her to her normal size.
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
, 1h25Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Claude Akins, Robert Middleton, Gale Gordon, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Congressman Mandeville
Rating63%
Following World War II, an entire destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Kornblatt, has mysteriously gone missing. Lieutenant John Paul Steckler VII (Jerry Lewis), the last of a long line of good-natured but goofing-up US Navy officers, was tasked with guiding the Kornblatt to its decommission, but somehow the ship disappeared on its home journey without a trace. Now, with a $4 billion appropriation at stake, Congressman Mandeville (Gale Gordon) refuses to approve the funds until the Kornblatt is recovered; and Steckler's former superior, Vice Admiral Bludde (Robert Middleton), who has been trying to sugarcoat this embarrassing incidence, has no other choice but to comply.
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
, 1h46Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, Tuesday Weld, Dwayne Hickman
Roles W.A. Thorwald
Rating58%
In the fictional town of Putnam's Landing, Harry Bannerman (Paul Newman) is slowly going insane because of his wife Grace (Joanne Woodward), who insists on attending every civic committee meeting. When the government selects their town for their new missile base, Grace joins a committee to stop it.
Our Miss Brooks (1956)
, 1h25Directed by Al Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education
Actors Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Gene Barry, Don Porter, Robert Rockwell, Jane Morgan
Roles Osgood Conklin
Rating63%
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
, 1h26Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Donald O'Connor, Gene Lockhart, Nancy Guild, Larry Gates, Lowell Gilmore, Hanley Stafford
Roles Evans
Rating62%
Peter lands a job at a big New York City newspaper and while on assignment gets framed for a murder.
Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
, 1h15Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Rick Nelson, Rock Hudson, Barbara Lawrence
Roles H.J. Bellows
Rating64%
A Woman of Distinction (1950)
, 1h25Directed by Edward Buzzell, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Rosalind Russell, Ray Milland, Edmund Gwenn, Janis Carter, Francis Lederer, Jerome Courtland
Roles Postal Clerk
Rating65%
Susan Manning Middlecott is dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole life, apart from living with dad Mark and raising an adopted daughter, Louisa.
Here We Go Again (1942)
, 1h17Directed by Allan Dwan, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edgar Bergen, Marian Driscoll Jordan, Harold Peary, Sterling Holloway, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon
Roles Otis Cadwalader
Rating58%
As Fibber McGee and Molly celebrate their 20th anniversary, they throw a large shindig, but everyone declines their invitation to the Silver Tip Lodge at Lake Arcadia. Discouraged, the McGees decide to have their own celebration—to relive their first honeymoon night at the Ramble Inn. Fibber and Molly are again discouraged upon finding that the inn has gone to ruin. Still, they decide to stay the night. The next morning, the McGees leave Ramble Inn and Fibber insists, despite their finances, that they head to Lake Arcadia and spend at least one night at the Silver Tip Lodge.
Elmer, the Great (1933)
, 1h12Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films, Films based on plays
Actors Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd, Preston Foster, Russell Hopton
Roles Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Rating60%
Elmer Kane (Joe E. Brown) is a rookie ballplayer with the Chicago Cubs whose ego is matched only by his appetite. Because he is not only vain but naive, Elmer's teammates take great delight in pulling practical jokes on him. Still, he is so valuable a player that the Cubs management hides the letters from his hometown sweetheart Nellie (Patricia Ellis), so that Elmer won't bolt the team and head for home. When Nellie comes to visit Elmer, she finds him in an innocent but compromising situation with a glamorous actress (Claire Dodd). She turns her back on him, and disconsolate Elmer tries to forget his troubles at a crooked gambling house. Elmer incurs an enormous gambling debt, which the casino's owner is willing to forget if Elmer will only throw the deciding World Series game (which he refers to as the World Serious).