Photo: Barry Gordon / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Barry Gordon has one of those wonderfully sprawling careers that resist a single label. A child actor who grew into stage, film, and television work, he also sang and even waded into politics. For my generation, though, he's forever the original voice of Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a sound lodged permanently in childhood memory. What elevates him for me is that he served as the longest-tenured president of the Screen Actors Guild, defending the very performers whose ranks he came from. Devoting a life both to performing and to protecting performers strikes me as deeply principled.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barry Gordon
- Name (Japanese)
- バリー・ゴードン
- Reading
- ばりー・ごーどん
- Born
- December 21, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / politician / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- California State University, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.barrygordonfromleftfield.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Gordon
Frequently asked questions
When was Barry Gordon born?
Born December 21, 1948 (age 77).
Where is Barry Gordon from?
Barry Gordon is from Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Barry Gordon do?
Barry Gordon works as singer, politician, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.