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Gale Gordon

ゲイル・ゴードン　/　げいる・ごーどん

American actor

February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

Gale Gordon belongs to my favorite breed of performer: the character actor who elevates the star by refusing to upstage them. Born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr. in 1906 New York, he became Lucille Ball's enduring foil, most memorably as the tightfisted, perpetually exasperated banker Theodore J. Mooney on The Lucy Show. Comedy, I'd argue, lives or dies on the quality of its straight man and its blowhards, and his combustible slow burn was a masterclass. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels less like reward than overdue acknowledgment. I tip my hat to the artisans who hold up the laughter from one step behind.

Overview

Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr.; February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor who was Lucille Ball's longtime television foil, particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom The Lucy Show.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gale Gordon
Name (Japanese): ゲイル・ゴードン
Reading: げいる・ごーどん
Born: February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Horse
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.galegordon.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3

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