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Public records list Leo Gordon as a screenwriter, novelist and television actor. Leo Gordon was born on December 2, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Death is recorded on December 26, 2000, at the age of 78.
My Take
Leo Gordon is my favorite kind of contradiction. On screen he was the menacing heavy, typecast as the brute for over four decades, but off screen he was a working screenwriter and novelist with a genuine literary sensibility. I love that tension between the threatening face and the thoughtful pen behind it. He occasionally got to play sympathetic roles and nailed those too, which tells me the range was always there. To me he embodies the underrated Hollywood craftsman who not only inhabited stories but wrote them, quietly defying the narrow box his looks placed him in.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leo Gordon
- Name (Japanese)
- レオ・ゴードン
- Reading
- れお・ごーどん
- Born
- December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / novelist / television actor / film actor / actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20Gordon
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336689
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Leo Gordon born?
Born December 2, 1922.
When did Leo Gordon die?
Died December 26, 2000, aged 78.
Where was Leo Gordon from?
Leo Gordon was from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What did Leo Gordon do?
Leo Gordon worked as screenwriter, novelist, television actor, film actor, actor.
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