C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon was an American stage and film actor.
Gordon was born in New York City, New York. 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. After failing to succeed in this venture, he became an actor.
Gordon's entry into acting came accidentally when he accompanied his sister to a tryout for a play. The director had him read a part and he soon was a member of the troupe. He had a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films.
For six years he appeared in the summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre
His Broadway credits included The Shanghai Gesture, Mismates, Puppets, The Saint, Mr. Pitt, The Crooked Square, Thin Ice, Lights Out, and The Drums of Jeopardy.
He first worked in films in 1911 with George Beban in New York. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1930 and 1940, frequently as a villain. He often portrayed people of color, such as Surat Khan in The Charge of the Light Brigade, the Chinese smuggler Sam Kee in Lazy River, and the Sultan of Padaya in Sophie Lang Goes West.
On December 3, 1940, Gordon died at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles, California, after having his leg amputated the previous day because of a blood clot.
Filmography
A Devil with Women as Minor Role Renegades as Captain MordiconiOnce a Sinner as Serge RatoffCharlie Chan Carries On as John RossThe Black Camel as Huntley Van Horn Hush Money as Jack CurtisA Woman of Experience as Captain MullerYoung as You Feel as Harry LamsonHonor of the Family as RenardMata Hari as DuboisThe Gay Caballero as Don Paco MoralesScarface as Police Inspector Ben GuarinoDoomed Battalion as Italian GeneralState's Attorney as Attorney GreyThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Detective MartinRoar of the Dragon as VoronskyThe Washington Masquerade as HinsdaleMiss Pinkerton as Dr. StuartThirteen Women as Swami YogadachiHell's Highway as "Blacksnake" SkinnerThe Crooked Circle as YogandaKongo as Gregg WhitehallRasputin and the Empress as Grand Duke IgorWhistling in the Dark as LombardoThe Secret of Madame Blanche as State's AttorneyClear All Wires! as CommissarGabriel Over the White House as Nick DiamondMade on Broadway as Mayor Tom StarlingStorm at Daybreak as Panto NikitchThe Devil's in Love as Capt. Radak, Chief of PoliceTurn Back the Clock as Dave HolmesPenthouse as Jim CrellimanStage Mother as RiccoNight Flight as DaudetBroadway Thru a Keyhole as Tim CrowleyThe Chief as Paul ClaytonAdvice to the Forlorn as KaneThe Women in His Life as Tony PerezFugitive Lovers as Detective DalyThis Side of Heaven as William BarnesLazy River as Sam KeeMen in White as Dr. CunninghamStamboul Quest as Ali BeyStraight Is the Way as SullivanHide-Out as Tony Berrelli aka The BossDeath on the Diamond as Joe KarnesThe Great Hotel Murder as Dr. John M. TemplePursuit as Nick ShawnThe Crusades as Philip the Second - King of FranceHollywood Extra Girl as Crusades Actor The Big Broadcast of 1936 as GordoniProfessional Soldier as GinoUnder Two Flags as Lt. PetaineHollywood Boulevard as Jordan WinslowThe Big Game as Brad AnthonyThe Charge of the Light Brigade as Surat KhanLove Letters of a Star as Lt. ValcourTrouble in Morocco as Captain NardantCharlie Chan at the Olympics as Arthur HughesTrapped by G-Men as KilgourSophie Lang Goes West as Sultan of PadayaConquest as Prince PoniatowskiStand-In as NassauTarzan's Revenge as Ben Alleu BeyThe Black Doll as Nelson RoodInvisible Enemy as Nikolai KamarovYellow Jack as Col. Wiggins, Medical Corp Adventure in Sahara as Capt. SavattSharpshooters as KolterLong Shot as Lew RalstonThe Return of the Cisco Kid as Mexican CaptainMan of Conquest as Santa AnaTrapped in the Sky as FornayHeritage of the Desert as Henry HoldernessCharlie Chan in City in Darkness as Prefect of Police J. RomainePassport to Alcatraz as Leon FentenWomen in Hiding as Dr. Mansby, Clinic AdministratorKit Carson as General CastroCharlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Dr. CreamYou, the People as Boss Bailey