Gordon Oliver


Gordon Oliver was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972.

Biography

Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working for Warner Bros., Columbia and RKO. He went on to appear in approximately 25 films. Oliver was executive producer of It Takes a Thief, Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, and Mr. Adams and Eve. On-screen, he was co-host of Mobil Theatre and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents.
Oliver was married to model Elsa Oliver for 46 years. They had a son, Angus Duncan, and a daughter, Elsa Lambert. He died of emphysema January 26, 1995, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Oliver was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

Partial filmography

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi - Student Fugitive in the Sky - Bob WhiteOnce a Doctor - Dr. Jerry BraceDraegerman Courage - Pete LawsonThe Go Getter - LuceSan Quentin - CaptainThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop - Philip BrownleyFly-Away Baby - Lucien 'Sonny' CroyWhite Bondage - Dave GraydonYouth on Parole - Phillip HendersonAlcatraz Island - George DrakeOver the Goal - BentonWest of Shanghai - Jim HalletExpensive Husbands - Ricky PrestonDaredevil Drivers - Mark BanningJezebel - Dick AllenWomen Are Like That - Howard JohnsThe Marines Are Here - Corporal Dick JonesBrother Rat - Capt 'Lacedrawers' RogersBlondie - Chester FraneyThere's That Woman Again - Charles CrenshawPride of the Navy - Jerry RichardsMy Son Is a Criminal - Allen ColtrinRomance of the Redwoods - Jed MaloneA Woman Is the Judge - Robert LangleySabotage - Tommy GraysonSweetheart of the Campus - Terry JonesFollies Girl - Pvt. Jerry HamlinPassport to Destiny - Capt. Franz von WeberSeven Days Ashore - Dan Arland Jr.Since You Went Away - Marine Officer Seeking RoomHeavenly Days - Dick MartinThe Spiral Staircase - Steve WarrenStation West - PrinceBorn to Be Bad - The LawyerMy Forbidden Past - Clay DuchesneThe Las Vegas Story - Mr. DruckerCode Name: Heraclitus Cancel My Reservation - Mr. Willie Sparker