William Douglas Gordon was an American actor, writer, director, story editor and producer. Although he is best known for his writing credits, he acted occasionally on numerous TV series.
Biography
Gordon was born in Santa Clara, California in 1918. He started his career as a writer in 1936, writing for radio shows like The Cisco Kid, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Tommy Dorsey Show. In 1939, he began to direct TV shows, directing the first live television shows for the Don Lee Network and later he served as an infantry officer during World War II. In 1958, he acted for the first time in Maverick, appearing subsequently in TV series including Maverick, The Twilight Zone, Thriller, Peter Gunn, Law of the Plainsman, Riverboat, Rawhide, The Americans and The Virginian during the 1960s. He also worked as a script writer for shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fugitive, Bonanza, Ironside and Barbary Coast, in addition to writing the screenplay of the films Cotter and Sergeant Ryker. As a director, he directed one episode of The Richard Boone Show titled "Death Before Dishonor" and another of The Fugitive titled "A.P.B.". On March 31, 1965, he became the producer of Twelve O'Clock High, producing 47 episodes of the series, in addition to producing 32 episodes of The Fugitive between 1964 and 1966. He worked as a story supervisor of The Richard Boone Show, Bonanza, Thriller and Alfred Hitchcock Presents and directed the television game showQueen for a Day. From 1977 to 1982, Gordon, along with James Doherty, helped to produce, write and edit the TV series CHiPs. After retirement, Gordon began writing novels about the Civil War.
Cimarron City - The Blood Line TV Episode.... Roy Rankin
Maverick - Escape to Tampico TV Episode.... Sam Garth - Prey of the Cat TV Episode.... Fred Bender - Two Tickets to Ten Strike TV Episode.... Eddie Burke
Peter Gunn - The Portrait TV Episode.... Maddox
Law of the Plainsman - Prairie Incident TV Episode.... Deke - A Matter of Life and Death TV Episode.... Henchman
Riverboat - Payment in Full TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Barrier TV Episode .... Joe Travis - About Roger Mowbray TV Episode.... Joe Travis - A Race to Cincinnati TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Unwilling TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Fight Back TV Episode.... Joe Travis - Escape to Memphis TV Episode.... Joe Travis - Witness No Evil TV Episode.... Joe Travis - A Night at Trapper's Landing TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Faithless TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Boy from Pittsburgh TV Episode.... Joe Travis - Strange Request TV Episode.... Joe Travis - Guns for Empire TV Episode.... Joe Travis - The Face of Courage TV Episode.... Joe Travis
Black Saddle - A Case of Slow TV Episode.... Dr. Tom Wall
Rawhide - Incident of the Last Chance TV Episode.... Sid Gorman