Gordon Jones

Known For: Acting
Born: April 5, 1911
Place of Birth: Alden, Iowa, USA
Died: June 20, 1963

Gordon Jones

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Wynnivo Jones (April 5, 1911 – June 20, 1963) was an American character actor, a member of John Wayne's informal acting company best known for playing Lou Costello's TV nemesis "Mike the Cop" and appearing as The Green Hornet in the first of two movie serials based on that old-time radio program. Iowa-born Jones had been a student athlete and star football guard ("Bull" Jones) at University of California, Los Angeles, and had also played a few seasons of professional football. He started out playing small roles in Wesley Ruggles' and Ernest B. Schoedsack's The Monkey's Paw (1933), his first credited role in Sam Wood's Let 'Em Have It (1935), and Sidney Lanfield's Red Salute (1935). By 1937, he had moved on to a contract at RKO Radio Pictures. In 1940, Jones had the title role in The Green Hornet but did not reprise the role in the sequel. J…

Filmography

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

2011 · Mike the Cop (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994 · Self (archive footage)

McLintock!

1963 · Matt Douglas

The Lucy Show

1962 · Charlie Vantassel

Everything's Ducky

1961 · Conroy

Master of the World

1961 · Talkative Townsman

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960 · Nels Bergstrom

Surfside 6

1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960 · Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959 · Torpedoman Bates

Hawaiian Eye

1959

Dennis the Menace

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

Laramie

1959

Battle Flame

1959 · Sgt. McKelvey

The Shaggy Dog

1959 · Captain Scanlon

The Perfect Furlough

1958 · MP "Sylvia"

77 Sunset Strip

1958

The Rifleman

1958

Live Fast, Die Young

1958 · Pop Winters

Maverick

1957

Perry Mason

1957 · Deputy Gillis

Sugarfoot

1957 · Wasco Wolters, Sheriff

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · Mike Gower, Joel Finlay

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957 · Sheriff Josh Peters

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957 · Pvt. Wilbur Clegg

Spring Reunion

1957 · Jack Frazer

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Cheyenne

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Smoke Signal

1955 · Corporal Rogers

Treasure of Ruby Hills

1955 · Jack Voyle

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Captain Scanlon - Chief of Police

Lassie

1954

The Outlaw Stallion

1954 · Wagner

Take the High Ground!

1953 · Moose (uncredited)

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

Island in the Sky

1953 · Walrus

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953 · Yankee Sergeant

I'm the Law

1953

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952 · Mike Kelly

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

1952 · Curly Wolf

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Lt. Treusch

Wagon Team

1952 · Marshal Sam Taplin

Big Jim McLain

1952 · Olaf

The Winning Team

1952 · George Glasheen

Sound Off

1952 · Crockett

Gobs and Gals

1952 · CPO Mike Donovan

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951 · Elwood Martin

Racket Squad

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951 · Curly Wolf

Heart of the Rockies

1951 · Splinters McGonigle

Spoilers of the Plains

1951 · Splinters

Trail of Robin Hood

1950 · Splinters McGonigle

North of the Great Divide

1950 · Splinters McGonagle

Sunset in the West

1950 · Splinters

Big Timber

1950 · Jocko

The Gene Autry Show

1950

Trigger, Jr.

1950 · Splinters

The Arizona Cowboy

1950 · I.Q. Barton

The Palomino

1950 · Bill Hennessey

Belle of Old Mexico

1950 · Tex Barnet

Dear Wife

1949 · Taxi Cab Driver

Tokyo Joe

1949 · Idaho

Easy Living

1949 · Bill 'Holly' Holloran

Black Midnight

1949 · Roy

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 · Muggles (Uncredited)

The Untamed Breed

1948 · Happy Keegan

Black Eagle

1948 · Benjy Laughton

Sons of Adventure

1948 · Andy Baldwin

A Foreign Affair

1948 · Military Police

Whispering City

1947 · Reporter

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947 · Jake Frame

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947 · Tubby Wadsworth

Youth Runs Wild

1944 · Truck Driver (uncredited)

Flying Tigers

1942 · Alabama Smith

Highways by Night

1942 · 'Footsy' Fogarty

My Sister Eileen

1942 · 'The Wreck' Loomis

Among the Living

1941 · Bill Oakley

You Belong to Me

1941 · Robert Andrews

The Blonde from Singapore

1941 · 'Waffles' Billings

The Feminine Touch

1941 · Rubber-Legs Ryan

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940 · Ranger Radio Man (uncredited)

Girl from Havana

1940 · Tubby Waters

Up in the Air

1940 · Tex Barton

I Take This Oath

1940 · Steve Hanagan

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · O'Brien

The Green Hornet

1940 · Britt Reid / The Green Hornet

Henry Goes Arizona

1939 · Tug Evans (uncredited)

Disputed Passage

1939 · Bill Anderson

When Tomorrow Comes

1939 · Radio Technician (uncredited)

Invitation to Happiness

1939 · Dutch Arnold (uncredited)

Big Town Czar

1939 · Chuck Hardy

Pride of the Navy

Pride of the Navy

1939 · Joe Falcon

The Long Shot

1939 · Jeff Clayton

Out West with the Hardys

1938 · Ray Holt

I Stand Accused

1938 · Blackie

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938 · Tom Grogan

Quick Money

1937 · Bill Adams

Fight for Your Lady

1937 · Mike Scanlon

The Big Shot

1937 · Chester Scott

There Goes My Girl

1937 · Dunn

China Passage

1937 · Joe Dugan

Sea Devils

1937 · Puggy

They Wanted to Marry

1937 · Jim Tyler

We Who Are About to Die

1937 · Slim Tolliver

Night Waitress

1936 · Martin Rhodes

Don't Turn 'em Loose

1936 · Joe Graves

Walking on Air

1936 · Joe

Devil's Squadron

1936 · Tex

Strike Me Pink

1936 · Butch Carson

Red Salute

1935 · Michael (Lefty) Jones

Let 'em Have It

1935 · Tex

Wild Girl

1932 · Vigilante (uncredited)

Three Rogues

1931 · Teamster (uncredited)

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