Occupation Actor, film producer Years active 1933-1972 | Name Gordon Oliver Role Actor | |
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Born April 27, 1910 ( 1910-04-27 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died January 26, 1995, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Passport to Destiny, West of Shanghai, Fly Away Baby, The Case of the Stuttering, Seven Days Ashore Similar People Frank McDonald, John Farrow, Nick Grinde, Phil Rosen, John H Auer | ||
Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972.
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Biography
Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working for Warner Brothers, 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 survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
Filmography
Producer
1972
Cancel My Reservation (producer)
1969
The Survivors (TV Series) (producer)
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (executive producer - 15 episodes)
- A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969) - (executive producer)
- A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 1 (1969) - (executive producer)
- The Naked Billionaire (1969) - (executive producer)
- The Artist Is for Framing (1969) - (executive producer)
- Guess Who's Coming to Rio (1969) - (executive producer)
- To Catch a Roaring Lion (1968) - (executive producer)
- Glass Riddle (1968) - (executive producer)
- The Galloping Skin Game (1968) - (executive producer)
- A Case of Red Turnips (1968) - (executive producer)
- Hans Across the Border: Part 2 (1968) - (executive producer)
- Hans Across the Border: Part 1 (1968) - (executive producer)
- The Packager (1968) - (executive producer)
- The Thingamabob Heist (1968) - (executive producer)
- The Bill Is in Committee (1968) - (executive producer)
- One Night on Soledade (1968) - (executive producer)
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes, 1966 - 1967) (producer - 1 episode, 1967)
- Deadlock (1967) - (executive producer)
- To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (1967) - (executive producer) / (producer)
- Wipeout (1967) - (executive producer)
- Dead Wrong (1967) - (executive producer)
- Verdict for Terror (1967) - (executive producer)
- Free of Charge (1967) - (executive producer)
- The Lady Is My Wife (1967) - (executive producer)
- The Fatal Mistake (1966) - (executive producer)
- Time of Flight (1966) - (executive producer)
- Nightmare (1966) - (executive producer)
1967
Code Name: Heraclitus (TV Movie) (executive producer)
1964
Profiles in Courage (TV Series) (producer - 26 episodes)
- Thomas Corwin (1965) - (producer)
- George Mason (1965) - (producer)
- Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey (1965) - (producer)
- John Marshall (1965) - (producer)
- John Quincy Adams (1965) - (producer)
- Grover Cleveland (1965) - (producer)
- George W. Norris (1965) - (producer)
- Edmund G. Ross (1965) - (producer)
- Charles Evans Hughes (1965) - (producer)
- Hamilton Fish (1965) - (producer)
- Andrew Johnson (1965) - (producer)
- Prudence Crandall (1965) - (producer)
- Woodrow Wilson (1965) - (producer)
- Daniel Webster (1965) - (producer)
- Frederick Douglass (1965) - (producer)
- John Peter Altgeld (1965) - (producer)
- General Alexander William Doniphan (1965) - (producer)
- Anne Hutchinson (1965) - (producer)
- Robert A. Taft (1965) - (producer)
- John Adams (1964) - (producer)
- Governor John M. Slaton (1964) - (producer)
- Sam Houston (1964) - (producer)
- Richard T. Ely (1964) - (producer)
- Thomas Hart Benton (1964) - (producer)
- Mary S. McDowell (1964) - (producer)
- Oscar W. Underwood (1964) - (producer)
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series) (executive producer - 114 episodes)
- Murder on the Line (1961) - (executive producer)
- Down the Drain (1961) - (executive producer)
- Voodoo (1961) - (executive producer)
- Deadly Intrusion (1961) - (executive producer)
- Death Is a Four Letter Word (1961) - (executive producer)
- A Bullet for the Boy (1961) - (executive producer)
- A Matter of Policy (1961) - (executive producer)
- Last Resort (1961) - (executive producer)
- Till Death Do Us Part (1961) - (executive producer)
- The Most Deadly Angel (1961) - (executive producer)
- The Murder Bond (1961) - (executive producer)
- Short a Motive (1961) - (executive producer)
- A Penny Saved (1961) - (executive producer)
- Cry Love, Cry Murder (1961) - (executive producer)
- Come Dance with Me and Die (1961) - (executive producer)
- Portrait in Leather (1961) - (executive producer)
- The Deep End (1961) - (executive producer)
- Than a Serpent's Tooth (1961) - (executive producer)
- A Kill and a Half (1961) - (executive producer)
- I Know It's Murder (1961) - (executive producer)
- Death Is a Sore Loser (1961) - (executive producer)
- Blind Item (1961) - (executive producer)
- Jacoby's Vacation (1961) - (executive producer)
- Bullet in Escrow (1961) - (executive producer)
- The Royal Roust (1961) - (executive producer)
- A Tender Touch (1960) - (executive producer)
- Sepi (1960) - (executive producer)
- Dream Big, Dream Deadly (1960) - (executive producer)
- Take Five for Murder (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Long Green Kill (1960) - (executive producer)
- Tramp Steamer (1960) - (executive producer)
- Death Across the Board (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Death Frame (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Judgement (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Candidate (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Maître d' (1960) - (executive producer)
- Mask of Murder (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Passenger (1960) - (executive producer)
- Baby Shoes (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Heiress (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Crossbow (1960) - (executive producer)
- Letter of the Law (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Semi-Private Eye (1960) - (executive producer)
- Send a Thief (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Best Laid Plans (1960) - (executive producer)
- Witness in the Window (1960) - (executive producer)
- Death Watch (1960) - (executive producer)
- Wings of an Angel (1960) - (executive producer)
- Slight Touch of Homicide (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Dummy (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Murder Clause (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Deadly Proposition (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Long, Long Ride (1960) - (executive producer)
- Sing a Song of Murder (1960) - (executive producer)
- Hollywood Calling (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Hunt (1960) - (executive producer)
- Sentenced (1960) - (executive producer)
- See No Evil (1960) - (executive producer)
- Fill the Cup (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Grudge (1960) - (executive producer)
- Spell of Murder (1960) - (executive producer)
- Hot Money (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Wolfe Case (1959) - (executive producer)
- Terror on the Campus (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Briefcase (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Price Is Murder (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Game (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Rifle (1959) - (executive producer)
- Kidnap (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Feathered Doll (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Young Assassins (1959) - (executive producer)
- Death Is a Red Rose (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Comic (1959) - (executive producer)
- Edge of the Knife (1959) - (executive producer)
- Crisscross (1959) - (executive producer)
- Protection (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Portrait (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Coffin (1959) - (executive producer)
- Vendetta (1959) - (executive producer)
- Kill from Nowhere (1959) - (executive producer)
- Bullet for a Badge (1959) - (executive producer)
- Lady Windbell's Fan (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Family Affair (1959) - (executive producer)
- Love Me to Death (1959) - (executive producer)
- February Girl (1959) - (executive producer)
- Skin Deep (1959) - (executive producer)
- Pay Now, Kill Later (1959) - (executive producer)
- Breakout (1959) - (executive producer)
- Keep Smiling (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Lederer Story (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Ugly Frame (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Dirty Word (1959) - (executive producer)
- Edie Finds a Corpse (1959) - (executive producer)
- Scuba (1959) - (executive producer)
- Pecos Pete (1959) - (executive producer)
- Murder on the Midway (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Missing Night Watchman (1959) - (executive producer)
- Let's Kill Timothy (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Fuse (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Leaper (1958) - (executive producer)
- Sisters of the Friendless (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Jockey (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Torch (1958) - (executive producer)
- Death House Testament (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Man with the Scar (1958) - (executive producer)
- Image of Sally (1958) - (executive producer)
- Rough Buck (1958) - (executive producer)
- Lynn's Blues (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Chinese Hangman (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Frog (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Blind Pianist (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Vicious Dog (1958) - (executive producer)
- Streetcar Jones (1958) - (executive producer)
- The Kill (1958) - (executive producer)
1959
Mr. Lucky (TV Series) (executive producer - 34 episodes)
- Election Bet (1960) - (executive producer)
- Dangerous Lady (1960) - (executive producer)
- Odyssey of Hate (1960) - (executive producer)
- Stacked Deck (1960) - (executive producer)
- Operation Fortuna (1960) - (executive producer)
- Last Journey (1960) - (executive producer)
- Taking a Chance (1960) - (executive producer)
- Hit and Run (1960) - (executive producer)
- Vote the Bullet (1960) - (executive producer)
- Hair of the Dog (1960) - (executive producer)
- I Bet Your Life (1960) - (executive producer)
- His Maiden Voyage (1960) - (executive producer)
- Cold Deck (1960) - (executive producer)
- Big Squeeze (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Gladiators (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Tax Man (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Parolee (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Last Laugh (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Brain Picker (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Sour Milk Fund (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Leadville Kid Gang (1960) - (executive producer)
- The Two Million Dollar Window (1960) - (executive producer)
- Maggie the Witness (1960) - (executive producer)
- Aces Back to Back (1960) - (executive producer)
- Hijacked (1959) - (executive producer)
- A Business Measure (1959) - (executive producer)
- Little Miss Wow (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Gordon Caper (1959) - (executive producer)
- My Little Gray Home (1959) - (executive producer)
- That Stands for Pool (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Money Game (1959) - (executive producer)
- Bugsy (1959) - (executive producer)
- They Shall Not Pass (1959) - (executive producer)
- The Magnificent Bribe (1959) - (executive producer)
1958
The Green Peacock (TV Movie) (executive producer)
Actor
1972
Cancel My Reservation as
Mr. Willie Sparker
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Congressman Marks
- The Bill Is in Committee (1968) - Congressman Marks
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Director
- To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (1967) - Director
1961
Father of the Bride (TV Series) as
Sy Fenton / Sy
- The Homecoming (1962) - Sy Fenton
- Maid of Honor (1961) - Sy
1960
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Arthur McCutchen / Killer
- Murder on the Line (1961) - Arthur McCutchen
- The Hunt (1960) - Killer
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
John Garver / Father
- A Mansion for Jimmy (1954) - John Garver
- Adopted Son (1954) - Father
1953
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Bill
- Sound Off, My Love (1953) - Bill
1952
The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV Series)
- Juvenile Genius (1952)
- A Mansion for Jimmy (1952)
1952
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Stephen Ayres
- Birth of a Hero (1952) - Dr. Stephen Ayres
1952
Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- The Juvenile Genius (1952)
1952
Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- The Housekeeper (1952)
1951
Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series)
- Adopted Son (1952)
- The Luckiest Guy in the World (1951)
1952
The Las Vegas Story as
Mr. Drucker
1951
Racket Squad (TV Series)
- Night Bank (1951)
1951
Stars Over Hollywood (TV Series)
- The Housekeeper (1951)
1951
My Forbidden Past as
Clay Duchesne
1951
Family Theatre (TV Series) as
Padre
- Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951) - Padre
1950
Born to Be Bad as
The Lawyer
1948
Station West as
Prince
1946
The Spiral Staircase as
Steve Warren
1944
Heavenly Days as
Dick Martin
1944
Since You Went Away as
Marine Officer Seeking Room
1944
Seven Days Ashore as
Dan Arland Jr.
1944
Passport to Destiny as
Capt. Franz von Weber
1943
Follies Girl as
Pvt. Jerry Hamlin
1941
Sweetheart of the Campus as
Terry Jones
1939
Sabotage as
Tommy Grayson
1939
A Woman Is the Judge as
Robert Langley
1939
Romance of the Redwoods as
Jed Malone
1939
My Son Is a Criminal as
Allen Coltrin
1939
Pride of the Navy as
Jerry Richards
1938
There's That Woman Again as
Charles Crenshaw
1938
Blondie as
Chester Franey
1938
Brother Rat as
Capt 'Lacedrawers' Rogers
1938
The Marines Are Here as
Corporal Dick Jones
1938
Women Are Like That as
Howard Johns
1938
Jezebel as
Dick Allen
1938
The Daredevil Drivers as
Mark Banning
1937
Expensive Husbands as
Ricky Preston
1937
West of Shanghai as
Jim Hallet
1937
Over the Goal as
Benton
1937
Alcatraz Island as
George Drake
1937
Youth on Parole as
Phillip Henderson
1937
Fly Away Baby as
Lucien 'Sonny' Croy
1937
White Bondage as
Dave Graydon
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as
Philip Brownley
1937
San Quentin as
Lieutenant
1937
The Go Getter as
Luce
1937
Draegerman Courage as
Pete Lawson
1937
Once a Doctor as
Jerry Brace
1936
Fugitive in the Sky as
Bob White
1933
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi as
Student (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1944
Since You Went Away ("U.S. Marine Corps Hymn" (1868), uncredited)
Archive Footage
1952
Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series)
- The Luckiest Guy in the World (1952)
References
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