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Biography

Burly, cleft-chinned actor who made his film debut along with Marilyn Monroe in 1949's Love Happy. Appeared in numerous TV productions during the 1950's…more

Born

2/1/1916, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Run, Buddy, Run
  Mr. Devere, a.k.a. "Mr. D."
  - S 1: Ep 13 Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home
    12/5/66
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Sky is Falling
    11/28/66
  - S 1: Ep 11 Good-bye, Wendell
    11/21/66
  - S 1: Ep 10 Mr. D's Revenge
    11/14/66
  - S 1: Ep 9 Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me
    11/7/66
  - + 8 More Credits
- Peyton Place
  Gus Chernak (episodes 111-199)
- Behind Closed Doors
  Commander Matson
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Alkaloid Angle
    1/22/59
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Cover Of Art
    12/11/58
- Behind Closed Doors
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Obelisk
    1/1/59
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Brioni Story
    12/25/58
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Middle East Story
    12/18/58
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Cover Of Art
    12/11/58
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Enemy On The Flank
    12/4/58
  - + 2 More Credits
- Behind Closed Doors
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Trouble In Test Cell #19 (aka Trouble In Test Cell #10)
    10/30/58
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Untouchables
  Frank Nitti
  - S 4: Ep 18 Globe Of Death
    2/5/63
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Snowball
    1/15/63
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Speculator
    1/8/63
  - S 3: Ep 28 The Monkey Wrench
    7/5/62
  - S 3: Ep 27 Arsenal
    6/28/62
  - + 23 More Credits
Guest Star (119)

Role
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 9 100th Episode Spectacular
    6/22/02
- Bergerac
  Patterson
  - S 5: Ep 8 Poison
    2/21/87
- Simon & Simon
  Dillinger #1
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Dillinger Print
    3/8/84
- The Fall Guy
  Tony Corrigan
  - S 1: Ep 20 Charlie
    4/7/82
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 Wipe Out
    4/24/77
- Joe Forrester
  Captain Of Detectives
  - S 1: Ep 7 Powder Blue
    11/18/75
- Police Woman (1978)
  Angelo
  - S 1: Ep 18 Nothing Left to Lose
    2/14/75
- Banacek
  Maxwell Barker
  - S 2: Ep 8 Now You See Me, Now You Don't
    3/12/74
- The Doris Day Show
  Benedict
  - S 5: Ep 14 Follow That Dog
    1/1/73
- Adam-12
  Mike Dehner
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Chaser
    12/6/72
- Dr. Simon Locke
  Mobster
  - S 2: Ep 8 Crossfire
    11/27/72
- Here's Lucy
  Rocky
  - S 5: Ep 10 Lucy and Dirty Gertie
    11/13/72
- The Partners (1971)
  Duke Fletcher
  - S 1: Ep 19 Two in a Pen
    8/25/72
- The Smith Family
  Ziggie
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Blue Tie
    2/10/71
- Here's Lucy
  Konstantin Kassos
  - S 3: Ep 8 Lucy's Wedding Party
    11/2/70
- Adam-12
  Sgt. Poster
  - S 3: Ep 4 Log 45 -- Bright Boy
    10/10/70
- Bonanza
  Scott
  - S 12: Ep 2 A Matter of Faith
    9/20/70
- The Doris Day Show
  Barney
  - S 2: Ep 18 Kidnapped
    2/9/70
- Whirlybirds
  Bugsy Fuller
  - S 2: Ep 11 Father And Son
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 July 30, 1969
    7/30/69
- Ironside
  Marvin Cruse
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Tormentor
    3/27/69
- Here's Lucy
  Doc Morgan
  - S 1: Ep 15 Lucy and the Ex-Con
    1/13/69
- Blondie (1968)
  Gordon Colby
  - S 1: Ep 13 Pick on a Bully Your Own Size
    1/9/69
- It Takes A Thief
  Tonio Boselli
  - S 2: Ep 2 A Sour Note
    10/1/68
- Tarzan (1966)
  Moussa
  - S 2: Ep 23 Four O'Clock Army (2)
    3/8/68
  - S 2: Ep 22 Four O'Clock Army (1)
    3/1/68
- Gentle Ben
  Frank Gordon
  - S 1: Ep 25 Survival in the Swamp
    3/3/68
- Mannix
  Bishop
  - S 1: Ep 21 Eight to Five, Its a Miracle
    2/17/68
- Get Smart
  Sergeant Gronski
  - S 3: Ep 18 Don't Look Back
    2/10/68
- The Flying Nun
  Morgan
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Hot Spell
    1/18/68
- He & She
  Lieutenant
  - S 1: Ep 15 Easy Way Out
    12/20/67
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
  Vito Pomade
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Mother Muffin Affair
    9/27/66
- Run, Buddy, Run
  Devere, a.k.a. "Mr. D."
  - S 1: Ep 1 Steam Bath & Chicken Little
    9/12/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Hartford
  - S 3: Ep 21 Holloway's Daughters
    5/11/66
- The Lucy Show
  Big Nick
  - S 4: Ep 25 Lucy, the Gun Moll
    3/14/66
- Bonanza
  Dan Bronson
  - S 6: Ep 34 Patchwork Man
    5/23/65
- Perry Mason
  George C. Winlock
  - S 8: Ep 13 The Case of the Blonde Bonanza
    12/17/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Bennett Fletcher
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Noose
    4/27/63
- Naked City
  Dr. Sorensteen
  - S 4: Ep 29 Carrier
    4/24/63
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Arthur Henry Moline
  - S 14: Ep 10 The Counterfeit League
    1/30/63
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Bigelow
  - S 2: Ep 9 Toody Undercover
    11/11/62
- Route 66
  Jake the Hook
  - S 3: Ep 3 Man Out of Time
    10/5/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Marcus Jackson
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Swinger
    4/3/62
- Outlaws
  Fem
  - S 2: Ep 15 Buck Breeson Rides Again
    1/25/62
- SurfSide 6
  Joe Vodka
  - S 2: Ep 17 Separate Checks
    1/15/62
- Outlaws
  Skinner
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Cut Ups
    10/26/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Red Munce
  - S 2: Ep 29 Adam San
    5/8/61
- Sugarfoot
  Jack Ellis
  - S 4: Ep 7 Angel
    3/6/61
- Peter Gunn
  Vic Kimbro
  - S 3: Ep 20 A Kill and a Half
    2/20/61
- Maverick
  Rath Lawson
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Ice Man
    1/29/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Stevens
  - S 2: Ep 15 Mister Flotsam
    1/23/61
- Sugarfoot
  Elias Stone
  - S 4: Ep 4 Welcome Enemy
    12/26/60
- Stagecoach West
  Leo Calloway
  - S 1: Ep 9 Life Sentence
    12/6/60
- Perry Mason
  Judson Bailey
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Case of the Loquacious Liar
    12/3/60
- Barbara Stanwyck Show
  Roy Turner
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Secret of Mrs. Randall
    11/21/60
- Gunsmoke
  Sloat
  - S 6: Ep 10 Distant Drummer
    11/19/60
- Outlaws
  Mercer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Last Chance
    11/10/60
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Hugo Womack
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Office Caper
    10/7/60
- The Chevy Mystery Show
  Lt. Spear
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dead Man's Walk
    7/10/60
- Laramie
  Major Cantfell
  - S 1: Ep 29 Midnight Rebellion
    4/5/60
- Tightrope
  Sid Zero
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Model and the Mobster
    2/9/60
- Riverboat
  Garnett
  - S 1: Ep 19 Forbidden Island
    1/24/60
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Kirk
  - S 1: Ep 9 Two-Time Loser
    12/11/59
- Perry Mason
  Frank Thatcher
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma
    11/14/59
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Bolton
  - S 2: Ep 6 Border Justice
    11/13/59
- Bonanza
  Chief Winnemucca
  - S 1: Ep 9 Mr. Henry Comstock
    11/7/59
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Eddie Wilson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Decoy
    11/6/59
- Bat Masterson
  Jason Medford
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shakedown at St. Joe
    10/29/59
- The Untouchables
  Frank Nitti, "The Enforcer"
- Johnny Ringo
  Max Healey
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cully
    10/8/59
- Whirlybirds
  Tom Hackett
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Black Maria
    8/10/59
- Playhouse 90
  Tony Russo
  - S 3: Ep 34 The Rank and File
    5/28/59
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Frank Nitti
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Untouchables [2]
    4/27/59
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Untouchables [1]
    4/20/59
- One Step Beyond
  Captain Emil Tremaine
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Vision
    3/24/59
- The Californians
  Charles Savage
  - S 2: Ep 21 Wolf's Head
    2/24/59
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Decker
  - S 2: Ep 19 Treasure Trail
    1/24/59
- The Grand Jury
  Maxwell
  - S 1: Ep 1 Prison Scandal
    11/21/58
- Shirley Temple's Storybook
  Robber Captain
  - S 1: Ep 14 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    11/12/58
- Behind Closed Doors
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 M.I.G. 9
    10/23/58
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Cape Canaveral Story
    10/2/58
- Northwest Passage
  Captain Hugo
  - S 1: Ep 6 Break Out
    10/19/58
- Behind Closed Doors
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 Double Jeopardy
    10/16/58
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Song of Bernadette
    10/13/58
- Gunsmoke
  Red Samples
  - S 4: Ep 1 Matt for Murder
    9/13/58
- Jefferson Drum
  Juan Cavanaugh
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Bad Day For A Tinhorn
    5/16/58
- Trackdown
  Steve Mariner
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Mistake
    4/18/58
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Defarge
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Tale Of Two Cities
    3/27/58
- The Walter Winchell File
  De Silva
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Walkout
    2/28/58
- Gunsmoke
  Jed Gunter
  - S 3: Ep 19 Kitty Caught
    1/18/58
- Zane Grey Theater
  Cattle Buyer
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Promise
    11/8/57
- Harbourmaster
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Wreckers
    11/7/57
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Louis Drydan
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Bride
    10/19/57
- Decoy
  Lt. Andrews
  - S 1: Ep 1 Stranglehold
    10/14/57
- M Squad
  Peter Grauman
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Golden Look
    9/20/57
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 39 Faust '57
    6/24/57
  - S 5: Ep 10 No Picnic at Mt. Kenya
    11/2/53
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 35 Man of Prey
    5/22/57
  - S 10: Ep 16 Hang Up My Guns
    1/2/57
  - S 9: Ep 40 Tear Open the Skies
    7/4/56
  - S 8: Ep 26 The Story of Mary Surratt
    3/23/55
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour
  Victor Santo
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Man Who Vanished
    5/7/57
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Pontius Pilot
  - S 8: Ep 32 The Trial of Pontius Pilate
    4/22/57
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Gollan
  - S 8: Ep 14 Slow Assassination: Perón Vs. La Prensa
    4/16/57
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  La Hire
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Lark
    2/10/57
- Omnibus
  General Longstreet
  - S 5: Ep 16 Lee at Gettysburg
    1/20/57
- The Jane Wyman Show
  Bob Barns
  - S 2: Ep 10 Father Forgets
    11/13/56
- The United States Steel Hour
  Joe Strawberry
  - S 3: Ep 7 Ashton Buys a Horse
    9/28/55
- Studio One
  Clinton
  - S 7: Ep 44 A Terrible Day
    7/18/55
- Studio One
  Bonnell
  - S 7: Ep 41 For the Defense
    6/27/55
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 31 Hang Up My Guns
    4/28/55
- Star Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 12 Giants Stair
    4/21/55
- Star Tonight
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ile
    3/10/55
- Justice (1954)
  unknown
  - S 2: Ep 22 Jail Break
    3/3/55
- You Are There
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 26 The Liberation of Paris
    2/20/55
  - S 3: Ep 25 The Tragic Hour of Dr. Semmelweis
    2/13/55
- The Man Behind the Badge
  Captain Jack Donahoe
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Case of the Cop Hater
    7/4/54
- You Are There
  Togrue, Khan of the Karaits
  - S 2: Ep 39 The Rise of Genghis Khan
    5/30/54
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Thomas Mowbray
  - S 3: Ep 17 King Richard II
    1/24/54
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Labrutte
  - S 3: Ep 37 The Betrayers
    5/14/53
- Studio One
  Dave Weber
  - S 5: Ep 8 Plan For Escape
    11/17/52
- Danger
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 3 Club Date
    10/28/52
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Night of March Fifteenth
    3/6/51
- Suspense
  Edward Malloy
  - S 5: Ep 7 The Blue Panther
    10/14/52
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 50 Night at the Vulcan
    8/26/51
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Lost Diplomat
    1/14/51
- Suspense
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 51 Death Sabre
    8/14/51
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Burton
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Birth of the Movies
    4/22/51
- Nash Airflyte Theatre
  Mr. Rhett Murdoch
  - S 1: Ep 23 A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln
    2/22/51

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Trivia
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- Gordon's catchphrase on The Untouchables was, "You're dead."
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- Gordon worked with Oscar winner Lee Marvin twice: once on an episode of M Squad entitled The Golden Look and again on an episode of The Untouchables entitled The Nick Acropolis Story.
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- Once played a real life Paiute Native American chief named Winnemucca on an episode of Bonanza entitled Mr. Henry Comstock. Untouchables co-star Abel Fernandez also appeared in this episode.
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- George Eckstein (about Gordon as Frank Nitti on The Untouchables): Bruce was wonderful. Bruce was great to write for because he brought so much energy, and vitality, and excitement to the screen. He was a little over the top sometimes but always entertainingly so.
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