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Gordon MacRae

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Biography

Gordon MacRae was discovered at the age of 19 while working as a page in New York City and hired to perform for the…more

Born

East Orange, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Albert Gordon MacRae

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Host (1956-1957)
  - S 7: Ep 37 Design for November
    6/13/57
  - S 7: Ep 36 Payment in Kind
    6/6/57
  - S 7: Ep 33 Death Do Us Part
    5/16/57
  - S 7: Ep 32 Stand-In for Murder
    5/9/57
  - S 7: Ep 31 The Man Who Played God
    4/25/57
  - + 29 More Credits
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Host (1956-1957) / Capt. Barry O'Day
  - S 7: Ep 25 Eileen
    3/14/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Host (1956-1957) / Biff Grimes
  - S 7: Ep 19 One Sunday Afternoon
    1/31/57
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 5: Ep 27 5/15/1955
    5/15/55
  - S 5: Ep 24 4/17/1955
    4/17/55
  - S 5: Ep 21 3/20/1955
    3/20/55
  - S 5: Ep 20 3/13/1955
    3/13/55
  - S 5: Ep 19 3/6/1955
    3/6/55
  - + 7 More Credits
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Host (1957)
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Tommy Tune / Gordon MacRae / Dom DeLuise / Stanley Myron Handelman / Gail Martin
    11/20/69
  - S 4: Ep 10 Bob Newhart / Abbe Lane / Gordon MacRae
    11/21/68
  - S 1: Ep 29 Patti Page / Chita Rivera / Roger Miller / Jack Jones / Gordon & Sheila MacRae
    4/21/66
  - S 1: Ep 13 Ella Fitzgerald / George Gobel / Barrie Chase / Gordon & Sheila MacRae
    12/16/65
  - S 1: Ep 4 Allan Sherman / Gordon & Sheila MacRae / Vic Damone / Shani Wallis
    10/7/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 36 July 6, 1969: Bobby Vinton, Lainie Kazan, Gordon MacRae, The Sugar Shoppe, Jackie Vernon
    7/6/69
  - S 19: Ep 34 May 8, 1966: Henny Youngman, The McGuire Sisters, Harry James, Black Sheep
    5/8/66
  - S 17: Ep 21 February 23, 1964: The Beatles (3rd appearance), Cab Calloway, Acker Bilk
    2/23/64
  - S 16: Ep 6 Tribute to Richard Rodgers with Peggy Lee; Diahann Carroll; Roberta Peters
    11/4/62
  - S 13: Ep 32 scheduled: Nina Simone; The Browns; Bess Myerson
    5/8/60
  - + 1 More Credits
- Password
  Gordon MacRae
  - S 7: Ep 287 Arlene Dahl & Gordon MacRae
    1/27/67
  - S 7: Ep 347 Arlene Dahl & Gordon MacRae
    1/26/67
  - S 7: Ep 343 Arlene Dahl & Gordon MacRae
    1/25/67
  - S 7: Ep 331 Arlene Dahl & Gordon MacRae
    1/24/67
  - S 7: Ep 317 Arlene Dahl & Gordon MacRae
    1/23/67
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 18: Ep 10 scheduled: Ella Fitzgerald; Gordon and Sheila MacRae; Myron Cohen
    11/29/64
  - S 14: Ep 4 scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll Garner
    10/23/60
  - S 13: Ep 44 scheduled: Harry James; Henny Youngman; Wayne & Shuster
    7/31/60
Guest Star (39)

Role
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 32: Ep 2 Bob Hope Presents a Celebration With Stars of Comedy and Music
    10/22/81
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 17 October 23, 1979
    10/23/79
  - S 2: Ep 70 February 16, 1979
    2/16/79
  - S 1: Ep 59 February 1, 1978
    2/1/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 77 February 18, 1975
    2/18/75
- McCloud
  Sheriff John Rodney
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street
    9/22/74
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 87 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 37 Edie Adams & Gordon MacRae
    5/12/69
  - S 7: Ep 23 Meredith & Gordon MacRae
    2/3/69
  - S 7: Ep 17 Bess Myerson & Gordon MacRae
    12/23/68
  - S 6: Ep 35 Jessica Walter & Gordon MacRae
    4/29/68
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 169 April 24, 1969
    4/24/69
  - S 6: Ep 140 March 14, 1969
    3/14/69
  - S 4: Ep 19 September 29, 1966
    9/29/66
  - S 3: Ep 195 June 7, 1966
    6/7/66
  - S 3: Ep 76 December 20, 1965
    12/20/65
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 162 April 21, 1969
    4/21/69
  - S 3: Ep 138 March 17, 1969
    3/17/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 43 November 6, 1968
    11/6/68
  - S 4: Ep 104 January 27, 1966
    1/27/66
  - S 4: Ep 84 December 30, 1965
    12/30/65
  - S 10: Ep 144 March 16, 1972
    3/16/72
  - S 9: Ep 206 Week of June 28, 1971
    6/28/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 7: Ep 5 September 13, 1968
    9/13/68
  - S 7: Ep 4 September 12, 1968
    9/12/68
  - S 7: Ep 3 September 11, 1968
    9/11/68
  - S 7: Ep 2 September 10, 1968
    9/10/68
  - S 7: Ep 1 Week of September 9, 1968
    9/9/68
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 21: Ep 13 December 3, 1967: Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Jackie Kahane, Bill Dana
    12/3/67
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 20: Ep 18 January 8, 1967: Ethel Merman, Gordon MacRae, Flip Wilson, Myron Cohen
    1/8/67
- The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 March 11, 1966
    3/11/66
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 6 The Music of Harold Arlen
    12/5/65
  - S 7: Ep 14 A Musical Tour of Tin Pan Alley
    5/11/65
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Host
  - S 8: Ep 2 Music in Manhattan
    10/10/65
  - S 4: Ep 2 Salute to Autumn
    10/13/61
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 17: Ep 6 EPISODE #785
    10/10/65
  - S 15: Ep 4 EPISODE #682
    9/22/63
  - S 14: Ep 5 EPISODE #632
    9/30/62
  - S 12: Ep 33 EPISODE #560
    4/16/61
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 28 Host: Groucho Marx / Margaret Dumont
    4/17/65
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 September 27, 1963
    9/27/63
  - S 1: Ep 35 May 17, 1963
    5/17/63
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 19, 1962
    10/19/62
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 February 18, 1963
    2/18/63
- Talent Scouts
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 August 21, 1962
    8/21/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 1 First show of the 15th Season
    9/17/61
  - S 13: Ep 4 Mario Lanza (on film) / Ethel Merman / Larry Blyden
    10/11/59
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 33 May 29, 1961
    5/29/61
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 27, 1959
    1/27/59
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 30, 1958
    9/30/58
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 24 March 16, 1961
    3/16/61
  - S 3: Ep 11 December 18, 1958
    12/18/58
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 32 June 24, 1960
    6/24/60
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 25 March 20, 1960
    3/20/60
  - S 3: Ep 21 February 22, 1959
    2/22/59
  - S 3: Ep 8 November 23, 1958
    11/23/58
- Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 38 June 18, 1959
    6/18/59
  - S 2: Ep 6 November 6, 1958
    11/6/58
- The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 Dave Apple; Earl Grant; Gordon MacRae; Mitch Miller
    1/31/59
  - S 2: Ep 10 Fats Domino; Gordon MacRae; Don Rondo
    11/8/58
  - S 2: Ep 4 Connie Francis; Bobby Freeman; Gordon MacRae
    9/27/58
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  James Dillingham Young
  - S 8: Ep 3 The Gift of the Magi
    12/9/58
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 10: Ep 9 EPISODE #439
    11/2/58
- The Voice of Firestone
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 7 October 20, 1958
    10/20/58
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 10: Ep 7 EPISODE #437
    10/19/58
- The Eddie Fisher Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 April 1, 1958
    4/1/58
- The Polly Bergen Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 February 22, 1958
    2/22/58
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 You're The Top
    10/6/56
- The Martha Raye Show
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 7 January 24, 1956
    1/24/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 8 11/20/1955
    11/20/55
  - S 6: Ep 4 10/16/1955
    10/16/55
  - S 5: Ep 23 4/10/1955 - Roberta
    4/10/55
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 7: Ep 10 scheduled: Gordon MacRae; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healey
    11/15/53
  - S 6: Ep 44 Gordon MacRae (guest host); Jack Carter; Ben Dova; Murat Chanters
    7/12/53
- Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 1: Ep 8 May 22, 1953
    5/22/53
  - S 1: Ep 7 May 20, 1953
    5/20/53
  - S 1: Ep 6 May 15, 1953
    5/15/53

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Trivia
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- Gordon battled alcoholism.
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- Gordon was found to be driving whilst intoxicated during the filming of Carousel.
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- Gordon was nominated in 1955 and 1956 for the Emmy award for Best Male Singer.
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- Gordon: Some of my friends have jokingly accused me of sticking pins into an image of Frank Sinatra or exercising some other kind of voodoo charm to get him out of the role of Billy in Carousel so that I could inherit the role. As most everyone knows by now, Frank did bow out of the picture. His decision on this matter, however, was reached without assistance--mystic, telepathic or otherwise--from me. But I always felt that I would end up with Billy. I wasn't surprised when my agent called to say that 20th Century-Fox wanted me for it. I was excited that at last it was mine, but I wasn't surprised.
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