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Gordon Jones
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 52
Also known asGordon Wynnivo Jones, Gordon W. JonesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/04/1911Born inAlden, Iowa, USADied20/06/1963 (aged 52)Died inTarzanaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ2502092 ↗Buried atValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#103672 ↗

Gordon Wynnivo Jones 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.

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Filmography89 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2011The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?MovieMike the Cop (archive footage)100
1994Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry SeinfeldMovieSelf (archive footage)83
1963McLintock!MovieMatt Douglas52
1962The Lucy ShowSeriesCharlie Vantassel51
1961Master of the WorldMovieTalkative Townsman50
1961Everything's DuckyMovieConroy50
1960Surfside 6Series—49
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondMoviePolice Sgt. Joe Cassidy49
1960The Case of the Dangerous RobinSeriesNels Bergstrom49
1959Hawaiian EyeSeries—48
1959LaramieSeries—48
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries—48
1959Dennis the MenaceSeries—48
1959The Shaggy DogMovieCaptain Scanlon48
1959Battle of the Coral SeaMovieTorpedoman Bates48
1959Battle FlameMovieSgt. McKelvey48
1958The RiflemanSeries—47
195877 Sunset StripSeries—47
1958Live Fast, Die YoungMoviePop Winters47
1957Perry MasonSeriesDeputy Gillis46
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—46
1957MaverickSeries—46
1957SugarfootSeriesWasco Wolters46
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesJoel Finlay46
1957Shoot-Out At Medicine BendMoviePvt. Wilbur Clegg46
1957The Monster That Challenged the WorldMovieSheriff Josh Peters46
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries—45
1955CheyenneSeries—44
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries—44
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesCaptain Scanlon - Chief of Police43
1954LassieSeries—43
1954The Outlaw StallionMovieWagner43
1953Woman They Almost LynchedMovieYankee Sergeant42
1953Take the High Ground!MovieMoose (uncredited)42
1953Island in the SkyMovieWalrus42
1953I'm the LawSeries—42
1952Big Jim McLainMovieOlaf41
1952The Winning TeamMovieGeorge Glasheen41
1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesLt. Treusch41
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeriesMike Kelly41
1952Sound OffMovieCrockett41
1952Gobs and GalsMovieCPO Mike Donovan41
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeriesCurly Wolf40
1951Racket SquadSeries—40
1951Corky of Gasoline AlleyMovieElwood Martin40
1951Spoilers of the PlainsMovieSplinters40
1951Heart of the RockiesMovieSplinters McGonigle40
1950The Gene Autry ShowSeries—39
1950Trigger, Jr.MovieSplinters39
1950North of the Great DivideMovieSplinters McGonagle39
1950The Arizona CowboyMovieI.Q. Barton39
1950The PalominoMovieBill Hennessey39
1950Belle of Old MexicoMovieTex Barnet39
1949Easy LivingMovieBill 'Holly' Holloran38
1949Tokyo JoeMovieIdaho38
1949Black MidnightMovieRoy38
1948A Foreign AffairMovieMilitary Police37
1948Black EagleMovieBenjy Laughton37
1948Sons of AdventureMovieAndy Baldwin37
1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovieTubby Wadsworth36
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapMovieJake Frame36
1942Flying TigersMovieAlabama Smith31
1942My Sister EileenMovie'The Wreck' Loomis31
1942Highways by NightMovie'Footsy' Fogarty31
1941Among the LivingMovieBill Oakley30
1941You Belong to MeMovieRobert Andrews30
1941The Feminine TouchMovieRubber-Legs Ryan30
1941The Blonde from SingaporeMovie'Waffles' Billings30
1940The Green HornetMovieBritt Reid / The Green Hornet29
1940The Doctor Takes a WifeMovieO'Brien29
1940Girl from HavanaMovieTubby Waters29
1939When Tomorrow ComesMovieRadio Technician (uncredited)28
1939Big Town CzarMovieChuck Hardy28
1939Henry Goes ArizonaMovieTug Evans (uncredited)28
1939Disputed PassageMovieBill Anderson28
1938Out West with the HardysMovieRay Holt27
1938Rich Man, Poor GirlMovieTom Grogan27
1938I Stand AccusedMovieBlackie27
1937We Who Are About to DieMovieSlim Tolliver26
1937The Big ShotMovieChester Scott26
1937China PassageMovieJoe Dugan26
1937They Wanted to MarryMovieJim Tyler26
1936Walking on AirMovieJoe25
1936Devil's SquadronMovieTex25
1936Don't Turn 'em LooseMovieJoe Graves25
1936Night WaitressMovieMartin Rhodes25
1935Let 'em Have ItMovieTex24
1935Red SaluteMovieMichael (Lefty) Jones24
1931Three RoguesMovieTeamster (uncredited)20