Keith Gordon
Keith Gordon | |
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| Born | February 3, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse |
Rachel Griffin (m. 1998) |
| Parent |
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Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American actor and film director.
Early life
Gordon was born in
Jewish family.[2] Gordon was inspired to become an actor at the age of twelve, after seeing James Earl Jones in a Broadway production of Of Mice and Men.[3]
Career
As an actor, Gordon's first
Static, and he wrote the screenplay. In the 1986 comedy movie Back to School, Gordon played Jason Melon, the son of Rodney Dangerfield's character.[4] In most of these films, he played a nerd. He was named number 1 in Cinematicals' Top 7 Most Convincing Nerds. His most recent onscreen film appearance was in 2001, in the movie Delivering Milo
.
Gordon left acting for directing, making his debut in 1988 with the movie mini-series Wild Palms and appeared in the 2006 Iraq War documentary Whose War?. His directing credits for television include Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter, The Bridge, House and the second and third seasons of Fargo.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Static | No | Yes | Yes |
| 1988 | The Chocolate War | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1992 | A Midnight Clear | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1996 | Mother Night | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Yes | No | No |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | Doug Fetterman |
| 1979 | Meeting Halfway | Unknown role |
| Studs Lonigan | Young Paulie Haggerty | |
| All That Jazz | Young Joe Gideon | |
| 1980 | Home Movies | Dennis Byrd |
| Dressed to Kill | Peter Miller | |
| 1981 | Kent State | Jeffrey Miller |
| 1982 | Silent Rebellion | Chris |
| 1983 | Christine | Arnie Cunningham |
| 1984 | Single Bars, Single Women | Lionel |
| 1985 | The Legend of Billie Jean | Lloyd Muldaur |
| Static | Ernie Blick | |
| 1986 | Back to School | Jason Melon |
| Combat Academy | Maxwell 'Max' Mendelsson | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Andy |
| 1997 | The Player | Unknown role |
| 2001 | Delivering Milo | Mr. Baumgartner |
Television
Director
| Year | Title | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Wild Palms | "Hungry Ghosts" |
| "The Floating World" | ||
| 1994 | Homicide: Life on the Street | "Extreme Unction" |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | "The Black Bargain" |
| 2002 | Shadow Realm/Night Visions | "Patterns" |
| 2005 | House M.D.
|
"Sports Medicine" |
| 2010 | Rubicon | "In Whom We Trust" |
| 2013 | Rectify | "Always Be There" (Also executive producer) |
| 2011-2013 | The Killing
|
"Beau Soleil" |
| "Donnie or Marie" | ||
| "Eminent Domain" | ||
| 2006-2013 | Dexter | "Truth Be Told" |
| "The Dark Defender" | ||
| "Morning Comes" | ||
| "Our Father" | ||
| "All in the Family" | ||
| "Do You Take Dexter Morgan" | ||
| "Dirty Harry" | ||
| "Lost Boys" | ||
| "In the Beginning" | ||
| "Beautiful Day" | ||
| 2013-2014 | The Bridge | "The Beetle" |
| "Yankee" | ||
| 2014 | The Strain | "It's Not for Everyone" |
| Masters of Sex | "Blackbird" | |
| 2015 | The Returned
|
"Camille" (Also executive producer) |
| 2014-2015 | Nurse Jackie | "Nancy Wood" |
| "Nice Ladies" | ||
| 2014-2017 | The Leftovers | "Two Boats and a Helicopter" |
| "Ten Thirteen" | ||
| "Don't Be Ridiculous" | ||
| 2017 | Better Call Saul | "Off Brand" |
| 2015–2017 | Fargo | "Did You Do This? No, You Did It!" |
| "Loplop" | ||
| "Aporia" | ||
| "Somebody to Love" | ||
| 2018 | Legion | "Chapter 19" |
| 2013-2020 | Homeland | "Good Night" |
| "Trylon and Perisphere" | ||
| "Super Powers" | ||
| "Fair Game" | ||
| "The Man in the Basement" | ||
| "False Friends" | ||
| 2020 | Dispatches from Elsewhere | "The Creator" |
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Medical Center | Herbie | "The Price of a Child" |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Chris Panakos | "My Palikari" |
| 1989 | Miami Vice
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Prof. Terrence Baines | "Leap of Faith" |
| 1990 | WIOU | George Lewis | "Do the Wrong Thing" |
| "Mother Nature's Son" | |||
| 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Cousin Herbie | "The Wild Pitch" |
| 2009 | Dexter | Kyle Butler #2 | "Hello, Dexter Morgan" |
| 2018 | On Cinema | Himself | "The 5th Annual Live On Cinema Oscar Special" |
Award nominations
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Screenplay - A Midnight Clear (1992)
- Best First Feature - The Chocolate War (1988)
- Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival
- Best Film - The Singing Detective (2003)
References
- ^ "Keith Gordon Biography (1961-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Cashiers du Cinemart Issue 10: Interview: Keith Gordon". Impossiblefunky.com. 2000-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Keith Gordon Biography". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "CHRISTINE Revisited, Part One: A Q&A with Keith Gordon". Fangoria.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
External links
- Keith Gordon at IMDb
- MovieMaker magazine interview
- Senses of Cinema two-part interview
- interview on Kittenpants.org
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