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  • LEO GORDON


    Information from IMDb

    Date of birth
    2 December 1922
    New York, New York, USA


    Date of death
    26 December 2000
    Los Angeles, California, USA. (after a brief illness)


    Sometimes Credited As:
    Leo V. Gordon


    Birth name
    Leo Vincent Gordon


    Height
    6' 2" (1.88 m)


    Spouse
    Lynn Cartwright (1950 - 26 December 2000) (his death)


    Trivia
    He has one daughter.


    Salary
    -Maverick (1994) $1,000/day


    Mini Biography
    Big, burly, character actor, one of the toughest of screen heavies, Leo Gordon's powerful physique, combined with his deep, menacing voice, was guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest screen hero. Director Don Siegel, who used Gordon in his prison film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), once said that "Leo Gordon was the scariest man I have ever met" - this coming from a man who had directed John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Bette Midler! Siegel wasn't talking about just Gordon's screen presence. Before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served a stretch in San Quentin prison for armed robbery. "Riot in Cell Block 11" was filmed at San Quentin, and many of the guards remembered Gordon from his time there, when he was regarded as a troublemaker. Prison officials would not let Gordon enter and leave the institution with the other cast and crew members; he was only allowed to enter and exit by himself, and was thoroughly searched each time. Contrary to his image, though, Gordon was not just a one-note villain. He did play sympathetic parts on occasion, notably in the western Black Patch (1957) and in Roger Corman's civil rights drama The Intruder (1962), and turned in first-rate performances, especially in the latter film. Gordon was also a screenwriter, turning out several screenplays for Corman. He wasn't just limited to writing low-budget sci-fi films, either; he penned the screenplay for the WW2 epic Tobruk (1967), writing in a good part for himself as Kruger, a tough sergeant in a platoon of German Jews masquerading as Nazi soldiers to help blow up a German oil storage facility.
    IMDb mini-biography by frankfob2


    Filmography
    Actor
    1. Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies (1994) (TV) .... Wyatt Earp
    2. Maverick (1994) (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Poker Player
    3. "SeaQuest DSV"
    ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
    - Whale Song (1994) TV Episode .... Smith
    4. Mob Boss (1990) (V) .... Don O'Reily
    5. "Wiseguy"
    - Brrump-Bump (1990) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Charlie Boden
    - Sanctuary (1990) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Charlie


    6. Alienator (1989) .... Cpl. Coburn
    7. "War and Remembrance" (1988) (mini) TV Series (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Gen. Omar Bradley
    8. Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) .... The Evil One
    9. Big Top Pee-wee (1988) (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Joe the Blacksmith
    10. "St. Elsewhere"
    - Split Decision (1988) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Bjorn Johnston
    - Ewe Can't Go Home Again (1987) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Bjorn Johnston
    11. "Moonlighting"
    - Cool Hand Dave: Part 2 (1987) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Warden Cosgrove
    12. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) .... Guard #1
    13. "Magnum, P.I."
    - The People vs. Orville Wright (1987) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon)
    14. Savage Dawn (1985) .... Sheriff
    15. "Fame"
    - Bronco Bob Rides Again (1985) TV Episode .... Myron Leach
    16. All American Cowboy (1985) (TV)
    17. Fire and Ice (1983) .... Jarol
    18. Bog (1983) .... Dr. John Warren
    19. M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983) (TV) .... Officer Horvath
    20. "The Winds of War" (1983) (mini) TV Series (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Gen. 'Train' Anderson
    21. "Enos" (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Sgt. Theodore Kirk
    - Forever Blowing Bubbles (1981) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Sgt. Theodore Kirk
    22. "Fantasy Island"
    - The Searcher/The Way We Weren't (1981) TV Episode .... Chief Guard
    23. Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Cal's Father
    24. "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe"
    - Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murders (1980) TV Episode


    25. "Little House on the Prairie"
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
    - The King Is Dead (1979) TV Episode .... Milo Stavroupolis
    26. "The Rockford Files"
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
    - Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs: Part 2 (1979) TV Episode .... Charlie Martell
    - Black Mirror: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode .... Charles Martell
    - Black Mirror: Part 2 (1978) TV Episode .... Charles Martell
    - Heartaches of a Fool (1978) TV Episode .... Clark Streeter
    27. "The Dukes of Hazzard"
    - The Meeting (1979) TV Episode .... Devere
    - Deputy Dukes (1979) TV Episode .... Rocky Marlowe
    28. Son of Hitler (1978) .... Tuennes
    ... aka Hitler's Son (USA)
    ... aka Hitlers Sohn (West Germany)
    29. The Lucifer Complex (1978)
    30. The Shootist (1976) (uncredited) .... Books' victim in flashback
    31. Nashville Girl (1976) .... Burt
    ... aka Country Music Daughter
    ... aka New Girl in Town
    32. "Cannon"
    - A Touch of Venom (1975) TV Episode .... Jack Danvers
    33. "Far Out Space Nuts"
    - It's All in Your Mind (1975) TV Episode .... Head of the Droneks
    34. Barbary Coast (1975) (TV) .... Chief Macdonald Keogh
    35. "Adam-12"
    - Grand Theft Auto (1975) TV Episode .... Ken Quinnlan
    - Trouble in the Bank (1974) TV Episode .... Cleve
    - Hot Spell (1972) TV Episode .... Carl Carney
    - Million Dollar Buff (1971) TV Episode .... Jennings Thornton
    - Log 165: Once a Cop (1971) TV Episode .... Jack Donohoe
    36. "The F.B.I."
    - Diamond Run (1974) TV Episode .... Drunk Driver
    37. "Gunsmoke"
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
    - The Town Tamers (1974) TV Episode .... Badger
    - A Quiet Day in Dodge (1973) TV Episode .... Job Snelling
    - No Tomorrow (1972) TV Episode .... Hargis
    - No Chip (1960) TV Episode .... Hutch Dolan
    - Hack Prine (1956) TV Episode .... Hack Prine
    38. Mio nome è Nessuno, Il (1973) .... Red
    ... aka My Name Is Nobody (Philippines: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Lonesome Gun (USA)
    ... aka Mein Name ist Nobody (West Germany)
    ... aka Mon nom est personne (France)
    39. Bonnie's Kids (1973) .... Charley
    40. "The Streets of San Francisco"
    - The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) TV Episode .... Eddie Suslow
    41. "The Mod Squad"
    - Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie (1972) TV Episode
    42. The Trackers (1971) (TV) .... Higgins
    ... aka No Trumpets, No Drums
    43. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
    - Operation: Hijack (1971) TV Episode .... Harry Wilson
    44. "Alias Smith and Jones"
    - Smiler with a Gun (1971) TV Episode .... Ebenezer
    45. "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers"
    ... aka The Lawyers
    - The Search for Leslie Grey (1971) TV Episode .... Adolph Zinner
    46. "The Virginian"
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
    - Hannah (1970) TV Episode .... Bartender
    - The Hour of the Tiger (1964) TV Episode .... Big Jim Lafferty
    - West (1962) TV Episode .... Jack Scratch
    47. "McCloud"
    - Manhattan Manhunt: Part 1: Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue (1970) TV Episode .... Officer Shannen
    48. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) .... Bolek
    ... aka Soldiers of Fortune (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Dubious Patriots


    49. "The Outcasts"
    - The Town That Wouldn't (1969) TV Episode .... Mark Fenner
    50. Buckskin (1968) .... Travis
    ... aka The Frontiersman
    51. "Bonanza"
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
    - Blood Tie (1968) TV Episode .... Fargo Taylor
    - The Deadly Ones (1962) TV Episode .... Forsythe
    - Death on Sun Mountain (1959) TV Episode .... Early Thorne
    52. "The High Chaparral"
    - Gold Is Where You Leave It (1968) TV Episode .... Lije Driskill
    53. "Lassie"
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
    - Showdown (1967) TV Episode .... Bob Stokes
    54. Hostile Guns (1967) .... Hank Pleasant
    55. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) .... Heitler
    56. Devil's Angels (1967) .... Sheriff Henderson
    57. "Tarzan"
    - The Circus (1967) TV Episode .... Bull
    58. Tobruk (1967) .... Sgt. Krug
    59. "Rango"
    - The Daring Holdup of the Deadwood Stage (1967) TV Episode
    60. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats"
    - Cards Anyone (1966) TV Episode .... Cyrus Breech
    61. "Laredo"
    - The Land Slickers (1966) TV Episode .... Wayne Emerson
    - Lazyfoot, Where Are You? (1965) TV Episode .... Moose
    62. Beau Geste (1966) .... Krauss
    63. The Night of the Grizzly (1966) .... Cass Dowdy
    64. "Daniel Boone"
    - A Rope for Mingo (1965) TV Episode .... Silas Morgan
    65. "Get Smart"
    - School Days (1965) TV Episode .... Grillak
    66. "Twelve O'Clock High"
    - The Loneliest Place in the World (1965) TV Episode .... M/Sgt. Caber McVaigh
    67. Arme à gauche, L' (1965) .... Morrison
    ... aka Armas para el Caribe (Spain)
    ... aka Corpo a corpo (Italy)
    ... aka Guns for the Dictator
    ... aka The Dictator's Guns (USA)
    68. The Girls on the Beach (1965) (uncredited) .... Second Waiter
    ... aka Summer of '64 (USA: reissue title)
    69. "Death Valley Days"
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
    - No Gun Behind His Badge (1965) TV Episode .... Bender
    - The Debt (1963) TV Episode
    70. Kitten with a Whip (1964) .... Sgt. Enders
    71. "Rawhide"
    - The Lost Herd (1964) TV Episode .... Chris Jensen
    - Incident of the Valley in Shadow (1959) TV Episode .... Daggert
    72. "Arrest and Trial"
    - Those Which Love Has Made (1964) TV Episode .... Fred Kordiak
    73. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
    - The Square Peg (1964) TV Episode .... Jolly Boy
    - The House Next Door (1963) TV Episode .... Biggie
    74. "The Great Adventure"
    - Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man (1964) TV Episode .... McCanles
    75. Kings of the Sun (1963) .... Hunac Kell
    76. "Temple Houston"
    - Toll the Bell Slowly (1963) TV Episode .... Charles Grimm
    77. The Haunted Palace (1963) .... Edgar Weeden/Ezra Weeden
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Haunted Village
    78. "The Rifleman"
    - Which Way'd They Go? (1963) TV Episode .... Stack Wade
    - The Angry Gun (1958) TV Episode .... Abe Jordan
    79. McLintock! (1963) .... Jones
    80. "The Andy Griffith Show"
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
    - High Noon in Mayberry (1963) TV Episode .... Luke Comstock
    81. "Empire"
    ... aka Big G (UK)
    - The Tall Shadow (1962) TV Episode .... Jake
    82. Tarzan Goes to India (1962) .... Bryce, Head Engineer
    83. The Intruder (1962) .... Sam Griffin
    ... aka I Hate Your Guts! (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Shame (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Stranger (UK)
    84. "Bronco"
    - Destinies West (1962) TV Episode .... Nero Hollister
    - The Soft Answer (1959) TV Episode .... Barnaby Spence
    85. "Cheyenne"
    - The Idol (1962) TV Episode .... Greg Kirby
    - Death Deals This Hand (1956) TV Episode .... Santell
    - The Outlander (1955) TV Episode .... MacDonald
    86. The Nun and the Sergeant (1962) .... Dockman
    87. "Tales of Wells Fargo"
    - Trackback (1961) TV Episode .... Frank Lambert
    - Jeff Davis' Treasure (1960) TV Episode .... Adam Kemper
    - The Hasty Gun (1957) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Nick Breese
    88. "Lawman"
    ... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
    - Whiphand (1961) TV Episode
    89. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"
    ... aka Wyatt Earp
    - The Shooting Starts (1961) TV Episode .... Miggles Hannegan
    90. "Have Gun - Will Travel"
    - The Last Judgment (1961) TV Episode .... Moley
    - The Sanctuary (1960) TV Episode .... Harkness
    - The Fifth Man (1959) TV Episode .... Bert Talman
    - Winchester Quarantine (1957) TV Episode .... Clyde McNally
    91. "The Brothers Brannagan"
    - A Very Special Woman (1961) TV Episode
    92. "COronado 9"
    - Run, Shep, Run (1961) TV Episode
    93. "Checkmate"
    - The Murder Game (1960) TV Episode .... Harry
    94. "Dan Raven"
    - Japanese Sandbag (1960) TV Episode .... Regis
    95. "Outlaws"
    - The Rape of Red Sky (1960) TV Episode .... Hutch
    96. "Bat Masterson"
    - Law of the Land (1960) TV Episode .... Red Eric Pederson
    - Dude's Folly (1958) TV Episode .... Joe Quinch
    97. "Mr. Lucky"
    - Election Bet (1960) TV Episode .... Killer
    98. "The Alaskans"
    - Calico (1960) TV Episode .... Tracy
    99. Noose for a Gunman (1960) .... Link Roy
    100. "The Untouchables"
    - Head of Fire, Feet of Clay (1960) TV Episode .... Pops Gantry
    - The St. Louis Story (1960) TV Episode .... Whitey
    101. "Law of the Plainsman"
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
    - The Show-Off (1960) TV Episode .... Rand
    102. "Tightrope"
    - Big Business (1960) TV Episode .... Charlie Carson
    103. "The Deputy"
    - The Border Between (1960) TV Episode .... Evan Sloat


    104. "Five Fingers"
    - The Man Who Got Away (1959) TV Episode .... Lenska
    105. The Jayhawkers! (1959) .... Jake Barton
    106. "Lock Up"
    - Stakeout (1959) TV Episode .... Ed Sparks
    107. "Perry Mason"
    - The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1959) TV Episode .... Charles Duncan
    108. "Maverick"
    - The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill (1959) TV Episode .... Big Mike McComb
    - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres (1958) TV Episode .... Big Mike McComb
    - Plunder of Paradise (1958) TV Episode .... Big Mike McComb
    - According to Hoyle (1957) TV Episode .... Big Mike McComb
    - War of the Silver Kings (1957) TV Episode .... Big Mike McComb
    109. "26 Men"
    - Showdown (1959) TV Episode
    - Run No More (1958) TV Episode
    110. The Big Operator (1959) .... Danny Sacanzi
    ... aka Anatomy of the Syndicate (USA: reissue title)
    111. "Tales of the Texas Rangers"
    - Desert Fury (1958) TV Episode .... Joe Brock
    112. "Disneyland"
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
    - Texas John Slaughter: Ambush at Laredo (1958) TV Episode (scenes deleted) .... Outlaw #2
    - Texas John Slaughter (1958) TV Episode .... Outlaw Bill
    113. "Texas John Slaughter"
    - Ambush in Laredo (1958) TV Episode .... Bill
    - Texas John Slaughter (1958) TV Episode .... Bill
    114. Escort West (1958) .... Vogel
    115. "The Rough Riders"
    - The Imposters (1958) TV Episode
    116. Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) .... Sam Mason
    117. Apache Territory (1958) .... Zimmerman
    118. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) (uncredited) .... Man in crowd
    ... aka Cry Baby Killer (USA: poster title)
    119. Quantrill's Raiders (1958) .... William Clarke Quantrill
    120. The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) .... Chip Klamp
    121. "State Trooper"
    - Death on Wheels (1958) TV Episode
    - The Hills of Homicide (1956) TV Episode
    122. "Sea Hunt"
    - Flooded Mine (1958) TV Episode .... Panicky Miner
    123. "Casey Jones"
    - Layover at Jamestown (1957) TV Episode .... Gray
    124. Baby Face Nelson (1957) .... John Dillinger
    125. "Official Detective"
    - Hijackers (1957) TV Episode
    126. "Tombstone Territory"
    - Guns of Silver (1957) TV Episode .... Pete Carter
    127. The Tall Stranger (1957) .... Stark
    ... aka The Rifle (USA)
    ... aka Walk Tall (USA: alternative title)
    128. Man in the Shadow (1957/I) .... Chet Huneker
    ... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
    ... aka Seeds of Wrath
    129. Black Patch (1957) .... Hank Danner
    130. The Restless Breed (1957) .... Cherokee
    131. Lure of the Swamp (1957) .... Steggins, Insurance Investigator
    132. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre"
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA)
    - Harbor Patrol (1957) TV Episode .... Tim Thatcher
    - Assignment Champ (1956) TV Episode .... Joe Bendito
    133. "Soldiers of Fortune"
    - Crew of the Dolly (1957) TV Episode
    - A Gift of Death (1957) TV Episode
    134. "Broken Arrow"
    - The Raiders (1956) TV Episode .... Will Carr
    135. 7th Cavalry (1956) .... Vogel
    136. "Navy Log"
    - The Big A (1956) TV Episode .... Smokey
    137. "Circus Boy" (1956) TV Series .... Hank Miller
    138. "Screen Directors Playhouse"
    - High Air (1956) TV Episode .... Tom Martin
    139. Johnny Concho (1956) .... Mason
    140. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
    141. Great Day in the Morning (1956) .... Zeff Masterson
    142. "Crusader"
    - A Quiet Town (1956) TV Episode
    143. Red Sundown (1956) .... Rod Zellman
    144. "Frontier"
    - The Big Dry (1956) TV Episode .... Pauk
    - Ferdinand Meyer's Army (1955) TV Episode .... Brandon
    145. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin"
    - The Third Rider (1956) TV Episode .... Pete Cregar
    - The White Buffalo (1955) TV Episode .... Garth
    - Wolf Cry (1954) TV Episode .... Charlie
    146. The Steel Jungle (1956) .... Lupo
    147. The Conqueror (1956) .... Tartar captain
    ... aka Conqueror of the Desert
    148. Man with the Gun (1955) .... Ed Pinchot
    ... aka Deadly Peacemaker
    ... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK)
    149. Tennessee's Partner (1955) .... The Sheriff
    150. Robbers' Roost (1955) .... Jeff (Hayes' Man)
    151. Soldier of Fortune (1955) .... Big Matt
    152. Santa Fe Passage (1955) .... Tuss McLawery
    153. Seven Angry Men (1955) .... Martin White
    ... aka God's Angry Man (USA: alternative title)
    154. Ten Wanted Men (1955) .... Frank Scavo
    155. The Bamboo Prison (1954) .... Pike
    156. Sign of the Pagan (1954) .... Bleda
    157. The Yellow Mountain (1954) .... Drake
    158. The Egyptian (1954) (uncredited) .... Egyptian soldier
    159. "Stories of the Century"
    ... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
    - The Doolin Gang (1954) TV Episode .... Bill Doolin
    160. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) .... Carnie
    161. Hondo (1953) .... Ed Lowe
    162. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) .... Peter How
    163. Gun Fury (1953) .... Tom 'Jess' Burgess
    164. City of Bad Men (1953) (as Leo V. Gordon) .... Russell
    165. China Venture (1953) .... Sgt. Hank Janowicz
    166. "Hallmark Hall of Fame"
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
    - The Blue and White Lamp (1952) TV Episode (as Leo V. Gordon)


    Writer
    1. The Wasp Woman (1995) (TV) (1960 screenplay)
    2. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) (as Leo V. Gordon)
    ... aka Soldiers of Fortune (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Dubious Patriots
    3. All the Loving Couples (1969)
    ... aka All the Loving Neighbors
    4. "Adam-12" (1968) TV Series (writer)
    5. Tobruk (1967) (written by) (as Leo V. Gordon)
    6. The Bounty Killer (1965)
    7. The Terror (1963) (screenplay)
    8. Tower of London (1962) (story)
    9. The Cat Burglar (1961)
    10. Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
    11. The Wasp Woman (1960)
    12. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
    13. "Bonanza" (1959) TV Series (writer) (two episodes)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
    14. Escort West (1958)
    15. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Cry Baby Killer (USA: poster title)
    16. Hot Car Girl (1958)
    17. "Colt .45" (1957) TV Series (writer)
    18. "Maverick" (1957) TV Series
    19. Black Patch (1957)
    20. "Cheyenne"
    - The Trap (1956) TV Episode (story)


    Director
    1. "Adam-12" (1968) TV Series

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 3 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Leo Gordon, was a big, burly, strong character actor,
    that even the director's feared!!
    He played in many films and
    TV series, including many of the popular westerns.


    He starred in 3 films with Duke, and featured in
    flashback scenes in the other:-


    The Shootist (1976) (uncredited) .... Books' victim in flashback
    McLintock! (1963) .... Jones
    The Conqueror (1956) .... Tartar captain
    Hondo (1953) .... Ed Lowe

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Leo will be forever remembered by Duke fans for his role in McLintock. His getting punched by Duke started the "mud fight" and gave Duke one of his most memorable lines: "I won't, I won't, the HELL I won't"-

  • Leo Gordon was omnipresent in the 1960s. One of my favorite guilty pleasures is the 1963 Mayan "epic" Kings of the Sun". There is some pretty strange casting here - Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Shirley Anne Field and George Chakiris as Mayans - make Duke's Conqueror look like an inspiration.
    Anyway, Leo plays the leader of the bad guys who charges up the steps of the Chitzin Itza pyramid. I've been there folks, and I gave up climbing it after six steps. The height of the stairs is not regular and the Mayans had tiny feet compared to ours. A real nightmare to negotiate.
    So Leo's leading his army up the pyramid in a fanatical rush, the director yells "cut", Leo realizes where he is, and lies down about halfway up. The man is terrified and can't go up or down. It took stuntmen several hours to get him to the base and the steps were stained with his blood and sweat.
    That's the only take he did and it's in the film.



    We deal in lead, friend.

  • Leo Gordon had quite a real life tough guy reputation. He did some great fights with Clint Walker on the "Cheyenne" series. He did all his own stunts in those fight scenes. Noticed on "Hondo" that Leo Gordon is doubled by Chuck Roberson for almost the entire fight with Duke. It was one of his first films, and I don't think Duke trusted him to pull his punches.