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Gale Gordon

1906 - 1995

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Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor who was Lucille Ball's longtime television foil, particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom The Lucy Show. Gordon also appeared in I Love Lucy and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. Gordon was also a radio actor who played school principal Osgood Conklin in Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gale Gordon is the 10,202nd most popular actor (down from 9,877th in 2024), the 15,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,444th in 2019) and the 4,738th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Gale Gordon ranks 10,202 out of 13,578. Before him are Tracy Spiridakos, David Herman, Andrey Batt, Amanda Wyss, Shizuka Itō, and Thomas Meighan. After him are Rie Takahashi, Jessica Boehrs, Catherine Burns, Sabina Guzzanti, Teo Yoo, and Sara Malakul Lane.

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Among people born in 1906, Gale Gordon ranks 440. Before him are Barbara Bennett, Esmond Knight, Donald Woods, Victoria Spivey, Bea Benaderet, and Julio Rosales. After him are Michael O'Shea, Dave Trottier, Barbara Jo Allen, Cleanth Brooks, Roger Livesey, and Dorothy Tree. Among people deceased in 1995, Gale Gordon ranks 332. Before him are James Merrill, Alex Groza, Paul Eddington, Genevieve Tobin, Oveta Culp Hobby, and Kay Aldridge. After him are Mary Beth Hughes, Shannon Hoon, Qiu Miaojin, Jeffrey Lynn, Wilfred Jacobs, and Bill Rowling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gale Gordon ranks 15,098 out of 20,380. Before him are David Herman (1967), Amanda Wyss (1960), Desmond Bane (1998), Heidi Fleiss (1965), Dan Jansen (1965), and Thomas Meighan (1879). After him are Nick Kroll (1978), David Ignatius (1950), Rayveness (1972), Carl Hayden (1877), Catherine Burns (1945), and Nancy Lynch (1948).

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Among actors born in United States, Gale Gordon ranks 4,740. Before him are Joyce DeWitt (1949), Bonnie Somerville (1974), David Gallagher (1985), David Herman (1967), Amanda Wyss (1960), and Thomas Meighan (1879). After him are Catherine Burns (1945), Mary Beth Hughes (1919), Cheri Oteri (1962), Claudia McNeil (1917), Polly Draper (1955), and Tuc Watkins (1966).

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