Biographies: Huntley Gordon - Actor

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Canadian actor, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 8, 1887, as Huntley Ashworth Gordon. He got married to Gene, and she remained with him until his death. He began his career in the era of silent cinema and received his education in both Canada and England. He worked for the Bank of Montreal and then founded a private commercial company. He practiced acting in the theater as an amateur, then he left trading and turned to act. In New York, he obtained small parts in Broadway productions. He also served in the Canadian army during the First World War and began his career in motion pictures in England, where he was stationed during the war. He made his last film in 1941 and later opened a silk stocking factory, and worked on the radio network. Among his most important works are Murder by Television (1935), Red-Haired Alibi (1932), Lost at Sea (1926), and Broadway to Cheyenne (1932). He died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on December 7, 1956, of a heart attack.