Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the headstrong Joe Travis in the television series "Riverboat." After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from UCLA, he began his career as a radio performer appearing in such programs as "The Cisco Kid," "The Count of Monte Cristo," and "The Tommy Dorsey Show". After serving in the United States Infantry during World War II, he returned to California and worked in the Los Angeles Repertory Company for 13 years until he withdrew to officially begin a career in the television industry. Often typecast as playboys, villains, cowboys, doctors, lieutenants, clergyman, politicians, and eccentrics, he became a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Cimarron City, "Maverick," "Peter Gunn," "Law of the Plainsman," "Black Saddle," "Rawhide," "The Twilight Zone," "The Americans," "Thriller," "Laramie," "The Virginian," "Bearcats!," "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers," "Alias Smith and Jones," "Captains and the Kings, and "Hunter." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was active with the California State Republican Committee, was a member of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, worked extensively as a script supervisor and storyboard writer for NBC and CBS, and was an honorary chairman for The March of Dimes. After retiring in 1982, Gordon, who neither married nor had any children, spent the final years of his life authoring several books on the Civil War and partaking in several recreational sports, and dining out each day, at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club.