James Gordon (actor)

{{Short description|American actor (1871–1941)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = James Gordon

| image = Sunset Jones (1921) - 5.jpg

| caption = Gordon in Sunset Jones (1921)

| birth_date = {{birth date|1871|4|23}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|5|12|1871|4|23}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, US

| yearsactive = 1911-1935

| spouse = Mabel Van Buren

}}

James Gordon (April 23, 1871 – May 12, 1941) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1911 and 1935. He also directed 4 films between 1913 and 1915, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford.

Gordon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1871.{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |date=1 May 2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5019-0 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22James+Gordon%22+actor&pg=PA129 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |language=en}} He died on May 12, 1941, in Hollywood, California, aged 70,{{cite news |title=James Gordon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/14/archives/james-gordon.html |access-date=March 8, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=May 14, 1941 |page=21|url-access=subscription}} from post-surgical complications.{{Citation needed |date=March 2022}} He is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.