---
name: "Lawrence Gordon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon"
fi1m_id: "lawrence-gordon"
imdb_id: "nm0330379"
tmdb_id: 1093
wikidata_id: "Q575806"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 March 1936"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-05T02:24:30.490647+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lawrence Gordon

## Identity

Lawrence Gordon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lawrence-gordon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0330379
- **TMDB ID:** 1093
- **Wikidata ID:** Q575806
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Gordon_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330379/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1093

Producer. Born 25 March 1936 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 March 1936, Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Also known as:** Larry Gordon, Lawrence A. Gordon
- **Frequently works with:** [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [Lloyd Levin](https://film.one/person/lloyd-levin.md), [Steven E. de Souza](https://film.one/person/steven-e-de-souza.md), [Bonnie Bedelia](https://film.one/person/bonnie-bedelia.md), [Bruce Willis](https://film.one/person/bruce-willis.md), [Charles Gordon](https://film.one/person/charles-gordon.md), [Eddie Murphy](https://film.one/person/eddie-murphy.md), [Jeb Stuart](https://film.one/person/jeb-stuart.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (5), 1990s 64 (5), 2000s 58 (3), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 12, Science Fiction 8, Thriller 6, Adventure 4, Drama 4, Fantasy 4
- **Screen time:** 30 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,792m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Gordon_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330379/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1093

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Die Hard*](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md) (89), [*48 Hrs.*](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md) (78)
- **AMC+:** [*Field of Dreams*](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md) (83)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lara Croft: Tomb Raider*](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lawrence Gordon is an American film producer and motion picture executive. Born on 25 March 1936 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, he graduated from Tulane University. He began his career in 1964 working for Aaron Spelling and later held executive positions at American International Pictures and Screen Gems before becoming president and chief operating officer of Twentieth Century Fox from 1984 to 1986.

Gordon has produced numerous action and genre films, including *48 Hrs.* (1982), *Predator* (1987), *Die Hard* (1988), *Die Hard 2* (1990), *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), *Hellboy* (2004) and *Watchmen* (2009). He formed production companies including Lawrence Gordon Productions and Largo Entertainment. With his brother Charles Gordon he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for *Field of Dreams* (1989). He was awarded the Producers Guild of America's David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Prey* (2022), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Hellboy* (2004), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *K-PAX* (2001), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Fi1m 48, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md)
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), Fi1m 86, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Fi1m 38, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *Die Hard 2* (1990), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-2.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Fi1m 63, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Die Hard* (1988), Fi1m 89, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md)
- *Predator* (1987), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md)
- *Xanadu* (1980), Fi1m 38, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/xanadu.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Predator: Badlands* (2025), Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-badlands.md)
- *Predator: Killer of Killers* (2025), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-killer-of-killers.md)
- *Watchmen: Chapter II* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Watchmen: Chapter I* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Bill Russell: Legend* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Prey* (2022), Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/prey.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), series, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Hellboy* (2019), Producer
- *Tales of the Black Freighter* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Under the Hood* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Watchmen* (2009), Producer
- *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* (2008), Producer
- *Going Back to Xanadu* (2008), Actor
- *Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Hellboy* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Producer
- *K-9: P.I.* (2002), Executive Producer
- *K-PAX* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md)
- *K-911* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Mystery Men* (1999), Producer
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Event Horizon* (1997), Producer, Presenter
- *The Devil's Own* (1997), Producer
- *Waterworld* (1995), Producer, Presenter — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *The Rocketeer* (1991), Producer
- *Predator 2* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Die Hard 2* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-2.md)
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Producer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *Family Business* (1989), Producer
- *Lock Up* (1989), Producer
- *K-9* (1989), Producer
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Leviathan* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Die Hard* (1988), Producer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md)
- *The Wrong Guys* (1988), Executive Producer
- *The Couch Trip* (1988), Producer
- *Predator* (1987), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Producer
- *Our Family Honor* (1985), series, Creator
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), Producer
- *The Streets* (1984), Executive Producer
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), Producer
- *Just Our Luck* (1983), series, Creator
- *The Renegades* (1983), series, Producer, Creator
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md)
- *Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again* (1982), Producer
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Producer, Creator
- *The Renegades* (1982), Story, Executive Producer
- *Paternity* (1981), Producer
- *Xanadu* (1980), Producer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/xanadu.md)
- *Stunts Unlimited* (1980), Executive Producer
- *The Warriors* (1979), Producer
- *Hooper* (1978), Executive Producer
- *The Driver* (1978), Producer
- *Lacy and the Mississippi Queen* (1978), Executive Producer
- *The End* (1978), Producer
- *Rolling Thunder* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Dog and Cat* (1977), series, Executive Producer
- *Dog and Cat* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Hard Times* (1975), Producer
- *The Missing Are Deadly* (1975), Executive Producer
- *Dillinger* (1973), Executive Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1990: Best Picture (nominated), for *Field of Dreams*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1990: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Lock Up*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1981: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Xanadu*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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