William D. Gordon

William D. Gordon

Director and writer. Born 4 January 1918 in Santa Clara, California, USA. Died 12 August 1991.

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Born
4 January 1918, Santa Clara, California, USA
Died
12 August 1991

Biography

William D. Gordon (also credited as William Douglas Gordon) was an American actor, writer, director and producer. He worked extensively in television from the 1950s onwards.

He wrote multiple episodes of The Fugitive (1963), including teleplays, and directed the episode 'A.P.B.'. He served as associate producer on 32 episodes of the series between 1964 and 1966. Gordon also wrote for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Ironside and other series, and later contributed to CHiPs (1977) as a writer and story supervisor.

As an actor he appeared in guest roles on series including Maverick (1958), The Twilight Zone and Riverboat. He directed one episode of The Richard Boone Show and produced 47 episodes of Twelve O'Clock High.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, William D. Gordon is known for The Twilight Zone (1959), CHiPs (1977), Hunter (1984), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) and Maverick (1957).