Gordon Jones
Gordon Wynnivo Jones (April 5, 1911 – June 20, 1963) was an American character actor, a member of John Wayne's informal acting company best known for playing Lou Costello's TV nemesis "Mike the Cop" and appearing as the Green Hornet in the first of two movie serials based on that old-time radio program.
Gordon Jones

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- Name
- Gordon Jones
- Born
- 5 April 1911
- Birthplace
- Alden, Iowa, U.S.
- Died
- 20 June 1963
- Place of death
- Tarzana, California, U.S.
- Education
- University of California at Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Lucile Van Winkle (1935–1940)
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Languages
- English
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Gordon Wynnivo Jones (April 5, 1911 – June 20, 1963) was an American character actor, a member of John Wayne's informal acting company best known for playing Lou Costello's TV nemesis "Mike the Cop" and appearing as the Green Hornet in the first of two movie serials based on that old-time radio program.
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• Name — Gordon Jones • Born — 5 April 1911 • Birthplace — Alden, Iowa, U.S. • Died — 20 June 1963 • Place of death — Tarzana, California, U.S. • Education — University of California at Los Angeles • Spouse — Lucile Van Winkle (1935–1940) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1931–1963
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1931 — Cimarron — Teamster — (uncredited) • 1932 — Wild Girl — Vigilante • 1933 — The Monkey's Paw — Soldier • 1935 — Car 99 — Mechanic • 1935 — Let 'Em Have It — Tex • 1935 — Red Salute — Michael (Lefty) Jones • 1936 — Strike Me Pink — Butch Carson • 1936 — Captain Calamity — Henchman — (uncredited) • 1936 — Devil's Squadron — Tex • 1936 — Walking on Air — Joe • 1936 — Don't Turn 'Em Loose — Joe Graves • 1936 — Night Waitress — Martin Rhodes • 1937 — We Who Are About to Die — Slim Tolliver • 1937 — They Wanted to Marry — Jim • 1937 — Sea Devils — Puggy • 1937 — China Passage — Joe Dugan • 1937 — There Goes My Girl — Reporter Dunn • 1937 — Forlorn River — Lem Watkins — (uncredited) • 1937 — The Big Shot — Chester 'Chet' Scott • 1937 — Fight for Your Lady — Mike Scanlon • 1937 — Quick Money — Bill Adams • 1938 — Night Spot — Riley • 1938 — Rich Man, Poor Girl — Tom Grogan • 1938 — I Stand Accused — Blackie • 1938 — Out West with the Hardys — Ray Holt • 1939 — Long Shot — Jeff Clayton • 1939 — Pride of the Navy — Joe Falcon • 1939 — Big Town Czar — Chuck Hardy — (uncredited) • 1939 — Invitation to Happiness — Dutch Arnold • 1939 — Grand Jury Secrets — Billy Hargraves • 1939 — When Tomorrow Comes — Radio Technician • 1939 — Disputed Passage — Bill Anderson • 1939 — Henry Goes Arizona — Tug Evans — (uncredited) • 1940 — The Green Hornet — Britt Reid / The Green Hornet — Serial • 1940 — The Doctor Takes a Wife — O'Brien • 1940 — I Take This Oath — Steve Hanagan • 1940 — Up in the Air — Tex • 1940 — Girl from Havana — Tubby Waters • 1940 — Texas Rangers Ride Again — Ranger Radio Man — (uncredited) • 1941 — Reaching for the Sun — Sailor • 1941 — The Blonde from Singapore — 'Waffles' Billings • 1941 — You Belong to Me — Robert Andrews • 1941 — The Feminine Touch — Rubber-Legs Ryan • 1941 — Among the Living — Bill Oakley • 1942 — True to the Army — Pvt. Dugan • 1942 — To the Shores of Tripoli — Military Policeman at Main Gate — (uncredited) • 1942 — They All Kissed the Bride — Taxi Driver • 1942 — My Sister Eileen — 'The Wreck' Loomis • 1942 — Highways by Night — 'Footsy' Fogarty • 1942 — Flying Tigers — Alabama Smith • 1944 — Buffalo Bill — Trooper — (uncredited) • 1944 — Youth Runs Wild — Truck Driver • 1945 — Wanderer of the Wasteland — Sheriff • 1947 — The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — Tubby Wadsworth • 1947 — The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap — Jake Frame • 1948 — A Foreign Affair — Military Policeman • 1948 — Sons of Adventure — Andy Baldwin • 1948 — Black Eagle — Benjy Laughton • 1948 — The Untamed Breed — Happy Keegan • |1949 — Take Me Out to the Ball Game — Senator Catcher — (uncredited) • 1949 — Mr. Soft Touch — Muggles • 1949 — Easy Living — Bill Holloran • 1949 — Black Midnight — Roy • 1949 — Tokyo Joe — Idaho • 1949 — Dear Wife — Taxi Cab Driver • 1949 — Bodyhold — Pat Simmons • 1950 — Belle of Old Mexico — Tex Barnet • 1950 — The Palomino — Bill Hennessey • 1950 — The Arizona Cowboy — I.Q. Barton • 1950 — Trigger, Jr. — Splinters McGonagle • 1950 — Big Timber — Jocko • 1950 — Sunset in the West — Splinters McGonagle • 1950 — North of the Great Divide — Splinters McGonigle • 1950 — Trail of Robin Hood — Splinters McGonigle • 1951 — Spoilers of the Plains — Splinters McGonigle • 1951 — Heart of the Rockies — Splinters McGonigle • 1951 — Corky of Gasoline Alley — Elwood Martin • 1951 — Yellow Fin — Breck • 1952 — The Marrying Kind (1952) — Steve — (uncredited) • 1952 — Gobs and Gals — CPO Mike Donovan • 1952 — Sound Off — Sgt. Crockett • 1952 — The Winning Team — George Glasheen • 1952 — Big Jim McLain — Olaf • 1952 — Wagon Team — Marshal Sam Taplin • 1953 — Woman They Almost Lynched — Yankee Sergeant • 1953 — Island in the Sky — Walrus • 1953 — Take the High Ground! — Moose — (uncredited) • 1954 — The Outlaw Stallion — Wagner • 1955 — Treasure of Ruby Hills — Jack Voyle • 1955 — Smoke Signal — Cpl. Rogers • 1957 — Spring Reunion — Jack Frazer • 1957 — Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend — Pvt. Wilbur 'Will' Clegg • 1957 — The Monster That Challenged the World — Sheriff Josh Peters • 1958 — |Live Fast, Die Young — Pop Winters • 1958 — The Perfect Furlough — 'Sylvia', MP #1 • 1959 — The Shaggy Dog — Captain Scanlon, Police Chief • 1959 — Battle Flame — Sgt. McKelvey • 1959 — The Big Fisherman — (uncredited) • 1959 — Battle of the Coral Sea — Torpedoman Bates • 1960 — The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond — Sgt. Joe Cassidy • 1961 — Master of the World — Talkative Morgantown townsperson — (uncredited) • 1961 — The Absent-Minded Professor — Rutland Coach • 1963 — Son of Flubber — Rutland Coach • 1963 — McLintock! — Matt Douglas — (released posthumously, final film role)

Gordon Jones and Lucile Van Winkle, walking hand-in-hand after announcing their engagement, Los Angeles
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1911
Gordon Jones was born on 5 April 1911.
1963
Gordon Jones died on 20 June 1963.
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