Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972.

Biography

Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working for Warner Bros.,

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and RKO. He went on to appear in approximately 25 films. Oliver was

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of '' It Takes a Thief'', '' Peter Gunn'', '' Mr. Lucky'', and ''

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''. On-screen, he was co-host of ''Mobil Theatre'' and ''

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''. Oliver was married to model Elsa Oliver for 46 years. They had a son, Angus Duncan, and a daughter, Elsa Lambert. He died of emphysema January 26, 1995, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition. Oliver was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

Partial filmography

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'' (1933) - Student (uncredited) * '' Fugitive in the Sky'' (1936) - Bob White * ''

Once a Doctor ''Once a Doctor'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by Robertson White and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King, Henry Kolker and Gordon Hart. The film was release ...

'' (1937) - Dr. Jerry Brace * ''

Draegerman Courage ''Draegerman Courage'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Jean Muir, Barton MacLane, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards and Helen MacKellar. The film was released b ...

'' (1937) - Pete Lawson * '' The Go Getter'' (1937) - Luce * '' San Quentin'' (1937) - Captain * '' The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' (1937) - Philip Brownley * '' Fly-Away Baby'' (1937) - Lucien 'Sonny' Croy * ''

White Bondage ''White Bondage'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Howard Phillips, Joe King, Harry Davenport and Virginia Brissac. The film was released by Warner Br ...

'' (1937) - Dave Graydon * '' Youth on Parole'' (1937) - Phillip Henderson * '' Alcatraz Island'' (1937) - George Drake * ''

Over the Goal ''Over the Goal'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by William Jacobs and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars June Travis, William Hopper, Johnnie Davis, Gordon Oliver, William Harrigan and Willard Parker. The f ...

'' (1937) - Benton * ''

West of Shanghai ''West of Shanghai'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff as a Chinese warlord. It is based on the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play '' The Bad Man''. Three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'', ...

'' (1937) - Jim Hallet * '' Expensive Husbands'' (1937) - Ricky Preston * '' Daredevil Drivers'' (1938) - Mark Banning * '' Jezebel'' (1938) - Dick Allen * ''

Women Are Like That ''Women Are Like That'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Stanley Logan and written by Horace Jackson. The film stars Kay Francis, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Forbes, Melville Cooper, Thurston Hall and Grant Mitchell. The film was released by ...

'' (1938) - Howard Johns * ''

The Marines Are Here ''The Marines Are Here'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Gordon Oliver, June Travis, and Ray Walker, and was released on June 8, 1938. Cast list * Gordon Oliver as Jones * June Travis as Terry * Ray Walke ...

'' (1938) - Corporal Dick Jones * '' Brother Rat'' (1938) - Capt 'Lacedrawers' Rogers * '' Blondie'' (1938) - Chester Franey * ''

There's That Woman Again ''There's That Woman Again'' is a 1938 American comedy mystery film directed by Alexander Hall. It is the sequel to ''There's Always a Woman'', released the same year. In both films, Melvyn Douglas stars as a private investigator whose wife involv ...

'' (1938) - Charles Crenshaw * '' Pride of the Navy'' (1939) - Jerry Richards * ''

My Son Is a Criminal ''My Son Is a Criminal'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.) and starring Alan Baxter, Julie Bishop, Gordon Oliver and Willard Robertson. Plot Former police chief Tim Halloran Sr. (Willard Robertso ...

'' (1939) - Allen Coltrin * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) - Jed Malone * ''

A Woman Is the Judge ''A Woman Is the Judge'' is an American 1939 drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, and Arthur Loft. The film tagline is ''Love bridges the gulf between a judge an ...

'' (1939) - Robert Langley * '' Sabotage'' (1939) - Tommy Grayson * ''

Sweetheart of the Campus ''Sweetheart of the Campus'' (also released as ''Broadway Ahead'') is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, and Harriet Hilliard. Plot Betty Blake (Ruby Keeler) is a lead vocali ...

'' (1941) - Terry Jones * ''

Follies Girl ''Follies Girl'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Rowland and starring Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan and Gordon Oliver. It was made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. Much of the film takes place in or ...

'' (1943) - Pvt. Jerry Hamlin * ''

Passport to Destiny ''Passport to Destiny'' is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adol ...

'' (1944) - Capt. Franz von Weber * '' Seven Days Ashore'' (1944) - Dan Arland Jr. * '' Since You Went Away'' (1944) - Marine Officer Seeking Room * '' Heavenly Days'' (1944) - Dick Martin * '' The Spiral Staircase'' (1946) - Steve Warren * ''

Station West ''Station West'' is a 1948 American Western black-and-white film directed by Sidney Lanfield and based on a Western novel by Luke Short. Burl Ives plays a small role and sings the following songs on the soundtrack: "A Stranger in Town," "The Sun ...

'' (1948) - Prince * '' Born to Be Bad'' (1950) - The Lawyer * '' My Forbidden Past'' (1951) - Clay Duchesne * '' The Las Vegas Story'' (1952) - Mr. Drucker * '' Code Name: Heraclitus'' (1967, producer) * '' Cancel My Reservation'' (1972) - Mr. Willie Sparker

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