Gale Gordon

American actor (1906–1995) Gale GordonGordon in 1958BornCharles T. Aldrich Jr.(1906-02-20)February 20, 1906New York City, U.S.DiedJune 30, 1995(1995-06-30) (aged 89)Escondido, California, U.S.OccupationActorYears active1923–1991Spouse Virginia Curley ​ ​(m. 1937; died 1995)​ Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr.; February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor who was Lucille Ball's longtime television foil, particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom The Lucy Show. Gordon also appeared in I Love Lucy and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. Gordon was also a radio actor who played school principal Osgood Conklin in Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace, replacing Joseph Kearns after he died. Early life Charles Thomas Aldrich, Jr. was born on February 20, 1906, in New York City, the first child and only son of American quick change artist C