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Harold Gordon

Harold Gordon

Actor · Died January 19, 1959, aged 40 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Harold Gordon was born on 9 August 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for East of Eden, Viva Zapata! and Space Patrol . He was married to Inge Jollos. He died on 19 January 1959 in New York City, New York, USA. Gordon was born Harold Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York and began his acting career on stage in the 1930s before appearing in many films. He was married to actress Inge Jolles in 1953. His best-known role is the Mexican President Francisco Indalecio Madero in Ella Kazan's western film Viva Zapata! (1952), which starred Marlon Brando. Gordon died in New York City from natural causes at the age of 40.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 9, 1918
Died
January 19, 1959 (aged 40)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Harold Gordon's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
24%
Self
16%
Survival
15%
Power
13%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
1
Warm
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harold Gordon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harold Gordon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Look in Any Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Editor

  • Yellowneck(1955)

    as Cockney

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • East of Eden(1955)

    as Gustav Albrecht

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Bengal Brigade(1954)

    as Hari Lal

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Jazz Singer(1952)

    as Rabbi Roth

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Iron Mistress(1952)

    as Andrew Marschalk

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Viva Zapata!(1952)

    as Madero

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 1952 to 1961.

Biggest box office

East of Eden (1955)

$50K worldwide

Highest rated

East of Eden (1955)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 7: 6 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thEditing1 of 7: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s6 · acting1960s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Harold Gordon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

East of Eden (1955)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Harold Gordon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harold Gordon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elia Kazan shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors