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James Gordon

James Gordon

Actor · Died May 12, 1941, aged 70 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

One of the founders of the acting group known as "The Troupers," Gordon was a leading man for Julia Marlowe on Broadway, appearing in Shakespearean plays that toured the country a number of times.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1871
Died
May 12, 1941 (aged 70)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 58 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 1% in 30 days

What are James Gordon's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
53%
Bonds
39%
Power
8%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

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 James Gordon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James 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

58 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sergt.-Major Morris

  • One More Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Neighbors' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judge Lee

  • Stowaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • The Hot Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Warden

  • The Front Page(1931)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Carson Creswell

  • Masked Emotions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Capt. Goodell

  • Dad's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as James Gordon

  • Wolf Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Bill Garside

  • Publicity Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Brutus Banning

  • The Cancelled Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mr. Butler

  • Babe Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Baseball Player

  • The War Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as General Evans

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as V.E. Martin

  • Rose of the Tenements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Tim Galligan

  • The Buckaroo Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as James Mulford

  • Devil’s Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • The Ice Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • Miss Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Police Sergeant

  • The Social Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Editor

  • Phantom Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Governor

  • Tumbleweeds(1925)

    as Joe Hinman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Horse(1924)

    as David Brandon Sr (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Gold Hill Cassidy

  • Hearts of Oak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as John Owen

  • The Man Who Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Captain Gallon

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Alex MacKay

  • The White Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Yacht Captain

  • The Grail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as James Trammel

  • Defying Destiny(1923)

    as Mr. Alden

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Love Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Colonel Angus McClelland

  • On the High Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Captain of S.S. Andren

  • A Self-Made Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Jonas Spurlock

  • A Game Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Joshua Hastings

  • Nancy from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Mr. Kelly

  • Trailin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as William Drew

  • The Old Swimmin' Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Mr. Hull - Ezra's Pa

  • The Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as John Garson - The Game Warden

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1920)

    as Col. Munro

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as 'Death' Larsen

  • Excuse My Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Griggs (uncredited)

  • Mary's Ankle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as George P. Hampton

  • Behind the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Bill Tavish

  • The Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Jacques of the Silver North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Don Baird

  • The Final Close-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Patrick Norton

  • Experimental Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Callahan (as Jim Gordon)

  • The Lure of the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Guy Brock

  • Beatrice Fairfax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Christopher McRay / The Prince's bodyguard

  • Caprice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Mr. Henderson

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Crick

  • The Old Monk's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Allesandro

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Lord Raglan

  • A Chase Across the Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Detective

  • The Relief of Lucknow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as General Havelock

  • A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Second Romantic Rival

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as First Young Fisherman

Career shape

Star power in the 49th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1911 to 1939.

Highest rated

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Defying Destiny (1923)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1910s15 · acting1920s36 · acting1930s7 · acting

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 James Gordon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Defying Destiny (1923)

68th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Iron Horse (1924)

Midcredits 85th · 75% liked

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 James Gordon work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Gordon's MovieCove titles; Barbara Bedford shares the most, 2.