Vic Gordon[1] (4 March 1909 – 2 December 2003)[2] was a British Australian character actor of vaudeville, television and film, best known for his achievements in the fields of drama, light entertainment, music and comedy.
Vic Gordon | |
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| Born | 4 March 1909 London, England, United Kingdom[1] |
| Died | 2 December 2003 (aged 94) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Other names | FunnyFace |
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| Children | 3 |
| Family | Jacqui Gordon (step-daughter) |
Biography
editVic Gordon was born in March 1909 in the London, England, United Kingdom, he was a staple on early Australian television.[3] Born in the United Kingdom, Vic moved to Australia in 1959. His early performances were comedy and vaudeville with celebrities such as Maurie Fields, Val Jellay and Peter Colville. He was known as Vic "Funnyface" Gordon on the HSV-7 Melbourne and ATN-7 Sydney television afternoon children's programme: The Happy Show (1960–1965), with Harry "Happy" Hammond.
Gordon, like many early Australian TV actors became best known as a staple of Crawford Productions, and as a character actor he appeared in 16 different roles in Homicide and 9 different roles in Division 4, before becoming a regular best known as the no-nonsense desk Sergeant Bert Kennedy, in the production Matlock Police which ran from 1971–1976 on the various 0-10 Network stations in Australia, (now known as the Ten Network), and as (Jack Lambert) on Young Ramsay. Later roles included The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and Neighbours.[4]
Three years after the death of his wife Josie in 1971, he remarried Jean Lochhead. Gordon died in Melbourne, Victoria aged 94 on 2 December 2003.[1][5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1954 | Panto Parade | TV movie | |
| 1956 | Pantomime Tea Dance | Himself | TV movie |
| 1982 | Next of Kin | Montclare Resident | Feature film |
| 1982 | Lonely Hearts | Patricia's father | |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | Elderly Man | Feature film |
| 1992 | Garbo | Old Time Card Sharp | Feature film |
TV series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–1965 | The Happy Show | Vic "Funnyface" Gordon | TV series |
| 1966–1976 | Homicide | George Roberts / Wally Blake / James Ellingham / Bob Morrison / Darkie Gates / Drunk / Ralph Anderson / Bill Flynn / Les Riley / Cemetery Gatekeeper / Luther Smith / Carpenter / Stan Ferris / Claude Finch / Tony Molloy / Nick Perry | TV series, 17 episodes |
| 1967 | Hunter | Wilson | TV series, Episode: "The Benedict File: Part 2" |
| 1969–1970 | Division 4 | Pat Doolan / Roberts / Pete Rowe / Len Jones / Stan Foster / Friendly / Harry Lester / Eddie Copeland / George de C | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1971–1976 | Matlock Police | Sgt. Bert Kennedy | TV series, 228 episodes |
| 1976 | Tandarra | Walter Drummund | TV series, Episode: "The Legacy of Walter Dummett" |
| 1976 | The Bluestone Boys | Governor Beams | TV series |
| 1977 | Bluey | Jake Hobbs | TV series, Episode: "A Touch of Stardust " |
| 1977–1978 | Young Ramsay | Jack Lambert | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1978–1979 | Cop Shop | Mr. Bates / Cartwright / Albert Hartley / Godfrey | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Drunk | Miniseries, Episode: "Getting Your Breath" |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Pat Donegan | TV series, Episode: "Rendezvous" |
| 1983 | All the Rivers Run | Examaning Skipper | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Dr. John Perry | TV series, Episode: "Country Girl" |
| 1980–1986 | Prisoner | Judge Cawthorne / Doctor Kelley / Doctor Buscomb / Uncle Perc | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1989 | Round the Twist | Old Man Chompers | TV series, Episode: "A Good Tip for Ghosts" |
| 1989 | Pugwall | Old Gus | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | The Flying Doctors | Mr. Freeman | TV series, Episode: "The Accomplice" |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Old Joe | Miniseries |
| 1995–2000 | Blue Heelers | Mr Blyth / Harry Jinks / -Harry Quinn | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Neighbours | Funeral Celebrant / Jimmy LeVan | TV series, 2 episodes, (final appearance) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Herald Sun, 5 December 2003, print edition, page 9, (first edition)
- ^ "Vic Gordon".
- ^ Who is Vic Gordon?
- ^ National Film and Sound Archive
- ^ Trask, Kevin (2 November 2016). "Whatever happened to... Vic Gordon". Melbourne Observer. Vol. 48, no. 1656. p. 14.
External links
edit- Vic Gordon at IMDb
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