Harris Gordon

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Harris Gordon
Born(1884-07-04)July 4, 1884
Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedMarch 31, 1947(1947-03-31) (aged 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1934
Notable work
Spouse
(m. 1915,divorced)
In the 1919 film Suspense Suspense (1919) - 1.jpg
In the 1919 film Suspense
Beyond the Law (1918) - 2.jpg
In The Prodigal Wife The Prodigal Wife (1918) - 1.jpg
In The Prodigal Wife

Harris Gordon (July 4, 1884-March 31, 1947) was an American actor born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. [1]

He married actress Louise Emerald Bates. [2] She later remarried to Edmund Mortimer and became Louise Bates Mortimer. [3]

Filmography

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References

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  2. "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. September 5, 1916 via Google Books.
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