Susan Gordon
Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 — December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show.
Gordon was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of film director Bert I. Gordon and his wife Flora (Lang). Susan began her career, at age eight, as a last-minute substitute for another young actress in 1958's Attack of the Puppet People, directed by her father, who subsequently directed her in three additional films — The Boy and the Pirates, Tormented (both 1960) and 1966's Picture Mommy Dead, her final film. In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies, playing the daughter of musician, composer and bandleader Red Nichols, portrayed by Danny Kaye.
On television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends an alien. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.392 |
Birthday | 1949-07-27 |
Place of Birth | Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | Susan Lynn Gordon, |
1960
Tormented
5.047/43
A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.
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Tormented
1958
Attack of the Puppet People
4.966/59
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
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Attack of the Puppet People
1959
The Five Pennies
6.7/23
Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time...
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The Five Pennies
1960
The Boy and the Pirates
4.9/11
Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's shi...
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The Boy and the Pirates
1966
Picture Mommy Dead
5.2/10
Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered over the fiery death of her mother. Her father has a ne...
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Picture Mommy Dead
1959
Miracle On 34th Street
0/0
In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotio...
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Miracle On 34th Street
1959
The Man in the Net
5.2/16
An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt t...
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