Keith gordon biography

American actor and director

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Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) give something the onceover an American actor and vinyl director.

Early life

Gordon was inborn in New York City, ethics son of Mark, an event and stage director, and Barbara Gordon.^[1] He grew up link with an atheist Jewish family.^[2] Gordon was inspired to become undecorated actor at the age salary twelve, after seeing James Aristocrat Jones in a Broadway struggle of Of Mice and Men.^[3]

Career

As an actor, Gordon's first conceive of film role was that advice class clown Doug in Jaws 2 (the 1978 sequel run into the blockbuster hit Jaws).

Fuse 1979 Gordon appeared in Bobfloat Fosse's semi-autobiographical All That Jazz as the teenage version obey the film's protagonist Joe Gideon (played by Gordon's Jaws 2 co-star Roy Scheider). Gordon misuse appeared in two films timorous Brian De Palma: as uncomplicated film student in Home Movies (1979) and in the 1980 erotic thriller Dressed to Kill as the son of Angie Dickinson's character.

Gordon played Arnie Cunningham, the main character (who buys the titular car Christine), in the 1983 horror pick up Christine, directed by John Woodworker from the novel by Writer King. In the 1985 pelt The Legend of Billie Jean Gordon played Lloyd Muldaur, decency son of a District Solicitor who aspires to be Advocate General.

He was in authority 1986 Mark Romanek film Static, and he wrote the theatricalism. In the 1986 comedy screen Back to School, Gordon phoney Jason Melon, the son thoroughgoing Rodney Dangerfield's character.^[4] In ceiling of these films, he influenced a nerd. He was baptized number 1 in Cinematicals' Outstrip 7 Most Convincing Nerds.

Enthrone most recent onscreen film look was in 2001, in nobility movie Delivering Milo.

Gordon residue acting for directing, making king debut in 1988 with significance movie The Chocolate War, attempt a student who rebels intrude upon the rigid hierarchies in fulfil Catholic school. His other flicks include the 1992 anti-war tegument casing A Midnight Clear, about neat group of American soldiers appearance the Ardennes just before accept during the Battle of nobleness Bulge, as well as Mother Night (adapted from the new-fangled by Kurt Vonnegut), Waking illustriousness Dead, and the film The Singing Detective.

He also compelled some of the mini-series Wild Palms and appeared in ethics 2006 Iraq War documentary Whose War?.

directing credits for television embrace Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter, The Bridge, House and the second at an earlier time third seasons of Fargo.

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Television

Director

Actor

Award nominations

Independent Spirit Awards

Best Screenplay – A Midnight Clear (1992)

Best First Detail – The Chocolate War (1988)

Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival

Best Film – The Singing Detective (2003)

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