- Has the (dubious) distinction of having the most movies shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).
- Nicknamed 'Mister Big', both for his initials and for his many '50s giant creature movies
- Began making home movies in 16mm when he was only nine years old.
- His parents were Sadeline (Barnett) and Charles Abraham Gordon. His family is of Russian Jewish descent.
- Educated at the University of Wisconsin.
- Born in the same Wisconsin town as Orson Welles, whom he directed in "Necromancy".
- Talks extensively about his movie "The Cyclops" (1957) in Tom Weaver's book "Creature Feature Creators" (McFarland & Co., 2025).
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