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George Gordon(1906-1986)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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George Gordon was born on 2 September 1906 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director, known for The Smurfs (1981), Bat*21 (1988) and Super Friends (1973). He was married to Sarah E. Hayes. He died on 24 May 1986 in Apple Valley, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1906
DiedMay 24, 1986(79)
BornSeptember 2, 1906
DiedMay 24, 1986(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
The Smurfs
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Danny Glover and Gene Hackman in Bat*21 (1988)
Bat*21
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1988
Super Friends (1973)
Super Friends
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Here Comes the Grump (1969)
Here Comes the Grump
7.3
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Cartoon Alley (2004)
    Cartoon Alley
    8.2
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 2005
  • ToonHeads (1992)
    ToonHeads
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 1992–2001
  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1984
  • Monchhichis (1983)
    Monchhichis
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Biskitts (1983)
    The Biskitts
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
    The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Shirt Tales (1982)
    Shirt Tales
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1983
  • Marty Ingels in Pac-Man (1982)
    Pac-Man
    6.0
    TV Series
    • director
    • 1982–1983
  • Super Friends (1973)
    Super Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1983
  • The Dukes (1983)
    The Dukes
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Gary Coleman Show (1982)
    The Gary Coleman Show
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981)
    Laverne & Shirley in the Army
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981–1982
  • Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982)
    Ri¢hie Ri¢h
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980–1982
  • Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982)
    Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The Little Rascals (1982)
    The Little Rascals
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982

Animation Department

  • Milton Berle, Paul Lynde, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Risë Stevens, and Danny Thomas in Journey Back to Oz (1972)
    Journey Back to Oz
    5.7
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Shutter Bugged Cat (1967)
    Shutter Bugged Cat
    5.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • graphic blandishment (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Living Unlimited
    Short
    • animation director
    • 1956
  • Man-Made Miracles (1954)
    Man-Made Miracles
    Short
    • animation supervisor
    • 1954
  • Of Men and Molecules
    Short
    • animation supervisor
    • 1954
  • Horizons of Hope
    Short
    • animation supervisor
    • 1954
  • Jack Carson, Denise Darcel, Charlotte Greenwood, Fernando Lamas, and Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (1953)
    Dangerous When Wet
    6.3
    • animator
    • director of animation (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Jerry's Diary (1949)
    Jerry's Diary
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • The Covered Pushcart (1949)
    The Covered Pushcart
    4.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946)
    Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy
    5.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Winky the Watchman
    5.7
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
    The Yankee Doodle Mouse
    7.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • William Hanna in The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
    The Lonesome Mouse
    7.7
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
    Sufferin' Cats!
    7.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943

Art Department

  • Pink Panther and Sons (1984)
    Pink Panther and Sons
    5.5
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1984–1985
  • Mel Blanc, Lucille Bliss, Henry Corden, Gay Autterson, and Jean Vander Pyl in A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
    A Flintstone Christmas
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • story director
    • 1977
  • Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972)
    Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1973–1974
  • Jeannie (1973)
    Jeannie
    6.0
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1973
  • Speed Buggy (1973)
    Speed Buggy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story director
    • story direction
    • 1973
  • Sealab 2020 (1972)
    Sealab 2020
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1972
  • The Roman Holidays (1972)
    The Roman Holidays
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1972
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 2, 1906
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 24, 1986
    • Apple Valley, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Sarah E. HayesMarch 16, 1927 - ?
  • Parents
      Margaret Campbell
  • Relatives
      Francis Gordon(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    On Friday, October 1,1937 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed Robert Allen as the director of their new series of cartoons based on Rudolph Dirk's "The Captain and the Kids" newspaper comic-strip feature. The company also signed George Gordon as lay-out man and animator for the series. Prior to that Gordon had been with Terry Toons for the previous seven years.

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