Don Gordon

Don Gordon (1926 - 2017)

Film Deaths:[]

Law and Order (1953) [Bart Durling]: Shot off-screen by Don Garner whom he had been continually harassing. (Thanks to Brian)
Cry Tough (1959) [Incho]: Accidentally impaled through the stomach with his umbrella blade when he gets tangled up trying to get through a wire mesh fence when chasing John Saxon. (Thanks to Brian)
The Mack (1973) [Hank]: Shot to death, along with William Watson, by Max Julien and Roger E. Mosley, after Don and William taunt Max by revealing that they killed Max's mother (Juanita Moore).
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) [Harvey Pleydell Dean]: Scalded in the face by his wife (Leueen Willoughby) with a heating iron.
The Beast Within (1982) [Judge Curwin]: Decapitated by Billy Connors/Michael MacCleary (Paul Clemens) in his monster form.
The Borrower (1991) [Charles Krieger]: Neck snapped by the alien in the form of Neil Giuntoli.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Dead Weight (1959) [Rudy Stickney]: Shot to death by Joseph Cotten (staged to appear that Joseph killed him in self-defense).
The Twilight Zone: The Four of Us Are Dying (1960) [Andy Marshak]: Playing Harry Townes's character impersonating Don, he is shot by Peter Brocco; he frequently changes into Don before finally dying as Harry.
The Twilight Zone: The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross (1964) [Salvadore Ross]: Shot to death by Vaughn Taylor when he asks to marry Vaughn's daughter (Gail Kobe), forgetting that he had bought Vaughn's compassion the day before.
Combat!: Crossfire (1965) [Pvt. Stevens]: Mortally wounded in a firefight by Robert Champion with a submachinegun. He lives long enough to shoot Robert dead and have a few words with Vic Morrow. See Famous Last Words.
Columbo: Negative Reaction (1974) [Alvin Deschler]: Shot to death by Dick Van Dyke (who then shoots himself in the leg in order to make it appear that he killed Don in self-defense) in a junkyard.
The Streets of San Francisco: Superstar (1976) [Joey Latham]: Thrown through the window of his 5th floor apartment during a fight with Ron Soble. (Thanks to Brian)