Gordon Thomson
Now enjoying his 50th anniversary as an actor, Gordon Thomson has steadily worked in theater, on television and in film, while he is co-starring in the new daytime drama web-series Winterthorne (2015), premiering in August 2015. His work has taken him to various locations around the globe including Toronto, Rome and London, calling Los Angeles his home since the early 1980's, during production of the original "Dynasty." Gordon Thomson may be best-known worldwide for his role as the evil, yet dashing Adam Carrington from 1982 to 1989 on the ABC Television prime-time drama Dynasty (1981), one of the most popular prime-time shows in television history. This role earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 1988, along with Soap Opera Digest award nominations for Dynasty in 1986, 1988, 1989. In his latest role, Thomson plays family patriarch Maxmillian Winterthorne in the new online drama Winterthorne. Maxmillian is wise, charmingly charismatic and willing to commit any act necessary when it comes to protecting his family. He is the glue that holds the family together. This new series is Thomson's second collaboration with Winterthorne co-star and series creator Michael Caruso. He previously co-starred in Caruso's Emmy nominated daytime drama web-series DeVanity (2011) in 2013 and 2014 as jewelry magnate Preston Regis, getting two Indie Series Awards nominations for his work. The first was for "Best Guest Star in a Drama" in 2014 and the second for "Best Supporting Actor - Drama" in 2015. All of Thomson's success and accolades on the small screen came after years of serious training and work in theater, from the Shakespearean stage of the Stratford Festival in Canada to Orton, Turgenev, Coward and Ibsen. His career actually started on the stage in his native Toronto, honing his acting skills in productions of The Hollywood Blues at Old Angelo's Theatre, The Fantastiks at The Colonnade Theatre, playing the lead role of Jesus in Godspell with Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Andrea Martin, and Eugene Levy at The Bayview Theatre and in Oh, Coward at Theatre in the Dell, among others. Gordon also did a series of productions at the very prestigious Stratford Festival including King John, Love's Labours Lost, The Imaginary Invalid and A Month in the Country. Theater work outside of the Toronto, Ontario area included his lead role as Dennis in Joe Orton's Loot at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo and as the lead in Eastern Standard at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles. Various network television roles soon followed, which led to the dream role of Adam Carrington on Aaron Spelling's mega-hit show Dynasty (1981), propelling Thomson into the mainstream. He has had the good fortune to perform in the highly pressured arenas of prime-time television and weekly repertory theatre, as well as mastering the rigors of daytime drama, including Santa Barbara (1984) on NBC in the role of Mason Capwell, earning another Soap Opera Digest award nomination. He later appeared on the NBC Television daytime drama Sunset Beach (1997), while having also appeared on The Young and the Restless (1973), Passions (1984), and Days of Our Lives (1965). In more recent years, Gordon Thomson has had film roles in the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Wolfgang Petersen's Poseidon (2006).
Gordon Thorpe
Gordon Thorpe was born in Lakin, Kansas where he was raised until age five. His father, Harold Thorpe, independently wealthy, with a reputation for owning the largest cars available, then divorced Gordon's mother, Lois, and he later moved to Reno, Nevada, where he worked as an expert card dealer until retirement. Gordon, with his mother, moved to Los Angeles, to stay at the family mansion there on W.3rd Street. Noteworthy, Gordon's family, including Gordon, of course, were well connected and listed in all the social registers of the day, including "The Blue Book". Lois used these social connections to get Gordon special attention for a screen test, at which his talent was immediately discovered and he quickly rose to become one of the top child stars of the silent era. He was one of the chosen few able to maintain the same status into "The Talkies"throughout the 1930's. Gordon starred in features with many of the great actors of the day, Including Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Jackie Cooper, among others. Yet all was not rosy for young Gordon. Though famous for his beautiful head of long curly hair, this became a curse as Gordon had to quite often defend his young masculinity against the short manes of the day, and developed a strong reputation as a fighter. Unfortunately, his frequent fights, though nearly all defensive, still got him into hot water with the studios and Lois, now an overbearing stage mother. This was a source of great distress for Gordon, and often kept him from pursuing or winning even more important roles. At age 16, in the famous movie "Dawn Patrol", he portrayed a young, brave fighter-pilot. This was pivotal for Gordon, as he was finally seen no longer as a "cute child", but rather as a fine strong young man. It was as much the acceptance in his role here as the character itself that motivated Gordon to leave films, go back to Kansas, go to college, only to later join the Army Air Corps upon the outbreak of the Second World War. He did enlist for fighter pilot duty, and was commissioned as a bombardier. He flew 47 wartime bombing missions in Europe, serving heroically, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Purple Hearts. Shot down and wounded three times, figuring the odds were likely for not surviving a fourth crash-landing, he politely requested a transfer. As reward for his heroic and loyal duty, he was promptly transferred to the OSS, where he was flown over Yugoslavia, and THROWN out of the plane. With a parachute,and an instruction manual on how to use it, he managed to safely land behind enemy lines. Captain Gordon Thorpe became principal in the formation of the Yugoslavian partisan resistance He used his charisma, his international reputation as a movie actor, and his bravery under fire, to motivate and help win back Yugoslavia at the end of the war. Though not the duty he expected, Gordon turned these events into his finest hour. Following the war, he married Jeanne Selby, a screen cartoonist for Universal Studios. He tried his hand at business being immediately recruited by IBM. Prior to his divorce in 1952, brought about by his recall to active service at the outset of the Korean War, he had one son, Anthony C. Thorpe. As a side note, Anthony did also inherit Gordon's great hair and good looks, but, seeing the perils his father encountered, he was discouraged from ever seeking a role in front of the camera. Anthony does however work in the industry even today, as Property Master and in other crew positions, having done so for over 30 years and with 100's of hours of Film and TV. Gordon served again in the Korean War as an infantry commander. It seems that as the Army Air Corp was dissolved,his commission was reverted to the regular Army. Again, Gordon seemed to inherit the duties he least desired. He once remarked to his son, "I'd gladly fight the Second World War three times again if it meant I didn't have to go to Korea once!" He served bravely again, at the front lines until the end of the war, was wounded, suffered from a grenade blast, and was never the same person again. In the years following he lived a colorful though not prosperous existence. He lived in various locales throughout the western United States until he settled down, remarried and managed his own coffeehouse in Sacramento,Ca. from the 1970's until his passing in 1989. He is survived by his son, Anthony C. Thorpe, and one grandson, Morgan Cantrell Thorpe.
Gordon Tootoosis
A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his film debut in the western film Alien Thunder (1974) with Donald Sutherland and Chief Dan George. Tootoosis provided memorable performances in television and movies, including the role of 'One Stab' in Legends of the Fall (1994), the role of 'Growling Bear' in the Steven Spielberg produced miniseries Into the West (2005) and the role of 'Chief Red Cloud' in the HBO film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007). His television credits include guest appearances on Friday the 13th: The Series (1987), MacGyver (1985), Northern Exposure (1990), The X Files (1993), The Magnificent Seven (1998) and Smallville (2001). Tootoosis provided the voice of 'Kekata' in Disney's animated feature Pocahontas (1995) and Sheriff Gordy in Open Season (2006).
Gordon Vasquez
Gordon Vasquez is an actor and director, known for The Adventures of Amber & Crystal (2012), Conversations with Lucifer (2011) and Social Lodge Comedy Series (2013).
Gordon Vincent
Gordon Vincent is known for The Woman (2011) and Someplace Warm (2010).
Gordon Waddell
In 1983 Gordon Waddell started training to become a stunt performer working in the live show arenas in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 1985 Gordon started training for film and television and by 1988 he was working full time in the film & television industry on productions from Mission: Impossible (TV Series) to The Delinquents (Feature Film). In 1996 Gordon was graded to the level of stunt safety consultant/supervisor and in 1997 moved to Sydney to work on the hit television series Water Rats (TV Series) In 2005 Gordon teamed up with line producer Michael Hatrick and formed Commercial Films where Gordon moved into the production side of the business working as a Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager, Cameraman, Editor and Director. Having worked on both sides of the camera for over 30 years, Gordon is as much at home as an actor and stunt performer, as he is as a producer and director. Gordon has appeared in productions such other productions as Street Fighter, The Long Weekend, Two Hands with Heath Ledger and Wild Boys, but would be best remembered for his role as the taxi driver responsible for blowing up Metropolis in Superman Returns. Gordon's skills as a producer and director come from an extensive history in the film and television industry.
Gordon Warnecke
Gordon was born in Highgate, London to Edward and Iris Warnecke. His father came from Germany and his mother from Guyana, South America. Both of them settled in England when they were quite young before they met each other. Gordon attended a comprehensive school in North London and not attaining the grades to go to university to study English he went on to study acting at the De Leon Drama School in Richmond. When he left he joined M6 Theatre Company where he obtained his Equity acting card and then performed for various theatre companies before getting his break through film role in the award winning film My Beautiful Laundrette, written by Hanif Kuerishi and directed by Stephen Frears, playing Omar, the co-lead with Daniel Day-Lewis. He has since worked extensively in Film, Television and Theatre. Film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini, Exitz and most recently the Canadian feature film, Venus, directed by Eisha Marjara. Television credits include A Fatal Inversion, Dr Who, EastEnders, Only Fools And Horses and Holby City. In theatre he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Julius Caesar, The Jew Of Malta and Three Sisters), Borderline with the Nuffield Theatre, Blood at the Royal Court Theatre, the award winning Monkey Bars (Unicorn Theatre) and last year a stage adaptation by Hanif Kuerishi of his film script My Beautiful Laundrette which toured. This time round he played Papa, the father of Omar who he played in the original film. He is divorced and has one son and lives with his partner, Hilary, in Hertfordshire. When Gordon is not acting he writes and directs his own short films and co-runs a small film company, 2Step Media that makes films to promote businesses on line as well as educational videos. He is a die hard Arsenal football supporter.
Gordon Whiting
Gordon Whiting was born on May 9, 1918 in London, England. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Avengers (1961) and The First Churchills (1969). He was married to Jane Bridget Foley. He died on February 21, 2002 in Surrey, England.
Gordon Wilson
Gordon Wilson is an actor, known for No Man's Land (2001), Tom Jones (1996) and L'enquête (2014).
Gordon Winarick
Gordon Winarick is an American actor and artist whose film & TV credits include Jordan Peele's Hunters on Amazon, The Duplass Brothers' The Miseducation of Bindu, Gotham on Fox, John Crowley's The Goldfinch and Madam Secretary on CBS. Born in New Jersey, his training includes studies at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England, as well as The Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York City. Gordon is also a visual artist with gallery shows in New York City & in Los Angeles. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
