Gordon served in the Canadian army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films.
In Hollywood, he appeared in numerous films including starring opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1923 film "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." That same year he starred in "The Wanters" with Norma Shearer and Marie Prevost.
For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films. He was with MGM studios when he retired from film in 1940 and invested in the manufacture of silk stockings, a lucrative business at a time when Canadian and British women could not get them due to the rationing brought on by the Second World War. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio.
HuntleyGordon (October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gordon served in the Canadian army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war.
HuntleyGordon died in Van Nuys, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
In true ‘country credentials’ style, Gordon (who was a fl-belt karate) actually served time in military jail after the accidental death of a plain-clothes military policeman in a brawl; the Gordon I knew was mild mannered and self-effacing, so I cannot comment on the circumstances.
Gordon was the only backing musician to play on all three Matthews Southern Comfort albums; after Iain Matthews disbanded the group in 1970, they carried on for 3 more albums, finally calling it a day in 1972.
GordonHuntley sadly died of cancer in 1985, but is certainly not forgotten in the steel guitar community.
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