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- Birth nameDonald Walter Guadagno
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Don Gordon was born on November 13, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), Papillon (1973) and Bullitt (1968). He was married to Denise Farr, Bek Nelson, Nita Talbot and Helen Westcott. He died on April 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesDenise Farr(December 24, 1979 - April 24, 2017) (his death)Bek Nelson(December 31, 1959 - May 23, 1979) (divorced, 1 child)Nita Talbot(September 7, 1954 - April 11, 1958) (divorced)Helen Westcott(February 14, 1948 - August 31, 1953) (divorced)
- ParentsTomaso GuadagnoMadeline De Luca
- Was good friends with Steve McQueen. They appeared together in three films: Bullitt (1968), Papillon (1973), and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also made guest appearances with McQueen on the show Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958).
- Granite-jawed, angular-faced American character actor of films and television who specialized in desperate men on both sides of the law. Found a perfect niche in science-fiction, given particularly meaty roles in the original The Twilight Zone (1959), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Invaders (1967).
- He was the son of Madeline (De Luca), and Tomaso Guadagno of Rhode Island. He was of Italian descent.
- Son-in-law of Felicia Farr and Lee Farr. Stepson-in-law of Jack Lemmon (who was only one year older than Gordon.
- Played both Detective Delgetti in the 1968 crime thriller Bullitt and crazed criminal Anthony Delgetti 17 years later in the TV series Remington Steele.
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