Barry Gordon

Acting

Barry Gordon

Born December 21, 1948 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA (age 77)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American film, television and voice actor and political talk show host and producer. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Green DesertThe Green Desert · 1999
The Green Desert
7.81999
MovieDrama
Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.
A Thousand ClownsA Thousand Clowns · 1965
A Thousand Clowns
6.91965
MovieComedyDrama
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.
Time WarpTime Warp · 1981
Time Warp
4.21981
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
After a long space journey, an astronaut returns home to his family only to discover that he has somehow gone through a "time warp" and is now one year into the future, rendering him invisible to all those around him.
Love at First BiteLove at First Bite · 1979
Love at First Bite
6.01979
MovieRomanceComedy
Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.
The Girl Can't Help ItThe Girl Can't Help It · 1956
The Girl Can't Help It
6.31956
MovieComedyMusic
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
Pressure PointPressure Point · 1962
Pressure Point
6.51962
MovieDrama
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles · 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989
MovieAdventureAction
Hey, Turtle fans--are you ready for a "fabuloso" feature-length adventure? Then try this on for size! Shredder's shenanigans have shrunk the fearless green teens down to thimble-sized turtles. The only thing that hasn't been diminished is their appetite for pizza. Now, even a trickle from a storm pipe spells a tidal wave of trouble for these minimutants. Will our six-inch-high heroes grow out of this mess? Or might they end up as more morsels for some sewer shark? One thing's for sure--this is no tall tale!
The Last LaughThe Last Laugh · 2016
The Last Laugh
7.02016
MovieDocumentary
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

Movies

The Green DesertThe Green Desert · 1999
The Green Desert
7.81999
MovieDrama
Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.
A Thousand ClownsA Thousand Clowns · 1965
A Thousand Clowns
6.91965
MovieComedyDrama
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.
Time WarpTime Warp · 1981
Time Warp
4.21981
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
After a long space journey, an astronaut returns home to his family only to discover that he has somehow gone through a "time warp" and is now one year into the future, rendering him invisible to all those around him.
Love at First BiteLove at First Bite · 1979
Love at First Bite
6.01979
MovieRomanceComedy
Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.
The Girl Can't Help ItThe Girl Can't Help It · 1956
The Girl Can't Help It
6.31956
MovieComedyMusic
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
Pressure PointPressure Point · 1962
Pressure Point
6.51962
MovieDrama
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles · 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
1989
MovieAdventureAction
Hey, Turtle fans--are you ready for a "fabuloso" feature-length adventure? Then try this on for size! Shredder's shenanigans have shrunk the fearless green teens down to thimble-sized turtles. The only thing that hasn't been diminished is their appetite for pizza. Now, even a trickle from a storm pipe spells a tidal wave of trouble for these minimutants. Will our six-inch-high heroes grow out of this mess? Or might they end up as more morsels for some sewer shark? One thing's for sure--this is no tall tale!
The Last LaughThe Last Laugh · 2016
The Last Laugh
7.02016
MovieDocumentary
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer · 1959
The Jazz Singer
1959
MovieComedyDrama
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer PizzasTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas · 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas
6.01989
MovieAnimationAction
Ready for a large charge, Turtle fans? This time, the evil Shredder has devised one of his scariest scenarios. It's THE CASE OF THE KILLER PIZZAS, in which monster meatballs threaten to devour the city. But hold the anchovies! Our lean green gang of teen turtles aren't going to take this taste-less attack without a food fight. Tune in as "Turtlemania" continues to spread across the land. And stay tuned for the second radioactive adventure: ENTER THE FLY.
The Object of BeautyThe Object of Beauty · 1991
The Object of Beauty
5.21991
MovieDramaComedy
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
The Spirit Is WillingThe Spirit Is Willing · 1967
The Spirit Is Willing
5.51967
MovieComedyHorror
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
Snorks: Bubbles of FunSnorks: Bubbles of Fun · 1987
Snorks: Bubbles of Fun
10.01987
MovieAnimationAdventure
Join the colorful, happy Snorks in the magical world of Snorkland, deep beneath the sea. The Snorks will entertain and delight you as they snorkel through eight waterful episodes on this videocassette.
Stark: Mirror ImageStark: Mirror Image · 1986
Stark: Mirror Image
9.01986
MovieTV Movie
Sequel to the original movie about a hard-boiled Kansas City cop finds him tracking a colleague's killer to Las Vegas.
Body SlamBody Slam · 1986
Body Slam
5.11986
MovieComedyMusic
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!). When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he mistakes Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom. The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a winner again.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding TeenagersTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers · 1988
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
1988
Movie
Hey, Turtle Fans... are you ready for one radical far-out tale? The ultra-nasty master Shredder has joined forces with a mad, bad brain--called Krang. The two plan to import their own evil armies to cripple the world. But wait! Speeding on the scene arrive HOT RODDING TEENAGERS FROM DIMENSION X warning our fabulous foursome of green teens about the wicked duo's mean schemes. The Turtles unite with these visiting party animals to battle the villains. PLUS--more shell-shocking excitement with A THING ABOUT RATS!
Warp SpeedWarp Speed · 1981
Warp Speed
4.81981
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A psychic investigates the disappearance of a space-shuttle crew and discovers an alien force present in the craft.
The Perfect WomanThe Perfect Woman · 1981
The Perfect Woman
3.01981
MovieScience FictionComedy
An alien king sends two of his most loyal--and, as it turns out, stupidest--subjects to Earth to find him a queen to help rule his planet.
Out of ItOut of It · 1969
Out of It
4.31969
MovieDramaComedy
An introverted nerd and a violent jock vie for the attentions of a cheerleader.
The Adventures of the American RabbitThe Adventures of the American Rabbit · 1986
The Adventures of the American Rabbit
5.51986
MovieAnimationFantasy
To fight evil, a young rabbit can transform into a star spangled superhero.
Kill RatioKill Ratio · 2016
Kill Ratio
4.22016
MovieAction
An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government.
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTurtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · 2014
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.42014
MovieDocumentary
In the spring of 1984, a strange new comic book sat beside cash registers in select shops, too big to fit in the racks, and too weird to ignore. Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presented a completely original breed of super hero. It was too bizarre, too crazy. It broke all the rules and should never have worked. Until it sold out. Again and again and again. For 30 years. Now, peek under the shell and see how this so-called "happy accident" defied every naysayer to become one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world.
Hands of a StrangerHands of a Stranger · 1962
Hands of a Stranger
5.01962
MovieHorrorThriller
A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.
Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast · 1992
Beauty and the Beast
6.01992
MovieAnimationFantasy
A young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift.

TV Shows

ERER · 1994
ER
7.81994
SeriesDrama
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.02000
SeriesComedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine · 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.91993
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
MannixMannix · 1967
Mannix
6.81967
SeriesCrime
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager · 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
7.81995
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Love, American StyleLove, American Style · 1969
Love, American Style
6.21969
SeriesComedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8.32012
Series
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, find that life out of the sewers isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Now the turtles must work together as a team to take on new enemies that arise to take over New York City.
Dr. KildareDr. Kildare · 1961
Dr. Kildare
5.71961
SeriesDrama
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
Tom & Jerry Kids ShowTom & Jerry Kids Show · 1990
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
6.51990
SeriesAnimation
Tom and Jerry in their childhood days, playing cat-and-mouse games even then.
Batman: The Animated SeriesBatman: The Animated Series · 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
8.61992
SeriesAnimation
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDrama
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · 1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.81987
SeriesAnimation
Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
ThrillerThriller · 1960
Thriller
6.71960
SeriesCrime
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.
Empty NestEmpty Nest · 1988
Empty Nest
5.91988
SeriesFamilyComedy
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant, nurse LaVerne Todd; and obnoxious neighborhood mooch Charley Dietz. Thank goodness he always finds a friendly shoulder (and a warm, wet tongue) in Dreyfuss, his enormous dog.
Leave It to BeaverLeave It to Beaver · 1957
Leave It to Beaver
6.91957
SeriesComedyFamily
An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
Brothers and SistersBrothers and Sisters · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
7.12006
SeriesDrama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
The Incredible HulkThe Incredible Hulk · 1977
The Incredible Hulk
7.21977
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
Three's CompanyThree's Company · 1977
Three's Company
7.61977
SeriesComedy
When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.
Barney MillerBarney Miller · 1975
Barney Miller
7.31975
SeriesComedy
Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
Darkwing DuckDarkwing Duck · 1991
Darkwing Duck
7.41991
SeriesAnimation
The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.
Caroline in the CityCaroline in the City · 1995
Caroline in the City
6.61995
SeriesComedyDrama
Caroline Duffy is a successful cartoonist in Manhattan whose eclectic friends are sometimes the subjects of her comic strip.
The HughleysThe Hughleys · 1998
The Hughleys
6.81998
SeriesComedyFamily
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.
Arli$$Arli$$ · 1996
Arli$$
6.81996
SeriesComedy
A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.
Kolchak: The Night StalkerKolchak: The Night Stalker · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.71974
SeriesDramaMystery
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.