Gordon Harker

Acting

Gordon Harker

Born August 6, 1885 · London, England, UK

Died March 2, 1967 · aged 81

Gordon Harker (born William Gordon Harker) was an English stage, screen, radio, and television actor.

Known For

Things Happen at NightThings Happen at Night · 1948
Things Happen at Night
★ 4.71948
MovieComedyHorror
A young girl finds herself possessed by the spirit of a mischievous demon.
The Farmer's WifeThe Farmer's Wife · 1928
The Farmer's Wife
★ 5.61928
MovieComedyDrama
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.
The RingThe Ring · 1927
The Ring
★ 5.91927
MovieDramaRomance
Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.
The Sport of KingsThe Sport of Kings · 1931
The Sport of Kings
★ 7.01931
MovieComedy
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.
ChampagneChampagne · 1928
Champagne
★ 5.21928
MovieComedyDrama
A spoiled heiress defies her millionaire father by running off to France to pursue her lover. Things don't go entirely as planned.
Escape!Escape! · 1930
Escape!
★ 6.31930
MovieCrimeDrama
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
Hyde Park CornerHyde Park Corner · 1935
Hyde Park Corner
★ 6.21935
MovieComedyCrime
A dead man's curse on a London party house seems to echo from 1780 to 1936.
Out of the CloudsOut of the Clouds · 1955
Out of the Clouds
★ 6.11955
MovieDrama
Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airport.

Filmography

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Boys Will Be BoysBoys Will Be Boys · 1935
Boys Will Be Boys
★ 6.41935
MovieComedy
Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby public school to replace the previous headmaster who has been convicted of writing forged cheques and has just been sent to prison. Smart appeals to the Governor to write him a good reference which he pretends to. Afterwards he writes his real recommendation which is very negative about Smart's talents. The trustee who works as the Governor's secretary, Faker Brown, "accidentally" gets the two letters mixed up and delivers the one praising Smart. On the basis of the letter, Lady Dorking, the who runs the Board of Governors appoints Smart to the job. This angers her deputy, Colonel Crableigh, who had favoured promoting his nephew, the Deputy head.

Faker Brown