Gordon DeVol

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Gordon DeVol (born in 1946) (also credited as Gordon Devol) was an American supporting actor in various films and television programs, primarily during the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

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[edit] Education

DeVol attended Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California, where he sang in the concert choir and had featured roles in the 1962 production of Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon and the 1964 production of Guys and Dolls. From 1963 to 1966, DeVol had supporting or leading roles in productions of the San Mateo Community Theatre in San Mateo, California. He attended the College of San Mateo and UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he won an acting award.[2]

[edit] Professional credits

Gordon DeVol (left) with other members of the cast of the 1966 San Mateo Community Theatre production of Oklahoma! including fellow Capuchino High School graduates Joyce Thomas and Jerry Klinger (Robert E. Nylund)
Gordon DeVol (left) with other members of the cast of the 1966 San Mateo Community Theatre production of Oklahoma! including fellow Capuchino High School graduates Joyce Thomas and Jerry Klinger (Robert E. Nylund)

DeVol's accomplishments in high school and college led to a series of professional appearances, including:[3]

  • Here Come the Brides (1968 TV episode, "The Standoff")
  • The Big Valley (1968 TV episode, "The Profit and the Lost") - Ned
  • The Outcasts (1969 TV episode, "The Thin Edge") - Young Man
  • Three's a Crowd (1969 TV episode) - Bellboy
  • Bewitched 3 TV episodes:
    • "The Phrase Is Familiar" (1970) - Elevator Operator
    • "And Something Makes Four" (1969) - Bob Paikowski
    • "Going Ape" (1969) - Photographer
  • The Young Rebels (1970 TV episode, "Stalemate") - Lafayette's Aide
  • Mission: Impossible (1971 TV episode, "Takeover") - Alec
  • Dan August (1971 TV episode, "Trackdown") - Terry Stafford
  • Harold and Maude (1971) - Police officer
  • 1776 (1972) - Thomas Lynch, Jr. (uncredited)
  • The Brady Bunch (1973 TV episode, "Bobby's Hero") - Jesse James
  • A Reflection of Fear (1973) (aka Autumn Child, aka Labyrinth) - Hector
  • John Hus (1977)
  • No Longer Alone (1979) - Robert Kennedy
  • The Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980)

DeVol has officially retired from show business.[4]

DeVol's sister, Luana DeVol, is an international opera singer, who has sung primarily in Europe; in April 2006 she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.[5]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ IMDB website
  2. ^ Eyewitness account by Robert E. Nylund, friend of Gordon DeVol from 1963 to 1966
  3. ^ IMDB website
  4. ^ Norman DeVol, Gordon's brother
  5. ^ Metropolitan Opera broadcast, April 2006; Robert E. Nylund

[edit] External links

Gordon DeVol at the Internet Movie Database