Gordon Jones | |
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Born | April 5, 1911 Alden, Iowa, United States |
Died | June 12, 1963 Tarzana, California, U.S.A. |
(aged 52)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1932–63 |
Gordon Jones (April 5, 1911; Alden, Iowa – June 12, 1963; Tarzana, California) was an American character actor who became best known as The Green Hornet in the first of two movie serials based on that old-time radio program.[1][2]
Jones was well-known for his role as Mike the Cop on the classic The Abbott and Costello Show. He also starred with Mitzi Green and Virginia Gibson in the short-lived TV sitcom So This Is Hollywood (1955), and had a recurring role as neighbor Butch Barton during the early years of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet