Susan Gordon
Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 — December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show. Gordon was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of film director Bert I. Gordon and his wife Flora (Lang). Susan began her career, at age eight, as a last-minute substitute for another young actress in 1958's Attack of the Puppet People, directed by her father, who subsequently directed her in three additional films — The Boy and the Pirates, Tormented (both 1960) and 1966's Picture Mommy Dead, her final film. In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies, playing the daughter of musician, composer and bandleader Red Nichols, portrayed by Danny Kaye. On television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends an alien. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.
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Attack of the Puppet People
as AgnesA deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
Movie pageTormented
as Sandy HubbardA jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.
Movie pageThe Five Pennies
as Young Dorothy NicholsDixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to...
Movie pageThe Man in the Net
as Angel JonesAn artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his...
Movie pageThe Boy and the Pirates
as Kathy/Katrina Van KeifJimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a...
Movie pagePicture Mommy Dead
as Susan ShelleySusan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered...
Movie pageFamous Ghost Stories
as Sandy Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion...
Movie pageMiracle On 34th Street
as Susan WalkerIn this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn)...
Movie pageRoute 66
as uncreditedRoute 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...
TV Show pageThe Twilight Zone
as JennyA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
TV Show pageBen Casey
as uncreditedBen Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...
TV Show pageThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as BettyA continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...
TV Show pageMy Three Sons
as uncreditedA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
TV Show pageThe Donna Reed Show
as uncreditedRevolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...
TV Show pageAlcoa Theatre
as uncreditedAlcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...
TV Show page77 Sunset Strip
as uncreditedStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
TV Show pageGunsmoke
as CharityGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
TV Show pageAlfred Hitchcock Presents
as Kate KendallA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
TV Show pageThe Eleventh Hour
as Jenny KincaidThe Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack...
TV Show pageThe New Breed
as Muffin ReismanThe New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...
TV Show pageGoing My Way
as uncreditedGoing My Way is an American comedy-drama series
TV Show pageSam Benedict
as uncreditedSam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...
TV Show pageGeneral Electric Theater
as Betsy MillerGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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