Susan Gordon

Born: 1949-07-27

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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Tormented

as Sandy Hubbard
Released: 1960-09-22

A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.

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Attack of the Puppet People

as Agnes
Released: 1958-04-01

A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.

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The Man in the Net

as Angel Jones
Released: 1959-06-10

An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his...

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The Five Pennies

as Young Dorothy Nichols
Released: 1959-06-18

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to...

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The Boy and the Pirates

as Kathy/Katrina Van Keif
Released: 1960-04-13

Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a...

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Picture Mommy Dead

as Susan Shelley
Released: 1966-11-02

Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered...

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Miracle On 34th Street

as Susan Walker
Released: 1959-11-27

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn)...

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My Three Sons

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-29

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...

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The Donna Reed Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-24

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...

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The Twilight Zone

as Jenny
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Betty
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Kate Kendall
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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77 Sunset Strip

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-10

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...

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Gunsmoke

as Charity
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Going My Way

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-10-03

Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series

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The New Breed

as Muffin Reisman
First aired: 1961-10-03

The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...

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Alcoa Theatre

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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The Eleventh Hour

as Jenny Kincaid
First aired: 1962-10-03

The Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack...

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Sam Benedict

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-09-15

Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...

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General Electric Theater

as Betsy Miller
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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