C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon (born Henry Racke; June 17, 1883 – December 3, 1940) was an American stage and film actor.
Gordon was born in New York City, New York. He was educated both in New York and abroad in Switzerland and Germany. For some years he owned and ran a silver mine in New Mexico. After failing to succeed in this venture, he became an actor.
Gordon's entry into acting came accidentally when he accompanied his sister to a tryout for a play. The director had him read a part and he soon was a member of the troupe. He had a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films.
For six years he appeared in the summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre (1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, & 1929.)
His Broadway credits included The Shanghai Gesture (1928), The Shanghai Gesture (1926), Mismates (1925), Puppets (1925), The Saint (1924), Mr. Pitt (1924), The Crooked Square (1923), Thin Ice (1922), Lights Out (1922), and The Drums of Jeopardy (1922).
He first worked in films in 1911 with George Beban in New York. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1930 and 1940, frequently as a villain. He often portrayed people of color, such as Surat Khan in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936, opposite Errol Flynn), the Chinese smuggler Sam Kee in Lazy River (1934), and the Sultan of Padaya in Sophie Lang Goes West (1937).
On December 3, 1940, Gordon died at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles, California, after having his leg amputated the previous day because of a blood clot.
Filmography
A Devil with Women (1930) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Renegades (1930) as Captain Mordiconi
Once a Sinner (1931) as Serge Ratoff
Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) as John Ross
The Black Camel (1931) as Huntley Van Horn (uncredited)
Hush Money (1931) as Jack Curtis
A Woman of Experience (1931) as Captain Muller
Young as You Feel (1931) as Harry Lamson
Honor of the Family (1931) as Renard
Mata Hari (1932) as Dubois
The Gay Caballero (1932) as Don Paco Morales
Scarface (1932) as Police Inspector Ben Guarino
Doomed Battalion (1932) as Italian General
State's Attorney (1932) as Attorney Grey
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) as Detective Martin
Roar of the Dragon (1932) as Voronsky
The Washington Masquerade (1932) as Hinsdale
Miss Pinkerton (1932) as Dr. Stuart
Thirteen Women (1932) as Swami Yogadachi
Hell's Highway (1932) as "Blacksnake" Skinner
The Crooked Circle (1932) as Yoganda
Kongo (1932) as Gregg Whitehall
Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Grand Duke Igor
Whistling in the Dark (1933) as Lombardo
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) as State's Attorney
Clear All Wires! (1933) as Commissar
Gabriel Over the White House (1933) as Nick Diamond
Made on Broadway (1933) as Mayor Tom Starling
Storm at Daybreak (1933) as Panto Nikitch
The Devil's in Love (1933) as Capt. Radak, Chief of Police
Turn Back the Clock (1933) as Dave Holmes
Penthouse (1933) as Jim Crelliman
Stage Mother (1933) as Ricco
Night Flight (1933) as Daudet
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) as Tim Crowley
The Chief (1933) as Paul Clayton
Advice to the Forlorn (1933) as Kane
The Women in His Life (1934) as Tony Perez
Fugitive Lovers (1934) as Detective Daly
This Side of Heaven (1934) as William Barnes
Lazy River (1934) as Sam Kee
Men in White (1934) as Dr. Cunningham
Stamboul Quest (1934) as Ali Bey
Straight Is the Way (1934) as Sullivan
Hide-Out (1934) as Tony Berrelli aka The Boss
Death on the Diamond (1934) as Joe Karnes
The Great Hotel Murder (1935) as Dr. John M. Temple
Pursuit (1935) as Nick Shawn
The Crusades (1935) as Philip the Second - King of France
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935, Short, Documentary) as Crusades Actor (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) as Gordoni
Professional Soldier (1935) as Gino
Under Two Flags (1936) as Lt. Petaine
Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Jordan Winslow
The Big Game (1936) as Brad Anthony
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) as Surat Khan
Love Letters of a Star (1936) as Lt. Valcour
Trouble in Morocco (1937) as Captain Nardant
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) as Arthur Hughes
Trapped by G-Men (1937) as Kilgour
Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) as Sultan of Padaya
Conquest (1937) as Prince Poniatowski
Stand-In (1937) as Nassau
Tarzan's Revenge (1938) as Ben Alleu Bey
The Black Doll (1938) as Nelson Rood
Invisible Enemy (1938) as Nikolai Kamarov
Yellow Jack (1938) as Col. Wiggins, Medical Corp (uncredited)
Adventure in Sahara (1938) as Capt. Savatt
Sharpshooters (1938) as Kolter
Long Shot (1939) as Lew Ralston
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939) as Mexican Captain
Man of Conquest (1939) as Santa Ana
Trapped in the Sky (1939) as Fornay
Heritage of the Desert (1939) as Henry Holderness
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939) as Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Passport to Alcatraz (1940) as Leon Fenten
Women in Hiding (1940, Short) as Dr. Mansby, Clinic Administrator
Kit Carson (1940) as General Castro
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) as Dr. Cream
You, the People (1940, Short) as Boss Bailey
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1883 births
1940 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from New York City
American amputees
American male stage actors
20th-century American male actors
American expatriates in Switzerland
American expatriates in Germany