- Films
- 15
- Avg rating
- 6.04
- Peak run
- 1956’61
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gale by the numbers
Average
6.04
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.09
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
48y
1942 to 1989
Total votes
107K
across every film
Best
6.8
The 'Burbs
Worst
5.4
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Newest first
Filmography
| 1989 |  The 'Burbs | Walter Seznick | 6.8 | 93,791 |
| 1968 | Speedway | R.W. Hepworth | 5.6 | 3,021 |
| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head | Captain Weiskopf | · | 344 |
| 1961 | Dondi | Colonel | · | 343 |
| 1961 | All Hands on Deck | Rear Admiral Bintle | · | 334 |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Oliver Dunning | 6.2 | 1,091 |
| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet | Bob Mayberry | 5.9 | 1,620 |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Raven Rossiter | 5.4 | 1,037 |
| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship | Congressman Mandeville | · | 961 |
| 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Brig. Gen. W.A. Thorwald | 5.9 | 1,490 |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks | Osgood Conklin | 6.5 | 1,097 |
| 1953 | Francis Covers the Big Town | Dist. Atty. Evans | · | 457 |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | H.J. Bellows | · | 272 |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinction | · | · | 732 |
| 1942 | Here We Go Again | Otis Cadwalader | · | 332 |
Better together?
Gale Gordon's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Norman Taurog and Gale Gordon movies
Takes
On Gale Gordon
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