C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon (June 17, 1883 – December 3, 1940) was an American stage and film actor. Like many of his generation he enjoyed a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films. Hence that well trained voice of his. He appeared in 79 films between 1930 and 1940. He was a Hollywood villain of the 1930s.

He was born Henry Racke in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California after having his leg amputated. 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 but failed to make it pay so became an actor.

Partial filmography

• Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
• Hush Money (1931)
• A Woman of Experience (1931)
• Mata Hari (1931)
• Scarface (1932)
• Thirteen Women (1932)
• The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
• Miss Pinkerton (1932)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• The Crooked Circle (1932)
• Whistling in the Dark (1933)
• Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
• Penthouse (1933)
• Stage Mother (1933)
• The Women in His Life (1933)
• Lazy River (1934)
• Men in White (1934)
• Stamboul Quest (1934)
• Hide-Out (1934)
• Death on the Diamond (1934)
• The Crusades (1935)
• Under Two Flags (1936)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
• Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
• Stand-In (1937)
• Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
• Adventure in Sahara (1938)
• Man of Conquest (1939)
• Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
• Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
• Kit Carson (1940)