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Lawrence Gordon Biography (1936-)

Born March 25, 1936, in Belzoni (some sources cite Yazoo City), MS; brother of Charles Gordon (a producer); children: George Joseph Gordon (a musician andfilmmaker). Addresses: Office: Lawrence Gordon Productions, 3000 WestOlympic Blvd., Building 5, Suite 2121, Santa Monica, CA 90404.; Publicist: Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer and Associates, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, executive

Birth Details

March 25, 1936

Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• Hard Times (also known as The Streetfighter), Columbia, 1975
• The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
• The End, United Artists, 1978
• The Warriors, Paramount, 1979
• Xanadu, Universal, 1980
• (With Hank Moonjean) Paternity, Paramount, 1981
• Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again, Paramount, 1982
• (With Joel Silver) 48 Hours (also known as 48 HRS.), Paramount, 1982
• (With Silver) Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
• (With Silver) Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
• (With Silver) Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• (With Silver and John Davis) Predator, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• The Couch Trip, Orion, 1988
• (With Silver) Die Hard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• (With Charles Gordon) K-9, Universal, 1989
• (With Gordon) Field of Dreams, Universal, 1989
• Family Business, TriStar, 1989
• (With Gordon) Lock Up, TriStar, 1989
• (With Silver and Gordon) Die Hard 2 (also known as Die Hard 2:Die Harder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• (With Robert D. Wachs) Another 48 Hours (also known as Another48 HRS.), Paramount, 1990
• (With Silver and Davis) Predator 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• (With Gordon) The Rocketeer, Buena Vista, 1991
• Used People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Waterworld, Universal, 1995
• Event Horizon, Paramount, 1997
• The Devil's Own, Columbia, 1997
• Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999
• Thieves, Universal, 1999
• Tomb Raider (also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider: The Adventures of Lara Croft), Paramount, 2001
• K-PAX, MCA/Universal, 2001
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as LaraCroft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens), Paramount, 2003
• Hellboy, Columbia, 2004
• Film Executive Producer
• (As Lawrence A. Gordon) Dillinger, American International Pictures, 1973
• It's Not the Size That Counts (also known as Percy's Progress), 1974
• Rolling Thunder, American International Pictures, 1977
• Hooper, Warner Bros., 1978
• The Wrong Guys, New World, 1988
• (With Charles Gordon) Leviathan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
• Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Television Executive Producer
• Series
• Dog and Cat, ABC, 1977
• (With Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer; and creator) Matt Houston, ABC, 1982-1985
• (With Charles Gordon) The Renegades, ABC, 1983
• Just Our Luck (also known as Just My Luck), ABC, 1983
• (With Gordon; and creator) Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985-1986
• Timecop, ABC, 1997-1998
• Movies
• The Missing Are Deadly, ABC, 1975
• Pilots
• Home Cookin', ABC, 1975
• Dog and Cat, ABC, 1977
• Lacy and the Mississippi Queen, NBC, 1978
• The Nightengales, NBC, 1979
• Stunts Unlimited, ABC, 1980
• The Renegades, ABC, 1982
• (With Charles Gordon) Lone Star, NBC, 1983
• (With Gordon and Stuart Sheslow) The Streets, NBC, 1984
• (With Gordon; and creator) Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• "Naked Hollywood," A&E Premieres, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
• Stage Producer
• (With Howard Feuer, Jeremy Ritzer, and Sidney Shlenker) Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1981-1982
• (With Richard M. Kagan and Shlenker) Smile, Lunt-Fontaine Theatre,New York City, 1986-1987
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Executive producer, K-911, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Television Episodes
• Writer for Burke's Law, ABC.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The television movie Five Desperate Women, broadcast by ABC in 1971, was based on a story idea by Gordon. The television pilot The Renegades, broadcast by ABC in 1982, was also based on a story idea by Gordon.