C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon in Long Shot (1939)
Born	Henry Racke (1883-06-17)June 17, 1883 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1940(1940-12-03) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	Before 1922 (earliest Broadway role; but probably lots of off Broadway, stock and touring before 1922) – 1940

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 City, 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 he became an actor.