Gerald Gordon, 67, TV actor
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Gerald Gordon, perhaps best-known for his role as the
hot-tempered neurosurgeon on the 1960s and 70s NBC soap opera "The Doctors,''
died Friday of emphysema. He was 67.
Besides his role as the quintessential anti-hero Dr. Nick Bellini on "The
Doctors,'' Gordon played Dr. Mark Dante on ABC's "General Hospital.
Gordon won an Emmy Award in 1976 for his portrayal of Andrew Jackson in NBC's
"First Ladies' Diaries: Rachel Jackson.''
He also appeared on "Have Gun Will Travel,'' "Dallas,'' "Naked City,''
"Twilight Zone,'' "Highway to Heaven,'' "Baywatch'' and "Law & Order.''
In TV movies, he was cast as F. Lee Bailey in "The Patty Hearst Story'' and
Norman Vincent Peale's son Robert in "One Man's Way.''
AP-NY 08-22-01 / 06:13 EDT
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