PhillipGordon
- Actor
Phillip Gordon began his screen career with 70s soap Close to Home, then won fame in the mid 80s with two different roles: playing conman Cyril Kidman in hit period comedy Came a Hot Friday, and starring in Wellington-set TV series Inside Straight. He went on to act on both sides of the Tasman.
Screenography
The Gulf
2019 - 2021 As: Jack Brodie (bus driver) Series
2014 - 2026 As: Marty Series
2005 As: Manager of La Parisian Film
Angel (short film)
2003 As: Ken Short film
2000 - 2005 Actor Series
Biography
Phillip Gordon — sometimes credited as Phil Gordon — began acting and making Super 8 films as a child. Aged eight, he spent time in the chorus of a touring production of Oliver; the experience persuaded Gordon that acting was what he wanted to do.
Awards
1985 Feltex Awards
Best Actor: for Inside Straight
“... my feelings about this country are mixed. Sometimes I’m angry, and at other times I’m swept away by the joy of it.”
— Phillip Gordon in the mid 80s
Related images
Adrian Bell (Terry), Jennifer Duke (Polly) and Phillip Gordon (Ted) star in Terry and the Gunrunners, alongside Ted's Jailbar Ford tow truck.
Terry and the Gunrunners: Phillip Gordon as Ted Teo, the older brother every kid would wish for, who can fix anything on four wheels. Joining him in this episode six scene are Ted's sister Polly (Jennifer Duke) and Sergeant Wadsworth (David Pringle.)
