Richard Gordon (31 December 1925 – 1 November 2011) was a British-born producer and financier of horror films.
[2] While he was in school, he wrote articles on the subject, edited fan club magazines, and organized a film society.
[2] His entry into the industry was delayed by a period of service in the British Royal Navy, from 1944 through 1946.
With writer Tom Weaver, he can be heard on the DVD commentary tracks for eight of his films: The Haunted Strangler, Fiend Without a Face, First Man into Space, Corridors of Blood, Devil Doll, Secrets of Sex, Horror Hospital and The Cat and the Canary.
Weaver wrote The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon, a book-long interview published by BearManor Media in 2011.