William Douglas Gordon (January 4, 1918 – August 12, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, story editor, and producer.
[2] In 1958, he acted for the first time in Maverick,[3] appearing subsequently in TV series including Maverick, The Twilight Zone, Thriller, Peter Gunn, Law of the Plainsman, Riverboat, Rawhide, The Americans and The Virginian during the 1960s.
[3] He also worked as a script writer for shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fugitive, Bonanza, Ironside and Barbary Coast, in addition to writing the screenplay of the films Cotter[4] and Sergeant Ryker.
From 1977 to 1982, Gordon, along with James Doherty, helped to produce, write and edit the TV series CHiPs.
[1] Gordon died in Thousand Oaks, California of lung cancer aged 73.