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Bert Gordon 04.08.1895 - 11.03.1974 (79 years old)

Well known for his character The Mad Russian, Bert Gordon was cut from radio during the early years of the Cold War to avoid political ambiguity. Click here to read more about Bert Gordon

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
Chase And Sanborn Hour	eddie cantor chase and sanborn hour (53) first song i'm living on love	1933-12-24
chase and sanborn hour, the	first song im living on love	1933-12-24
jack pearl show	first song ive got a heavy date	1937-02-08
its time to smile	guest jinx falkenburg	1941-02-05
its time to smile	guest joe di maggio	1941-02-12
its time to smile	guest dr m sayle taylor	1941-02-19
its time to smile	guest john barrymore	1941-02-26
its time to smile	guests humphrey bogart and hattie mcdaniel	1941-03-05
its time to smile	guest sidney toler	1941-03-12
its time to smile	i r s tries to give eddie a refund	1941-03-26
its time to smile	guest oscar levant	1941-04-02
its time to smile	guest tallulah bankhead	1941-04-23
its time to smile	guests ezra stone and adelaide moffat	1941-04-30
its time to smile	guest bob feller	1941-05-14
its time to smile	eddies life story	1941-06-04
its time to smile	guest victor mature	1941-06-25
its time to smile	guest boris karloff	1941-12-17
command performance	eddie cantor	1942-03-08
its time to smile	guest john charles thomas	1942-04-01
its time to smile	guest gracie allen	1942-05-27
command performance	command performance (016) mickey rooney, amos 'n andy, harry james	1942-06-02
its time to smile	guest jack benny	1942-11-25
its time to smile	guests george raft and george w holley	1943-01-20
its time to smile	guests rudy vallee jimmy mchugh betty hutton	1943-01-27
its time to smile	guest adolphe menjou	1943-02-03
its time to smile	guest edward g robinson	1943-03-31
jack benny program	renting eddie cantors house	1943-05-02
its time to smile	guest george burns	1943-06-09
command performance	command performance (197) eddie cantor, mel torme	1945-10-25
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (249) miss duffy's coming out party	1947-05-28
pabst show	eddie interviews a prospective son in law	1947-06-12
command performance	command performance (281) eddie cantor, joan davis	1947-07-15
pabst show	eddie gets a threatening letter	1947-11-06
pabst show	audie murphy	1947-11-13
pabst show	thanksgiving program	1947-11-27
pabst show	cece blake	1947-12-04
pabst show	a revue called inside hollywood	1948-05-20
pabst show	eddie goes to u c l a	1948-05-27
pabst show	al jolson	1948-06-08
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (324) the most popular bartender on third avenue	1949-05-18
jack benny program	jack is recovering from nose surgery	1949-10-23
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (388) archie wants veronica lake to help promote a new latin singer	1950-12-15
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (392) a lady visits the draft board	1951-01-12
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (393) a literary society meeting	1951-01-19
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (394) actors club at the tavern (with vincent price)	1951-01-26
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (395) archie runs for office of food inspector	1951-02-02
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (396) the unsigned valentine (with shelley winters; same as 500216)	1951-02-09
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (397) archie the hypnotist	1951-02-16
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (398) arthur treacher quits his job	1951-02-23
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (399) the diary of peter stuyvesant	1951-03-02
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (400) archie writes an opera 'the two barbers of seville'	1951-03-09
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (401) fashion lecture (with arthur treacher)	1951-03-16
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (402) culture comes to duffy's	1951-03-23
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (403) archie throws a block party (with artie shaw)	1951-03-30
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (404) the singing detective (with rudy vallee; same as 500525)	1951-04-06
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (406) archie the lion tamer (with bert gordon)	1951-04-20
Duffy's Tavern	duffy's tavern (407) balancing the books (with garry moore and phil baker)	1951-04-27

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Gordon, Bert (birth name was Barney Gordon, some say Gorodetsky) Born in New York City 4/8/1895; died 11/30/1974 of cancer in Duarte, California. Gordon was a member of a comedy team with his brother Harry Gordon, billed as The Stage Struck Kids, later billed as Bert and Harry Gordon. Screen debut playing Izzy in Madison Square Garden (1932). Last movie was playing un uncredited role in How Do You Do (1946).

Jack

Bert Gordon was the "Mad (Howww doooo you Dooo?) Russian on The Eddie Cantor Show for CBS-Radio (1935-1949). Mischa Moody on Community Sing for CBS-Radio (1936-1937). Yasha on Duffy's Tavern for NBC-Radio (1950-1951).

Jack

Thank you for this information. Bert was a welcome addition to Duffy’s Tavern as the recalcitrant waiter (can anyone confirm the spelling of this name?) Yascha Panislovnik.

Rob

Bert Gordon 04.08.1895 - 11.03.1974 (79 years old)

This actor appeared in the following radio shows

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