Gordon Gebert
Child Actor, Professor
Dr. Gordon Alan Gebert Jr. (born October 17, 1941) is an American former child actor, architect, and professor predominantly known for playing Janet Leigh's son in Holiday Affair and for smaller roles. In adulthood, he trained as an architect and has taught at the City College of New York.
Biography
Gebert was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1941 to Gordon and Violette Gebert. His father was a salesman for a trailer company and sold truck and bus fleets for Ford Motor Company in Iowa. In 1948, Gebert, aged seven, moved with his family to Van Nuys, California. In 1949, Gebert was cast as WWII widow Janet Leigh's son in the movie Holiday Affair. Thereafter, he appeared in nine full-length feature films, including the highly regarded films noir The Narrow Margin and The House on Telegraph Hill, and two shorts released between 1950 and 1970, always playing the role of a son.
Gebert also performed in minor roles in 15 episodes of various television series, including The Donna Reed Show (one episode, 1959), and Bachelor Father (one episode, 1960).
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