Born on February 3, 1961, to father Mark Gordon and mother Barbara Gordon in New York City, New York, United States of America, Keith Gordon spent most of his childhood days growing up in New York. He is an American Jewish and belongs to white ethnicity. His interest in acting began at a very young age and he was inspired by his father, Mark Gordon, who himself was an actor as well as a stage director. His first source of admiration for acting was when he saw the broadway play named f Mice and Men at a young age of 12.
He began his acting career at the young age of 14 when he portrayed the role of Herbie in the television show Medical Center in the year 1975. He got his big movie debut in the year 1978 at the tender age of 17 when he was cast for the role of Doug Fetterman in the movie Jaws 2. He is popular for portraying the role of Peter Miller in Dressed to Kill in the year 1980 and Max Mendelsson in Combat Academy in 1986. He has worked in several movies which include Meeting Halfway in 1979, Studs Lonigan as Young Paulie in 1979, Home Movies as Dennis Byrd in 1980, Single Bars, Single Women as Lionel in 1984, Back to School as Jason Melon in 1986, I Love Trouble as Andy in 1994 and Delivering Milo as Mr. Baumgartner in 2001.
He has also done several television shows in his career which includes Brooklyn Bridge as Herbie in 1993, American Playhouse as My Palikari in 1982, Wiou as George Lewis in 1990 and Miami Vice as Prof. Terrence Baines in 1989. After acting for several years, Keith Gordon left acting in favor of his directing career. He made his directorial debut in the year 1988 with the movie The Chocolate War. He was the director as well the writer of the movie. He is popular for directing movies like A Midnight Clear in 1992 and Waking the Dead in 2000. He has directed several movies and television shows which include Wild Palms in 1993, Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994, Fallen Angels in 1995, Mother Night in 1996, Shadow Realm in 2002, Night Visions in 2002, The Singing Detective in 2003, House M.D. in 2005, Dexter in 2006, Rubicon in 2010, The Killing in 2011, The Leftovers in 2014, The Strain in 2014 and Fargo in 2015.
In the year 1998, he got married to Rachel Griffin. Gordon and his wife are together since then and there is no news of any conflict between the two. His wife, Rachel is an actress as well as a producer who is popular for her role in the movie A Midnight Clear. There is no news of them having any children. Keith is not an athletic person and is not so interested in sports like cricket, baseball, etc. According to his biography, his salary is pretty high with a net worth of $3 Million.
| Birth Date: | 3 Feb, 1961 |
| Age: | 59 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor and director |
