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Gordon Jump
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General Information (Gordon Jump) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Gordon Jump |
| Birth Name: | Gordon Alexander Jump |
| Date Of Birth: | April 01, 1932 (Age 71) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Dayton, Ohio |
| Date Of Death: | September 22, 2003 |
| Cause Of Death: | Pulmonary fibrosis (Los Angeles, CA) |
Gordon Jump was born on April 1, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1957 where he studied journalism. After college, he held jobs at radio and television stations in the Topeka Kansas area. He also worked as a television producer and on-air personality in Dayton, Ohio. Jump realized he wanted to become an actor, so he moved to Los Angeles.
At first he was cast in small TV roles, on shows such as Get Smart, The Partridge Family and The Rockford Files. He also did guest parts on shows such as Lou Grant, and Soap. He soon nabbed his most notable role, playing the station manager Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, a part he played from 1978 - 1982. In his later years, he is best known for playing the lonely Maytag appliance repairman in television commercials.
He converted Mormonism as an adult, and followed the faith for the remainder of his life. Jump married twice - the first time to Anna, in 1963. They had five children (four daughters and one son), and divorced in 1992. He married his second wife, Betty, in 1993 and they were married until Jump’s death from pulmonary fibrosis in 2003. He was 71.
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Gordon Jump was born on April 1, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1957 where he studied journalism. After college, he held jobs at radio and television stations in the Topeka Kansas area. He also worked as a television producer and on-air personality in Dayton, Ohio. Jump realized he wanted to become an actor, so he moved to Los Angeles.
At first he was cast in small TV roles, on shows such as Get Smart, The Partridge Family and The Rockford Files. He also did guest parts on shows such as Lou Grant, and Soap. He soon nabbed his most notable role, playing the station manager Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, a part he played from 1978 - 1982. In his later years, he is best known for playing the lonely Maytag appliance repairman in television commercials.
He converted Mormonism as an adult, and followed the faith for the remainder of his life. Jump married twice - the first time to Anna, in 1963. They had five children (four daughters and one son), and divorced in 1992. He married his second wife, Betty, in 1993 and
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Gordon Jump TV Appearances |
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| Main cast | | | Episode Cast Credits |
| Show: Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997) |
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• A New Leaf (2) |
01x26: (Jun/14/1998) |
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The General |
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• A New Leaf (1) |
01x25: (Jun/07/1998) |
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Augustus Hancock Sterling |
| Show: Seinfeld (1989) |
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• The Voice |
09x02: (Oct/02/1997) |
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Mr. Thomassoulo |
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• The Butter Shave |
09x01: (Sep/25/1997) |
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Mr. Thomassoulo |
| Show: Married ... with Children (1987) |
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• How to Marry a Moron (2) |
11x23: (May/05/1997) |
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Mr. Tot |
| Show: Baywatch (1989) |
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• Livin' on the Fault Line (2) |
05x02: (Oct/03/1994) |
As |
Max Edelman |
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• Livin' on the Fault Line (1) |
05x01: (Sep/26/1994) |
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Max Edelman |
| Show: Growing Pains (US) (1985) • 13 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday March 11th, 1986) |
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• Home Malone |
07x10: (Nov/14/1991) |
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Ed Malone |
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• Eddie, We Hardly Knew Ye |
06x17: (Jan/30/1991) |
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Ed Malone |
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• Let's Go Europe (3) |
06x11: (Nov/28/1990) |
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Ed Malone |
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• Let's Go Europe (2) |
06x10: (Nov/14/1990) |
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Ed Malone |
| Show: Murder, She Wrote (1984) |
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• If the Frame Fits |
02x22: (May/18/1986) |
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Frank Tilley |
| Show: The Golden Girls (1985) |
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• Big Daddy |
01x24: (May/03/1986) |
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Leonard Barton |
| Show: Simon & Simon (1981) |
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• Sunrise at Camp Apollo |
05x12: (Jan/02/1986) |
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Ross Garrett |
| Show: Diff'rent Strokes (1978) |
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• The Bicycle Man (2) |
05x17: (Feb/12/1983) |
As |
Mr. Horton |
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• The Bicycle Man (1) |
05x16: (Feb/05/1983) |
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Mr. Horton |
| Show: The Incredible Hulk (1977) (1978) |
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• Ricky |
02x04: (Oct/06/1978) |
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Matt |
| Show: Switch (1975) |
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• Three Blond Mice |
03x19: (Aug/06/1978) |
As |
Theodore Youngman |
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• Stung from Beyond |
01x04: (Sep/30/1975) |
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Chuck Kreski |
| Show: Good Times (1974) |
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• Willona, the Fuzz |
05x06: (Oct/19/1977) |
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Mr. Rogers |
| Show: Black Sheep Squadron (1976) |
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• Last One for Hutch |
01x23: (Mar/08/1977) |
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Sgt. Polk |
| Show: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) |
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• The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle |
01x04: (Feb/20/1977) |
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Officer Hoover |
| Show: Alice (1976) (1976) |
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• Pay the Fifty Dollars |
01x04: (Oct/13/1976) |
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Sheriff McElroy |
| Show: Spencer's Pilots (1976) |
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• The Drone |
01x01: (Sep/17/1976) |
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Doctor Quinton |
| Show: City of Angels (1976) (1976) |
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• The Castle of Dreams |
01x10: (Apr/20/1976) |
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Waiter |
| Show: The Rockford Files (1974) |
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• A Bad Deal in the Valley |
02x22: (Mar/19/1976) |
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Mr. Appleby, [Co-Guest Stars] |
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• Just by Accident |
01x22: (Feb/28/1975) |
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Freddie |
| Show: The Bionic Woman (1976) |
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• Welcome Home, Jaime (2) |
01x01: (Jan/21/1976) |
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Charles Butler |
| Show: Starsky & Hutch (1975) |
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• The Deadly Impostor |
01x13: (Dec/10/1975) |
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Vinnie |
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• Starsky and Hutch |
(Apr/30/1975) |
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Vinnie |
| Show: The Streets of San Francisco (1972) |
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• Murder by Proxy |
04x07: (Oct/23/1975) |
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Captain Lacey |
| Show: Harry O (1974) |
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• Anatomy of a Frame |
02x01: (Sep/11/1975) |
As |
Thornton Williams |
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• Guardian at the Gates |
01x03: (Sep/26/1974) |
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Tanner Ross |
| Show: Police Story (1973) (1973) |
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• The Return of Joe Forrester |
02x22: (May/06/1975) |
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Businessman |
| Show: That's My Mama (1974) |
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• The Witness |
01x20: (Feb/05/1975) |
As |
Officer O'Reilly |
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• The Last Haircut |
01x16: (Jan/08/1975) |
As |
Officer O'Reilly |
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• Cousin Albert |
01x04: (Sep/25/1974) |
As |
Officer O'Reilly |
| Show: Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974) |
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• Dreyfuss & Dreyfuss, Associates |
01x09: (Nov/09/1974) |
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Mr. Mead |
| Show: Kojak (1973) (1973) |
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• Slay Ride |
02x06: (Oct/13/1974) |
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Jonas |
| Show: The Partridge Family (1970) • 8 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Friday September 25th, 1970) |
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• Art for Mom's Sake |
04x13: (Jan/12/1974) |
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Man #1 |
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• The Strike-Out King |
04x04: (Oct/06/1973) |
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Zack |
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• For Sale by Owner |
03x13: (Dec/29/1972) |
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Father |
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• The Mod Father |
03x07: (Oct/27/1972) |
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Minister |
| Show: A Touch of Grace (1973) |
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• Saturday Night at the Movies |
01x08: (Mar/17/1973) |
As |
Greenwald |
| Show: The Paul Lynde Show (1972) |
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• The Congressman's Son |
01x19: (Jan/24/1973) |
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Larry |
| Show: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) |
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• The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter |
03x15: (Dec/23/1972) |
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Judy's father |
| Show: Cade's County (1971) |
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• Violent Echo |
01x05: (Oct/24/1971) |
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guest star |
| Show: The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) |
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• A Star Ain't Born |
01x02: (Sep/25/1971) |
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Father Stone |
| Show: The Young Rebels (1970) |
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• The Hostages |
01x08: (Nov/08/1970) |
As |
Robert Carroll |
| Show: The Brady Bunch (1969) |
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• Call Me Irresponsible |
02x06: (Oct/30/1970) |
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Mechanic |
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• The Possible Dream |
01x22: (Feb/27/1970) |
As |
Collins |
| Show: Mannix (1967) |
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• Once Upon a Saturday |
03x25: (Mar/21/1970) |
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Charlie |
| Show: Green Acres (1965) |
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• The Old Trunk |
04x24: (Mar/19/1969) |
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Salesman #1 |
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• How to Get From Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving |
04x12: (Dec/25/1968) |
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Surveyor |
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• Das Lumpen |
03x10: (Nov/08/1967) |
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Mr. Clark |
| Show: The Outsider (US) (1968) |
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• Tell It Like It Was--and You're Dead |
01x11: (Dec/04/1968) |
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Carl |
| Show: Lancer (1968) |
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• The High Riders |
01x01: (Sep/24/1968) |
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Pinkerton Agent |
| Show: Get Smart (1965) (1965) |
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• Maxwell Smart, Private Eye |
03x05: (Oct/21/1967) |
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Man in Cab |
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• Casablanca |
02x06: (Oct/22/1966) |
As |
Hobson |
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• The Only Way to Die |
02x04: (Oct/08/1966) |
As |
Hobson |
| Show: Daniel Boone (1964) (1964) |
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• The Devil's Four |
01x21: (Mar/04/1965) |
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Marcus Clements |
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Overview |
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| Gordon Jump worked in 1 episode from 1 TV Show
as Director: 1 episode |
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