1932 - 2003
Gordon Jump American Actor
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Gordon Jump dating history
Relationships
Gordon Jump was previously married to Betty McKeever (1993 - 2003) and Anna Inge (1963 - 1992).
About
American Actor Gordon Jump was born Alexander Gordon Jump on 1st April, 1932 in Centerville, Ohio, USA and passed away on 22nd Sep 2003 Coto de Caza, California, USA aged 71. He is most remembered for WKRP in Cincinnati. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Gordon Jump was in 5 on-screen matchups, including Allyn Ann McLerie in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Audrey Meadows in Murder, She Wrote (1984), Betty McGuire in Growing Pains (1985), Peggy Cass in The Love Boat (1977) and Peggy Pope in The Golden Girls (1985).
Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 2 |
30 years
|
20 years, 10 months
|
11 years, 8 months
|
|---|
| Total | 2 |
30 years
|
20 years, 10 months
|
11 years, 8 months
|
|---|
Details
| First Name |
Gordon
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| Middle Name |
Alexander
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| Last Name |
Jump
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alexander Gordon Jump
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| Alternative Name |
Arthur Carlson, Big Guy, Ol` Lonely
|
| Birthday |
1st April, 1932
|
| Birthplace |
Centerville, Ohio, USA
|
| Died |
22nd September, 2003
|
| Place of Death |
Coto de Caza, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Pulmonary Fibrosis
|
| Buried |
El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California, USA
|
| Build |
Large
|
| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
|
| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Mormon
|
| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
Journalism, Kansas State University (1957)
|
| Occupation Text |
Actor
|
| Occupation |
Actor
|
| Claim to Fame |
WKRP in Cincinnati
|
| Year(s) Active |
1959–2003
|
Alexander Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003) was an American actor best known as the clueless yet occasionally wise radio station manager Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and the incompetent "Chief of Police Tinkler" in the sitcom Soap.
Jump's most memorable guest starring role was on a two-part episode of the 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, in which he portrayed a pedophile who attempts to molest main characters Arnold and his friend, Dudley. He also played the "Maytag Repairman" in commercials for Maytag brand appliances, from 1989 until his retirement from the role in July 2003.
