Gordon T. Dawson (Writing)

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).

Release Date:2024-07-02

Character:Self

A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch

A documentary crew returns to the shooting locations of Sam Peckinpah's legendary western to reflect on the film and the way it impacted their lives.

Release Date:2005-02-23

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Sam Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of filmmaking forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with sudios and producers, the story of Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat.

Release Date:2005-01-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:7

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.

Release Date:2004-07-25

Department:Camera

Job:Still Photographer

Character:Self

Vote Count:6

Purgatory

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.

Release Date:1999-01-10

Department:Production

Job:Co-Producer

Vote Count:120

Diagnosis: Murder

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

Release Date:1993-10-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:112

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.

Release Date:1993-06-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:5

Walker, Texas Ranger

Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.

Release Date:1993-04-21

Department:Writing

Job:Teleplay

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:495

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.

Release Date:1993-01-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:825

Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.

Release Date:1991-11-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:37

Into the Badlands

A bounty hunter searches the west for a wanted outlaw named Red Roundtree.

Release Date:1991-07-24

Department:Writing

Job:Teleplay

Vote Count:10

Independence

A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets a chance for revenge years later when the same outlaws threaten his new family and the frontier town he single handedly tamed.

Release Date:1987-03-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs" in a football game. On opposing sides of the fence are Frank, the police sergeant, and his son Neal. Also at odds are Neal and one time friend Doug, a returned Vietnam Vet who has joined the police force, who is also protective of his younger sister who prefers the hippie element. To make things even more intense, Mickey South, who has fled to Canada to avoid the war, returns to play for the Freaks football team. Tensions mount and all are challenged as the climax of the film approaches.

Release Date:1984-07-06

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series starring James Garner in the role that made him famous in the 1957 series Maverick: a professional poker player traveling alone year after year through the Old West from riverboat to saloon. In this sequel series, Maverick has settled down in Sweetwater, Arizona Territory, where he owns a ranch and is co-owner of the town's saloon. However, Maverick is still always on the lookout for his next big score, and continues to gamble and practice various con games whenever the chance arises. The series was developed by Gordon Dawson, and produced by Garner's company Cherokee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Release Date:1981-12-01

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:5

The Rockford Files

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Release Date:1974-09-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:107

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Release Date:1974-08-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:371

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

Release Date:1973-05-23

Department:Directing

Job:Second Unit Director

Vote Count:409

The Getaway

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

Release Date:1972-12-13

Department:Production

Job:Associate Producer

Vote Count:578

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.

Release Date:1970-03-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:206

The Wild Bunch

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Release Date:1969-06-19

Department:Costume & Make-Up

Job:Wardrobe Supervisor

Character:Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

Vote Count:1211