Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961 in New York City) is an American actor and film director. His parents are actor Mark Gordon and actress Barbara Gordon.
As an actor, Gordon's first feature film was in the 1978 sequel film Jaws 2, as the class clown Doug. His film credits include the 1980 horror film Dressed to Kill, the 1983 horror film Christine as the role of Arnie Cunningham, the teen who buys Christine and falls under the car's influence, the 1985 cult film The Legend of Billie Jean as Lloyd Muldaur, the son of a Senator, and his other big role in the 1986 comedy movie Back to School as Jason Melon. His final onscreen film appearance was in 2001, in the movie Delivering Milo.
Gordon left acting for directing, making his debut in 1988 with the movie The Chocolate War. His other films include Waking the Dead, Mother Night and the 2003 Mel Gibson film The Singing Detective. He also directed some of the mini-series Wild Palms and appeared in the 2006 Iraq War documentary Whose War?.
His directing credits for television include Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter and House
