Gordon Jump Autographs

Alexander Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003) was an American actor best known for playing Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982); he reprised the role in its spinoff The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991–1993). He also played Chief Tinkler in the sitcom Soap (1977–1978) and Mr. Horton on a two-part episode of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1983). He appeared in Maytag commercials as the "Maytag repairman" from 1989 until he retired in 2003.
Born Alexander Gordon Jump, Jump was raised in Centerville, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Centerville High School and enrolled in Otterbein College. After his first year, he transferred to Kansas State University studying broadcasting and communication; he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He got his first television job with WIBW-TV in Topeka. He dabbled in "writing, producing, and directing" while at the station.: 17  Jump was the title character in WIBW's "WIB the Clown", an educational children's program. He reported the weather on the channel and was not always able to get his clown makeup off in time.
In September 1961, he returned to Dayton and joined WLWD as the station's director of special broadcast services. He continued as a producer and on-air personality at WLWD, hosting Gordon Jump's Fun Time, a popular show for younger children, and High Time, a variety series, before moving to Los Angeles in 1963 to pursue acting.: 17  Later in his life, Jump converted and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).: 1
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Traded items with a signature of Gordon Jump

The most expensive item with a signature of Gordon Jump (Gordon Jump WKRP Maytag Man Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo Authentic BAS COA) was sold in December 2025 for $349.99 while the cheapest item (Gordon Jump Signed Photos (Maytag Repairman & WKRP in Cincinnati Actor) 2 photos) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $22.49 for an autographed item of Gordon Jump. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $83.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was February 2019. In average, an autographed item from Gordon Jump is worth $24.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Gordon Jump were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$62.26
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$62.26
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$62.26
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$62.26
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.95
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.95
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph WKRP	$61.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Signed WKRP 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$83.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Signed WKRP 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$83.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Signed WKRP 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$83.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Signed WKRP 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$83.75
	Gordon Jump PSA DNA Signed WKRP 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$83.75