Alexander Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982), which he reprised in its spin-off 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 his retirement in 2003. More about Gordon Jump
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Born Alexander Gordon Jump, Jump was raised in Centerville, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. Jump graduated from Centerville High School and enrolled in Otterbein College. After his first year, Jump transferred to Kansas State University, where he studied broadcasting and communications and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Jump got his first job in the broadcasting industry with WIBW-TV in Topeka. There, he dabbled in "writing, producing, and directing".: 17 Jump was the title character in WIBW's "WIB the Clown" production, an educational children's program. Jump reported the weather on the same channel, and was not always able to get his clown makeup off in time.The most expensive item with a signature of Gordon Jump (Gordon Jump signed WKRP personal letter To critic Gary Deeb Chicago rare) was sold in June 2022 for $64.00 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 September 2022 with an average selling price of $29.19 for an autographed item of Gordon Jump. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with $64.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Gordon Jump is worth $15.99.
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Actor GORDON JUMP Signed 8x10 Photo WKRP IN CINCINNATI To Bill TTM | $8.00 | ||
Framed And Autographed Gordon Jump Maytag Man Photograph 8 x 10 | $11.76 | ||
GORDON JUMP (1932-2003) (WKRP in CINCINNATI~MAYTAG REPAIR MAN) AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~ | $8.39 | ||
Gordon Jump Autograph W.K.R.P. In Cincinnati Actor Magtag Repairman Signed Card | $15.99 | ||
Gordon Jump Autograph W.K.R.P. In Cincinnati Actor Magtag Repairman Signed Card | $15.99 | ||
Gordon Jump Autographed 8x10 Photo TV Actor WKRP In Cincinnati Maytag Man JSA | $49.99 | ||
GORDON JUMP SIGNED 8X10 B&W PHOTO - WKRP - DIFF'RENT STROKES - MAYTAG REPAIRMAN | $19.99 | ||
GORDON JUMP Signed Check - WKRP in Cincinnati | $25.00 | ||
Gordon Jump Signed Photos (Maytag Repairman & WKRP in Cincinnati Actor) 2 photos | $0.99 | ||
Gordon Jump signed WKRP personal letter To critic Gary Deeb Chicago rare | $64.00 |