# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gordon-jump
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:03:21.154Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gordon-jump"
name: "Gordon Jump"
slug: "gordon-jump"
description: "Alexander Gordon Jump 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."
tagline: "American actor (1932-2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gordon_Jump_(1979).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1932-04-01"
deathDate: "2003-09-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.16
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.00632133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432410/"
    handle:    "nm0432410"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gordon Jump"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gordon Jump"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gordon Jump"
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    title: "ゴードン・ジャンプ"
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  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Jump"
    title: "Gordon Jump"
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    title: "گورڈن جمپ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151555"
    title: "Gordon Jump"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump