As of 2006, Gorden lives in London.
Gonden's astrological sing is Aries.
Gorden made his TV debut as Elsie Tanner's nephew in Coronation Street.
He is best known as Rene in the BBC comedy series 'Allo 'Allo.
He interviewed The Beatles for Huddersfield local radio, in February 1963.
Shortly prior to the car accident, the tabloid media had run an article referring to Gorden's supposed homosexuality. He happily admitted it, prior to the publication of photographic evidence of the "story", thus robbing the scandal-mongers of their scoop.
Gorden studied at King James's Grammar School in Almondbury. Gorden is the author of a 1989 autobiography, Rene & Me: A Sort of Autobiography (with Hilary Bonner) in which he describes his experiences as a shy, gay, overweight youth.