Trivia

Because he was its spokesperson, Maytag customers would ask him for help with their appliances.

Was the Maytag repair man in the Maytag appliance commercials and in the company's brochures.

Gordon Jump was once approached by a woman in a crowd who asked to give him a hug. She told him that his performance in The Bicycle Man: Part 1 (1983) gave her the courage to talk to others about abuse she had suffered as a child.

Gordon worked for a short time at the Hamburger Hamlet Restaurant on Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills, California in 1964 as a host until he learned that AT&T was re-running a commercial he had done for them some time earlier. The income from that commercial freed him from working outside show business for good.

He wasn't the first choice for the lead role as Arthur Carlson on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), when Roddy McDowall was unavailable, he was called by Jay Sandrich to play the role.

Was a children's television show host, "WIB the Clown", on WIBW in Topeka, Kansas.

He has four daughters, Cynthia Jump, Kiva Jump, Maggi Jo Jump and stepdaughter Laura Ream, and one stepson, Christopher Jump.

Gordon Jump played in many LDS church films including Marriage: What Kind For You? 1965, When Thou Art Converted 1967, Pioneers In Petticoats 1969, What About Thad? 1969, Mormon Temple Film 1969, The Guilty 1978 and Families are Forever 1982 and The Singles Ward 2002.

On WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), he played a radio station manager in Ohio, in real-life, Jump had been a radio personality also in Ohio.

Gordon Jump played in many of the Maytag commercial ads as a lonely repairman.

Attended college at Kansas State University.

Attended Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio.

Was the third actor to play the part of "Ol' Lonely", replacing longtime actor Jesse White and original actor Tom Pedi.

Was a lifelong ardent conservative-minded Republican.

Daughter is actress Cynthia Jump.

Is buried at El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, California.

His son, Alexander Jump, died in infancy in 1973.