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Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 04, 1907
Died Oct 12, 1958 (51)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Gordon Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to tal ... kies. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray Tarzan on film. Griffith died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 51. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Filmography

Blazing Justice

Blazing Justice

1936

as Max

Outlaws of the Range

Outlaws of the Range

1936

as Grant

Speed Limited

Speed Limited

1935

as Government Man

Bars of Hate

Bars of Hate

1935

as Jim Grant

Western Frontier

Western Frontier

1935

as Henchman Steve

What Price Crime

What Price Crime

1935

as Red - a Gangster

Gun Play

Gun Play

1935

as Henchman Mark

The Branded Man

The Branded Man

1928

as Bruce

Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

1925

as Tim Rooney

Catch My Smoke

Catch My Smoke

1922

as Bub Jessup

Penrod

Penrod

1922

as Sam Williams

The Village Blacksmith

The Village Blacksmith

1922

as Bill as a Child

A Daughter of the Law

A Daughter of the Law

1921

as Pete Jepsen

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921

as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)

The Son of Tarzan

The Son of Tarzan

1920

as Jack

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1920

as Tom Sawyer

The Solitary Sin

The Solitary Sin

1919

as Bob Meredith - Age 14

Under the Top

Under the Top

1919

as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

1918

as Young Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan

1918

as Tarzan as a Boy

The Little American

The Little American

1917

as Child (uncredited)

Naked Hearts

Naked Hearts

1916

as Cecil - as a Child

Kilmeny

Kilmeny

1915

as Pierre - the Boy

A Bath House Beauty

A Bath House Beauty

1914

as Fatty's Son

The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder

1914

as Landlady's Son (uncredited)

Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

1914

as The Boy (uncredited)

The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet

1914

as Boy (uncredited)

Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

as Boy in Park (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Newsboy (uncredited)

His Sister's Kids

His Sister's Kids

1913

as 2nd Nephew

The Riot

The Riot

1913

as One of the Neighborhood Kids

The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian

1940

Assistant Director

Exile Express

Exile Express

1939

Production Manager

Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

Assistant Director

Jungle Menace

Jungle Menace

1937

Screenplay

Captured in Chinatown

Captured in Chinatown

1935

Assistant Director

The Nevada Buckaroo

The Nevada Buckaroo

1931

Assistant Director

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The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story

1946

Associate Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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