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Acting
Gordon Griffith
Also known as: Gordon S. Griffith
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 talkies. 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]
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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 4, 1907
Day of Death
October 12, 1958
Age at Death
51 years old
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Producer's Assistant
1951Movie
The Jolson Story
Associate Producer
1946Movie
Adam Had Four Sons
Associate Producer
1941Movie
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Assistant Director
1940Movie
Meet Dr. Christian
Assistant Director
1939Movie
Exile Express
Production Manager
1939Movie
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Producer
1937Movie
Jungle Menace
Screenplay
1937Movie
Outlaws of the Range
Grant
1936Movie
Blazing Justice
Max
1936Movie
Bars of Hate
Jim Grant
1935Movie
Gun Play
Henchman Mark
1935Movie
Western Frontier
Henchman Steve
1935Movie
Speed Limited
Government Man
1935Movie
What Price Crime
Red - a Gangster
1935Movie
Captured in Chinatown
Assistant Director
1935Movie
The Nevada Buckaroo
Assistant Director
1931Movie
The Branded Man
Bruce
1928Movie
The Cat's Pajamas
1926Movie
Little Annie Rooney
Tim Rooney
1925Movie
The Street of Tears
Ted Weller
1924Movie
Main Street
Cy Bogart
1923Movie
The Village Blacksmith
Bill as a Child
1922Movie
Penrod
Sam Williams
1922Movie
Catch My Smoke
Bub Jessup
1922Movie
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Troubles
1922Movie
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921Movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
1921Movie
A Daughter of the Law
Pete Jepsen
1921Movie
Cameron of the Royal Mounted
1921Movie
The Son of Tarzan
Jack
1920Movie
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
1920Movie
The Kentucky Colonel
Sam Britsides
1920Movie
Under the Top
Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
1919Movie
The Solitary Sin
Bob Meredith - Age 14
1919Movie
The Romance of Tarzan
Tarzan as a Boy
1918Movie
Tarzan of the Apes
Young Tarzan
1918Movie
The Little American
Child (uncredited)
1917Movie
The Price of Silence
Jimmie, Dugan's Son
1917Movie
Ben Blair
Ben Blair, as a child
1916Movie
Naked Hearts
Cecil - as a Child
1916Movie
Gloriana
1916Movie
The Code of Marcia Gray
Newsboy (uncredited)
1916Movie
Kilmeny
Pierre - the Boy
1915Movie
Caught in a Cabaret
Boy in Park (uncredited)
1914Movie
Those Country Kids
1914Movie
The Star Boarder
Landlady's Son (uncredited)
1914Movie
Twenty Minutes of Love
Boy
1914Movie
A Bath House Beauty
Fatty's Son
1914Movie
The Chicken Chaser
1914Movie
The Fatal Mallet
Boy (uncredited)
1914Movie
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Newsboy (uncredited)
1914Movie
Little Billy's Triumph
1914Movie
Kid Auto Races at Venice
The Boy (uncredited)
1914Movie
The Broken Doll
Gordon
1914Movie
A Rural Romance
Gordon
1914Movie
A Race for Life
The Villain
1914Movie
A Wild Ride
Desmond
1914Movie
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Boy
1913Movie
The Riot
One of the Neighborhood Kids
1913Movie
His Sister's Kids
2nd Nephew
1913Movie