Gordon Griffith
ActingBorn Jul 4, 1907Died Oct 12, 1958
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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]
Known For
Under the Top
movie1919
Penrod
movie1922
Western Frontier
movie1935
The Cat's Pajamas
movie1926
Cameron of the Royal Mounted
movie1921
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
movie1922
The Solitary Sin
movie1919
Speed Limited
movie1935
The Kentucky Colonel
movie1920
The Nevada Buckaroo
movie1931
A Daughter of the Law
movie1921
Little Annie Rooney
movie1925
Filmography
1951Pandora and the Flying Dutchmanas Producer's Assistantmovie1946The Jolson Storyas Associate Producermovie1941Adam Had Four Sonsas Associate Producermovie1940The Courageous Dr. Christianas Assistant Directormovie1939Meet Dr. Christianas Assistant Directormovie1939Exile Expressas Production Managermovie1937Renfrew of the Royal Mountedas Producermovie1937Jungle Menaceas Screenplaymovie1936Outlaws of the Rangeas Grantmovie1936Blazing Justiceas Maxmovie1935Gun Playas Henchman Markmovie1935Bars of Hateas Jim Grantmovie1935Western Frontieras Henchman Stevemovie1935Captured in Chinatownas Assistant Directormovie1935What Price Crimeas Red - a Gangstermovie1935Speed Limitedas Government Manmovie1931The Nevada Buckarooas Assistant Directormovie1928The Branded Manas Brucemovie1926The Cat's Pajamasmovie1925Little Annie Rooneyas Tim Rooneymovie1924The Street of Tearsas Ted Wellermovie1923Main Streetas Cy Bogartmovie1922Catch My Smokeas Bub Jessupmovie1922The Village Blacksmithas Bill as a Childmovie1922More to Be Pitied Than Scornedas Troublesmovie1922Penrodas Sam Williamsmovie1921Cameron of the Royal Mountedmovie1921The Adventures of Tarzanmovie1921Little Lord Fauntleroyas Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)movie1921A Daughter of the Lawas Pete Jepsenmovie1920The Kentucky Colonelas Sam Britsidesmovie1920The Son of Tarzanas Jackmovie1920Huckleberry Finnas Tom Sawyermovie1919The Solitary Sinas Bob Meredith - Age 14movie1919Under the Topas Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)movie1918The Romance of Tarzanas Tarzan as a Boymovie1918Tarzan of the Apesas Young Tarzanmovie1917The Little Americanas Child (uncredited)movie1917The Price of Silenceas Jimmie, Dugan's Sonmovie1916Glorianamovie1916Naked Heartsas Cecil - as a Childmovie1916The Code of Marcia Grayas Newsboy (uncredited)movie1916Ben Blairas Ben Blair, as a childmovie1915Kilmenyas Pierre - the Boymovie1914Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Newsboy (uncredited)movie1914The Broken Dollas Gordonmovie1914A Rural Romanceas Gordonmovie1914Those Country Kidsmovie1914A Race for Lifeas The Villainmovie1914A Wild Rideas Desmondmovie1914The Fatal Malletas Boy (uncredited)movie1914Caught in a Cabaretas Boy in Park (uncredited)movie1914Twenty Minutes of Loveas Boymovie1914A Bath House Beautyas Fatty's Sonmovie1914The Star Boarderas Landlady's Son (uncredited)movie1914The Chicken Chasermovie1914Kid Auto Races at Veniceas The Boy (uncredited)movie1914Little Billy's Triumphmovie1913His Sister's Kidsas 2nd Nephewmovie1913Mabel's Dramatic Careeras Boymovie1913The Riotas One of the Neighborhood Kidsmovie