GORDON GRIFFITH

Gordon Griffith
Gordon Griffith
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 4, 1907
Deathday: October 12, 1958
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

Starring

Red - a Gangster
Government Man
Henchman Steve
1935·
Gun Play
Henchman Mark
Jim Grant
Bruce
Tim Rooney
Cy Bogart
Bub Jessup
1922·
Penrod
Sam Williams
Bill as a Child
Pete Jepsen
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
Tom Sawyer
Bob Meredith - Age 14
Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
Young Tarzan
Tarzan as a Boy
Jimmie, Dugan's Son
Child (uncredited)
Cecil - as a Child
1916·
Gloriana
1916·
Ben Blair
Ben Blair, as a child
1915·
Kilmeny
Pierre - the Boy
Desmond
The Villain
Gordon
Gordon
The Boy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Fatty's Son
Landlady's Son (uncredited)
Boy in Park (uncredited)
2nd Nephew
1913·
The Riot
One of the Neighborhood Kids

Production

Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Assistant Director
Production Manager
Assistant Director
Screenplay
Assistant Director
Assistant Director