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
1936·
Outlaws of the RangeGrant
1936·
Blazing JusticeMax
1935·
What Price CrimeRed - a Gangster
1935·
Speed LimitedGovernment Man
1935·
Western FrontierHenchman Steve
1935·
Gun PlayHenchman Mark
1935·
Bars of HateJim Grant
1928·
The Branded ManBruce
1926·
The Cat's Pajamas1925·
Little Annie RooneyTim Rooney
1923·
Main StreetCy Bogart
1922·
Catch My SmokeBub Jessup
1922·
PenrodSam Williams
Bill as a Child
Pete Jepsen
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
1920·
Huckleberry FinnTom Sawyer
1920·
The Son of TarzanJack
1919·
The Solitary SinBob Meredith - Age 14
1919·
Under the TopJimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
1918·
Tarzan of the ApesYoung Tarzan
Tarzan as a Boy
1917·
The Price of SilenceJimmie, Dugan's Son
1917·
The Little AmericanChild (uncredited)
1916·
Naked HeartsCecil - as a Child
1916·
Gloriana1916·
Ben BlairBen Blair, as a child
1915·
KilmenyPierre - the Boy
1914·
A Wild RideDesmond
1914·
A Race for LifeThe Villain
1914·
A Rural RomanceGordon
1914·
The Broken DollGordon
The Boy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
1914·
The Fatal MalletBoy (uncredited)
1914·
A Bath House BeautyFatty's Son
1914·
The Chicken ChaserBoy
1914·
The Star BoarderLandlady's Son (uncredited)
1914·
Those Country Kids1914·
Caught in a CabaretBoy in Park (uncredited)
1913·
His Sister's Kids2nd Nephew
Boy
1913·
The RiotOne of the Neighborhood Kids
Production
1946·
The Jolson StoryAssociate Producer
1941·
Adam Had Four SonsAssociate Producer
Assistant Director
1939·
Exile ExpressProduction Manager
1939·
Meet Dr. ChristianAssistant Director
1937·
Jungle MenaceScreenplay
Producer
Assistant Director
1931·
The Nevada BuckarooAssistant Director