Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1907-07-04
Deathday: 1958-10-12 (51 years old)

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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 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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Filmography

all 54

Movies 54

Producer 4

Director 4

Screenplay 1

Producer
Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC (1953)

Movie
Producer
Monsoon

Monsoon (1952)

Movie
Associate Producer
The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story (1946)

Movie
Assistant Director
The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)

Movie
Assistant Director
Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

Movie
Production Manager
Exile Express

Exile Express (1939)

Movie
Producer
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

Movie
Screenplay
Jungle Menace

Jungle Menace (1937)

Movie
Grant
Outlaws of the Range

Outlaws of the Range (1936)

Movie
Max
Blazing Justice

Blazing Justice (1936)

Movie
Henchman Mark
Gun Play

Gun Play (1935)

Movie
Jim Grant
Bars of Hate

Bars of Hate (1935)

Movie
Henchman Steve
Western Frontier

Western Frontier (1935)

Movie
Assistant Director
Captured in Chinatown

Captured in Chinatown (1935)

Movie
Red - a Gangster
What Price Crime

What Price Crime (1935)

Movie
Government Man
Speed Limited

Speed Limited (1935)

Movie
Assistant Director
The Nevada Buckaroo

The Nevada Buckaroo (1931)

Movie
Bruce
The Branded Man

The Branded Man (1928)

Movie
Jack
The Cat's Pajamas

The Cat's Pajamas (1926)

Movie
Tim Rooney
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney (1925)

Movie
Bub Jessup
Catch My Smoke

Catch My Smoke (1922)

Movie
Bill as a Child
The Village Blacksmith

The Village Blacksmith (1922)

Movie
Sam Williams
Penrod

Penrod (1922)

Movie
Cameron of the Royal Mounted

Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921)

Movie
The Adventures of Tarzan

The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)

Movie
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)

Movie
Pete Jepsen - A Waif of the Hills
A Daughter of the Law

A Daughter of the Law (1921)

Movie
Bobby Granville
To Please One Woman

To Please One Woman (1920)

Movie
Actor
That Something

That Something (1920)

Movie
Jack
The Son of Tarzan

The Son of Tarzan (1920)

Movie
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn (1920)

Movie
Bob Meredith - Age 14
The Solitary Sin

The Solitary Sin (1919)

Movie
Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
Under the Top

Under the Top (1919)

Movie
Tarzan as a Boy
The Romance of Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan (1918)

Movie
Young Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Movie
Child (uncredited)
The Little American

The Little American (1917)

Movie
Blake Manning
Gloriana

Gloriana (1916)

Movie
Cecil as a Child
Naked Hearts

Naked Hearts (1916)

Movie
Ben Blair, as a child
Ben Blair

Ben Blair (1916)

Movie
Pierre - the Boy
Kilmeny

Kilmeny (1915)

Movie
Jane's Nephew
Jane's Declaration of Independence

Jane's Declaration of Independence (1915)

Movie
Newsboy (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)

Movie
Actor
Those Country Kids

Those Country Kids (1914)

Movie
Boy
The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet (1914)

Movie
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret (1914)

Movie
Boy
Twenty Minutes of Love

Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

Movie
Fatty's Son
A Bath House Beauty

A Bath House Beauty (1914)

Movie
The Son
The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder (1914)

Movie
Actor
The Chicken Chaser

The Chicken Chaser (1914)

Movie
The Boy
Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)

Movie
Show Operator
Little Billy's Triumph

Little Billy's Triumph (1914)

Movie
2nd Nephew
His Sister's Kids

His Sister's Kids (1913)

Movie
Boy
Mabel's Dramatic Career

Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)

Movie
One of the Neighborhood Kids
The Riot

The Riot (1913)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-07-04

Deathday
1958-10-12 (51 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Gordon S. Griffith


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