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Gordon Griffith

Actor / Film Producer | * 07/04/1907 († 51, 10/12/1958) | Chicago, Illinois (CHI) (United States of America (USA))
Gordon S. 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—films with sound. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray Tarzan on film. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Western

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Movies with Gordon Griffith as Actor(40)

as Max1936 Blazing Justice
as Government Man1935 Speed Limited
as Jim Grant1935 Bars of Hate
as Red - a Gangster1935 What Price Crime
as Henchman Steve1935 Western Frontier
as Henchman Mark1935 Gun Play
as Bruce1928 The Branded Man
as Tim Rooney1925 Little Annie Rooney
as Bub Jessup1922 Catch My Smoke
as Bill as a Child1922 The Village Blacksmith
as Sam Williams1922 Penrod
as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Pete Jepsen1921 A Daughter of the Law
as Tom Sawyer1920 Huckleberry Finn
as Jack1920 The Son of Tarzan
as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)1919 Under the Top
as Young Tarzan1918 Tarzan of the Apes
as Tarzan as a Boy1918 The Romance of Tarzan
as Child (uncredited)1917 The Little American
as Cecil - as a Child1916 Naked Hearts
as Ben Blair, as a child1916 Ben Blair
as Pierre - the Boy1915 Kilmeny
as The Boy (uncredited)1914 Kid Auto Races at Venice
as Boy in Park (uncredited)1914 Caught in a Cabaret
as Fatty's Son1914 A Bath House Beauty
as Boy (uncredited)1914 The Fatal Mallet
as Their Son1914 The Star Boarder
as Newsboy (uncredited)1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance
as One of the Neighborhood Kids1913 The Riot
as 2nd Nephew1913 His Sister's Kids

Movies with Gordon Griffith as Crew(6)

Directing/Assistant Director1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian
Production/Production Manager1939 Exile Express
Directing/Assistant Director1939 Meet Dr. Christian
Production/Producer1937 Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Writing/Screenplay1937 Jungle Menace
Directing/Assistant Director1931 The Nevada Buckaroo

Full Name: Gordon Griffith
Born: Thursday, 07/04 1907 (July) in Chicago, Illinois (CHI) (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 10/12 1958 (October) in Hollywood (aged: 51)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Gordon Griffith frequently works together with these people:
Mack Sennett (18x, Crew)
Charlie Chaplin (10x, Crew)
Albert Herman (9x, Crew)
Edgar Kennedy (8x, Actor)
Mabel Normand (8x, Actress)
Mary Pickford (7x, Actress)
Hank Mann (7x, Actor)
Al St. John (6x, Actor)
Alice Davenport (6x, Actress)
Minta Durfee (6x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:86697, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024