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Gordon Griffith
Born 1907-07-04Chicago, 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]
Screen work
Movies & roles
Outlaws of the RangeGrantBlazing JusticeMaxGun PlayHenchman MarkBars of HateJim GrantWestern FrontierHenchman SteveWhat Price CrimeRed - a GangsterSpeed LimitedGovernment ManThe Branded ManBruceThe Cat's PajamasRoleLittle Annie RooneyTim RooneyThe Street of TearsTed WellerMain StreetCy BogartCatch My SmokeBub JessupThe Village BlacksmithBill as a ChildMore to Be Pitied Than ScornedTroublesPenrodSam WilliamsCameron of the Royal MountedRoleThe Adventures of TarzanRoleLittle Lord FauntleroyBoy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)A Daughter of the LawPete JepsenThe Kentucky ColonelSam BritsidesThe Son of TarzanJackHuckleberry FinnTom SawyerThe Solitary SinBob Meredith - Age 14