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Gordon Griffith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1907-07-04

Day of Death

1958-10-12

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gordon Griffith

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]

Filmography (51)

⭐ 6.5 Role: Grant

Outlaws of the Range

1936
⭐ 6.5 Role: Max

Blazing Justice

1936
⭐ 6.0 Role: Henchman Mark

Gun Play

1935
⭐ 7.0 Role: Jim Grant

Bars of Hate

1935
⭐ 9.0 Role: Henchman Steve

Western Frontier

1935
⭐ 4.0 Role: Red - a Gangster

What Price Crime

1935
⭐ 8.0 Role: Government Man

Speed Limited

1935
⭐ 4.0 Role: Bruce

The Branded Man

1928
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

The Cat's Pajamas

1926
⭐ 7.1 Role: Tim Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

1925
No Image
⭐ 8.0 Role: Ted Weller

The Street of Tears

1924
⭐ 6.0 Role: Cy Bogart

Main Street

1923
⭐ 7.0 Role: Bub Jessup

Catch My Smoke

1922
⭐ 5.3 Role: Bill as a Child

The Village Blacksmith

1922
⭐ 9.0 Role: Troubles

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

1922