Gordon Griffith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 4, 1907
- Died
- October 12, 1958
- Birthplace
- Chicago, 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]
Filmography
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951
Producer's Assistant
The Jolson Story 1946
Associate Producer
Adam Had Four Sons 1941
Associate Producer
The Courageous Dr. Christian 1940
Assistant Director
Meet Dr. Christian 1939
Assistant Director
Exile Express 1939
Production Manager
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted 1937
Producer
Jungle Menace 1937
Screenplay
Outlaws of the Range 1936
as Grant
Blazing Justice 1936
as Max
Gun Play 1935
as Henchman Mark
Bars of Hate 1935
as Jim Grant
Western Frontier 1935
as Henchman Steve
Captured in Chinatown 1935
Assistant Director
What Price Crime 1935
as Red - a Gangster
Speed Limited 1935
as Government Man
The Nevada Buckaroo 1931
Assistant Director
The Branded Man 1928
as Bruce
The Cat's Pajamas 1926
Actor
Little Annie Rooney 1925
as Tim Rooney
- The Street of Tears
The Street of Tears 1924
as Ted Weller
Main Street 1923
as Cy Bogart
Catch My Smoke 1922
as Bub Jessup
The Village Blacksmith 1922
as Bill as a Child
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned 1922
as Troubles
Penrod 1922
as Sam Williams
Cameron of the Royal Mounted 1921
Actor
The Adventures of Tarzan 1921
Actor
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1921
as Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
A Daughter of the Law 1921
as Pete Jepsen
The Kentucky Colonel 1920
as Sam Britsides
The Son of Tarzan 1920
as Jack
Huckleberry Finn 1920
as Tom Sawyer
The Solitary Sin 1919
as Bob Meredith - Age 14
Under the Top 1919
as Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
The Romance of Tarzan 1918
as Tarzan as a Boy
Tarzan of the Apes 1918
as Young Tarzan
The Little American 1917
as Child (uncredited)
The Price of Silence 1917
as Jimmie, Dugan's Son
Gloriana 1916
Actor
Naked Hearts 1916
as Cecil - as a Child
The Code of Marcia Gray 1916
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Ben Blair 1916
as Ben Blair, as a child
Kilmeny 1915
as Pierre - the Boy
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914
as Newsboy (uncredited)
- The Broken Doll
The Broken Doll 1914
as Gordon
- A Rural Romance
A Rural Romance 1914
as Gordon
Those Country Kids 1914
Actor
- A Race for Life
A Race for Life 1914
as The Villain
- A Wild Ride
A Wild Ride 1914
as Desmond
The Fatal Mallet 1914
as Boy (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret 1914
as Boy in Park (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love 1914
as Boy
- A Bath House Beauty
A Bath House Beauty 1914
as Fatty's Son
The Star Boarder 1914
as Landlady's Son (uncredited)
- The Chicken Chaser
The Chicken Chaser 1914
Actor
Kid Auto Races at Venice 1914
as The Boy (uncredited)
Little Billy's Triumph 1914
Actor
- His Sister's Kids
His Sister's Kids 1913
as 2nd Nephew
Mabel's Dramatic Career 1913
as Boy
The Riot 1913
as One of the Neighborhood Kids
Credits from TMDB.