Robert Gordon
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 21, 1913
- Died
- December 1, 1990
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film Blind Spot, after which he directed several films, including The Joe Louis Story in 1953, It Came from Beneath the Sea in 1955, Black Zoo in 1963; and television series episodes including My Friend Flicka, Zane Grey Theater, The Texan and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He was the last surviving cast member of The Jazz Singer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).
Filmography
The Gatling Gun 1971
Director
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy 1968
Director
Black Zoo 1963
Director
The Getaway Face 1963
Director, Screenplay
Damn Citizen 1958
Director
The Rawhide Trail 1958
Director
It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955
Director
The Joe Louis Story 1953
Director
Thunder in the Pines 1948
Director
Black Eagle 1948
Director
Sport of Kings 1947
Director
Blind Spot 1947
Director
The Girl from Monterrey 1943
Story
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943
Original Story
Law of the Wolf 1939
as Bobby [Pearson]
Two Against the World 1936
as Herman Mills
It's in the Air 1935
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Strange Wives 1934
as Elevator Boy
Student Tour 1934
as Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law 1933
as Henry Susskind
Lawyer Man 1932
as Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
Blessed Event 1932
as Eddie (uncredited)
Big Business Girl 1931
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Wide Open 1930
as Office Boy
The Jazz Singer 1927
as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Sinews of Steel 1927
as The Office Boy
Lazy Lightning 1926
as Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
The Cohens and Kellys 1926
as Sammy Cohen
- Sea Scamps
Sea Scamps 1926
as Bobbie
The Danger Signal 1926
as Robert Browning
The Happy Warrior 1925
as Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
The Sign of the Cactus 1925
as Jack, as a boy
The Measure of a Man 1924
as Donald
The Country Kid 1923
as Boy
Credits from TMDB.