Gordon Griffith
July 4, 1907 (117 years old) in 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]
Known For
Credits
- 1936 ·Outlaws of the Rangeas Grant
- 1936 ·Blazing Justiceas Max
- 1935 ·Gun Playas Henchman Mark
- 1935 ·Bars of Hateas Jim Grant
- 1935 ·Western Frontieras Henchman Steve
- 1935 ·What Price Crimeas Red - a Gangster
- 1935 ·Speed Limitedas Government Man
- 1928 ·The Branded Manas Bruce
- 1926 ·The Cat's Pajamasas
- 1925 ·Little Annie Rooneyas Tim Rooney
- 1923 ·Main Streetas Cy Bogart
- 1922 ·Catch My Smokeas Bub Jessup
- 1922 ·The Village Blacksmithas Bill as a Child
- 1922 ·Penrodas Sam Williams
- 1921 ·Cameron of the Royal Mountedas
- 1921 ·The Adventures of Tarzanas
- 1921 ·Little Lord Fauntleroyas Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
- 1921 ·A Daughter of the Lawas Pete Jepsen
- 1920 ·The Son of Tarzanas Jack
- 1920 ·Huckleberry Finnas Tom Sawyer
- 1919 ·The Solitary Sinas Bob Meredith - Age 14
- 1919 ·Under the Topas Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
- 1918 ·The Romance of Tarzanas Tarzan as a Boy
- 1918 ·Tarzan of the Apesas Young Tarzan
- 1917 ·The Little Americanas Child (uncredited)
- 1916 ·Glorianaas
- 1916 ·Naked Heartsas Cecil - as a Child
- 1916 ·Ben Blairas Ben Blair, as a child
- 1915 ·Kilmenyas Pierre - the Boy
- 1914 ·Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Those Country Kidsas
- 1914 ·The Fatal Malletas Boy (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Caught in a Cabaretas Boy in Park (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Twenty Minutes of Loveas Boy
- 1914 ·A Bath House Beautyas Fatty's Son
- 1914 ·The Star Boarderas Landlady's Son (uncredited)
- 1914 ·The Chicken Chaseras
- 1914 ·Kid Auto Races at Veniceas The Boy (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Little Billy's Triumphas
- 1913 ·His Sister's Kidsas 2nd Nephew
- 1913 ·Mabel's Dramatic Careeras Boy
- 1913 ·The Riotas One of the Neighborhood Kids