About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1907-07-04
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gordon Griffith

Overview

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

Acting
1936 Outlaws of the Range Actor Grant 59
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1936 Blazing Justice Actor Max 59
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1935 Gun Play Actor Henchman Mark 59
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1935 Bars of Hate Actor Jim Grant 59
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1935 Western Frontier Actor Henchman Steve N/A
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1935 What Price Crime Actor Red - a Gangster 58
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1935 Speed Limited Actor Government Man N/A
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1928 The Branded Man Actor Bruce 58
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1926 The Cat's Pajamas Actor N/A
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1925 Little Annie Rooney Actor Tim Rooney 59
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1923 Main Street Actor Cy Bogart 58
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1922 Catch My Smoke Actor Bub Jessup N/A
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1922 The Village Blacksmith Actor Bill as a Child 59
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1922 Penrod Actor Sam Williams N/A
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1921 Cameron of the Royal Mounted Actor N/A
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1921 The Adventures of Tarzan Actor 59
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1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy Actor Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited) 59
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1921 A Daughter of the Law Actor Pete Jepsen 59
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1920 The Son of Tarzan Actor Jack 58
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1920 Huckleberry Finn Actor Tom Sawyer 58
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1919 The Solitary Sin Actor Bob Meredith - Age 14 N/A
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1919 Under the Top Actor Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue) N/A
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1918 The Romance of Tarzan Actor Tarzan as a Boy N/A
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1918 Tarzan of the Apes Actor Young Tarzan 58
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1917 The Little American Actor Child (uncredited) 59
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1916 Gloriana Actor N/A
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1916 Naked Hearts Actor Cecil - as a Child N/A
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1916 Ben Blair Actor Ben Blair, as a child N/A
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1915 Kilmeny Actor Pierre - the Boy N/A
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1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance Actor Newsboy (uncredited) 59
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1914 Those Country Kids Actor 58
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1914 The Fatal Mallet Actor Boy (uncredited) 58
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1914 Caught in a Cabaret Actor Boy in Park (uncredited) 58
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1914 Twenty Minutes of Love Actor Boy 58
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1914 A Bath House Beauty Actor Fatty's Son N/A
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1914 The Star Boarder Actor Landlady's Son (uncredited) 58
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1914 The Chicken Chaser Actor N/A
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1914 Kid Auto Races at Venice Actor The Boy (uncredited) 58
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1914 Little Billy's Triumph Actor 59
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1913 His Sister's Kids Actor 2nd Nephew N/A
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1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career Actor Boy 58
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1913 The Riot Actor One of the Neighborhood Kids N/A
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Directing
1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian Directing Assistant Director 58
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1939 Meet Dr. Christian Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1935 Captured in Chinatown Directing Assistant Director 58
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1931 The Nevada Buckaroo Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
1937 Jungle Menace Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
1946 The Jolson Story Production Associate Producer 59
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1941 Adam Had Four Sons Production Associate Producer 58
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1939 Exile Express Production Production Manager 59
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1937 Renfrew of the Royal Mounted Production Producer 58
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