Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 4, 1907 (119 years old)
Place of Birth
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]
| 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 | |
| 1924 | The Street of Tearsas Ted Weller | |
| 1923 | Main Streetas Cy Bogart | |
| 1922 | Catch My Smokeas Bub Jessup | |
| 1922 | The Village Blacksmithas Bill as a Child | |
| 1922 | More to Be Pitied Than Scornedas Troubles | |
| 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 Kentucky Colonelas Sam Britsides | |
| 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) | |
| 1917 | The Price of Silenceas Jimmie, Dugan's Son | |
| 1916 | Glorianaas | |
| 1916 | Naked Heartsas Cecil - as a Child | |
| 1916 | The Code of Marcia Grayas Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| 1916 | Ben Blairas Ben Blair, as a child | |
| 1915 | Kilmenyas Pierre - the Boy | |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| 1914 | The Broken Dollas Gordon | |
| 1914 | A Rural Romanceas Gordon | |
| 1914 | Those Country Kidsas | |
| 1914 | A Race for Lifeas The Villain | |
| 1914 | A Wild Rideas Desmond | |
| 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 |
| 1951 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman...Producer's Assistant | |
| 1946 | The Jolson Story...Associate Producer | |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons...Associate Producer | |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian...Assistant Director | |
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian...Assistant Director | |
| 1939 | Exile Express...Production Manager | |
| 1937 | Renfrew of the Royal Mounted...Producer | |
| 1937 | Jungle Menace...Screenplay | |
| 1935 | Captured in Chinatown...Assistant Director | |
| 1931 | The Nevada Buckaroo...Assistant Director |
