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Robert Gordon

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
20

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 21, 1913 (112 years old)

Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Robert Gordon

Biography

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.

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NOT to be confused with silent film actor, Robert Gordon (1895-1971) who starred with Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer" (1917).

Known For

Writing

2003The Blues...Writer
1963The Getaway Face...Screenplay
1943The Girl from Monterrey...Story
1943Keep 'Em Slugging...Original Story

Directing

1971The Gatling Gun...Director
1968Tarzan and the Jungle Boy...Director
1963Black Zoo...Director
1963The Getaway Face...Director
1959Bourbon Street Beat...Director
1959Law of the Plainsman...Director
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis...Director
1959Bold Venture...Director
1958The Texan...Director
1958Damn Citizen...Director
1958The Rawhide Trail...Director
1957The Real McCoys...Director
1957Maverick...Director
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre...Director
1955My Friend Flicka...Director
1955It Came from Beneath the Sea...Director
1953The Joe Louis Story...Director
1948Thunder in the Pines...Director
1948Black Eagle...Director
1947Sport of Kings...Director
1947Blind Spot...Director

Acting

1939Law of the Wolfas Bobby [Pearson]
1936Two Against the Worldas Herman Mills
1935It's in the Airas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1934Strange Wivesas Elevator Boy
1934Student Touras Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)
1933Counsellor at Lawas Henry Susskind
1932Lawyer Manas Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)
1932Blessed Eventas Eddie (uncredited)
1931Big Business Girlas Office Boy (uncredited)
1930Wide Openas Office Boy
1927The Jazz Singeras Young Jakie Rabinowitz
1927Sinews of Steelas The Office Boy
1926Lazy Lightningas Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
1926The Cohens and Kellysas Sammy Cohen
1926Sea Scampsas Bobbie
1926The Danger Signalas Robert Browning
1925The Happy Warrioras Rollo (at 10 years) (as Bobby Gordon)
1925The Sign of the Cactusas Jack, as a boy
1924The Measure of a Manas Donald
1923The Country Kidas Boy