Gordon Griffith
Actor · Director · WriterGordon 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]
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR51
Blazing Justice
1936
Max
Outlaws of the Range
1936
Grant
Bars of Hate
1935
Jim Grant
Gun Play
1935
Henchman Mark
Western Frontier
1935
Henchman Steve
Speed Limited
1935
Government Man
What Price Crime
1935
Red - a Gangster
The Branded Man
1928
Bruce
The Cat's Pajamas
1926
Little Annie Rooney
1925
Tim Rooney
- The Street of Tears
The Street of Tears
1924
Ted Weller
Main Street
1923
Cy Bogart
The Village Blacksmith
1922
Bill as a Child
Penrod
1922
Sam Williams
Catch My Smoke
1922
Bub Jessup
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1922
Troubles
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921
Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)
A Daughter of the Law
1921
Pete Jepsen
Cameron of the Royal Mounted
1921
The Son of Tarzan
1920
Jack
Huckleberry Finn
1920
Tom Sawyer
The Kentucky Colonel
1920
Sam Britsides
Under the Top
1919
Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)
The Solitary Sin
1919
Bob Meredith - Age 14
The Romance of Tarzan
1918
Tarzan as a Boy
Tarzan of the Apes
1918
Young Tarzan
The Little American
1917
Child (uncredited)
The Price of Silence
1917
Jimmie, Dugan's Son
Ben Blair
1916
Ben Blair, as a child
Gloriana
1916
Naked Hearts
1916
Cecil - as a Child
The Code of Marcia Gray
1916
Newsboy (uncredited)
Kilmeny
1915
Pierre - the Boy
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Those Country Kids
1914
The Star Boarder
1914
Landlady's Son (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
Boy
- The Chicken Chaser
The Chicken Chaser
1914
- A Bath House Beauty
A Bath House Beauty
1914
Fatty's Son
The Fatal Mallet
1914
Boy (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
Newsboy (uncredited)
Little Billy's Triumph
1914
Kid Auto Races at Venice
1914
The Boy (uncredited)
- The Broken Doll
The Broken Doll
1914
Gordon
- A Rural Romance
A Rural Romance
1914
Gordon
- A Race for Life
A Race for Life
1914
The Villain
- A Wild Ride
A Wild Ride
1914
Desmond
The Riot
1913
One of the Neighborhood Kids
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
Boy
- His Sister's Kids
His Sister's Kids
1913
2nd Nephew
