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Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Acting

Born: July 4, 1907Chicago, 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
Filmography
Outlaws of the Range

Outlaws of the Range

Grant

1936
Blazing Justice

Blazing Justice

Max

1936
Gun Play

Gun Play

Henchman Mark

1935
Bars of Hate

Bars of Hate

Jim Grant

1935
Western Frontier

Western Frontier

Henchman Steve

1935
What Price Crime

What Price Crime

Red - a Gangster

1935
Speed Limited

Speed Limited

Government Man

1935
The Branded Man

The Branded Man

Bruce

1928
The Cat's Pajamas

The Cat's Pajamas

1926
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

Tim Rooney

1925

The Street of Tears

Ted Weller

1924
Main Street

Main Street

Cy Bogart

1923
Catch My Smoke

Catch My Smoke

Bub Jessup

1922
The Village Blacksmith

The Village Blacksmith

Bill as a Child

1922
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

Troubles

1922
Penrod

Penrod

Sam Williams

1922
Cameron of the Royal Mounted

Cameron of the Royal Mounted

1921
The Adventures of Tarzan

The Adventures of Tarzan

1921
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Boy Stealing Grapes (uncredited)

1921
A Daughter of the Law

A Daughter of the Law

Pete Jepsen

1921
The Kentucky Colonel

The Kentucky Colonel

Sam Britsides

1920
The Son of Tarzan

The Son of Tarzan

Jack

1920
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer

1920
The Solitary Sin

The Solitary Sin

Bob Meredith - Age 14

1919
Under the Top

Under the Top

Jimmie Jones (prologue and epilogue)

1919
The Romance of Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan

Tarzan as a Boy

1918
Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

Young Tarzan

1918
The Little American

The Little American

Child (uncredited)

1917
The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

Jimmie, Dugan's Son

1917
Gloriana

Gloriana

1916
Naked Hearts

Naked Hearts

Cecil - as a Child

1916
Ben Blair

Ben Blair

Ben Blair, as a child

1916
Kilmeny

Kilmeny

Pierre - the Boy

1915
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Newsboy (uncredited)

1914

The Broken Doll

Gordon

1914

A Rural Romance

Gordon

1914
Those Country Kids

Those Country Kids

1914

A Race for Life

The Villain

1914

A Wild Ride

Desmond

1914
The Fatal Mallet

The Fatal Mallet

Boy (uncredited)

1914
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret

Boy in Park (uncredited)

1914
Twenty Minutes of Love

Twenty Minutes of Love

Boy

1914

A Bath House Beauty

Fatty's Son

1914
The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder

Landlady's Son (uncredited)

1914

The Chicken Chaser

1914
Kid Auto Races at Venice

Kid Auto Races at Venice

The Boy (uncredited)

1914
Little Billy's Triumph

Little Billy's Triumph

1914

His Sister's Kids

2nd Nephew

1913
Mabel's Dramatic Career

Mabel's Dramatic Career

Boy

1913
The Riot

The Riot

One of the Neighborhood Kids

1913