Gordon Griffith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-07-04

Day of death

1958-10-12 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gordon Griffith

Biography

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

  • Ben Blair

    Ben Blair

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Western Frontier

    Western Frontier

  • Speed Limited

    Speed Limited

  • Gun Play

    Gun Play

  • The Riot

    The Riot

  • Kid Auto Races at Venice

    Kid Auto Races at Venice

  • Penrod

    Penrod

  • Naked Hearts

    Naked Hearts

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • What Price Crime

    What Price Crime

  • Under the Top

    Under the Top

  • The Chicken Chaser

    The Chicken Chaser

  • Outlaws of the Range

    Outlaws of the Range

  • The Kentucky Colonel

    The Kentucky Colonel

  • The Adventures of Tarzan

    The Adventures of Tarzan

  • The Romance of Tarzan

    The Romance of Tarzan

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

  • The Solitary Sin

    The Solitary Sin

  • Tarzan of the Apes

    Tarzan of the Apes

  • Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

  • Twenty Minutes of Love

    Twenty Minutes of Love

  • Those Country Kids

    Those Country Kids

  • More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

    More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

  • The Branded Man

    The Branded Man

  • Catch My Smoke

    Catch My Smoke

  • The Son of Tarzan

    The Son of Tarzan

  • A Bath House Beauty

    A Bath House Beauty

  • The Cat's Pajamas

    The Cat's Pajamas

  • Cameron of the Royal Mounted

    Cameron of the Royal Mounted

  • A Race for Life

    A Race for Life

  • His Sister's Kids

    His Sister's Kids

  • A Rural Romance

    A Rural Romance

  • The Broken Doll

    The Broken Doll

  • The Fatal Mallet

    The Fatal Mallet

  • A Wild Ride

    A Wild Ride

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • The Village Blacksmith

    The Village Blacksmith

  • Blazing Justice

    Blazing Justice

  • Kilmeny

    Kilmeny

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • Gloriana

    Gloriana

  • The Price of Silence

    The Price of Silence