Gordon Griffith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

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

  • Cameron of the Royal Mounted

    Cameron of the Royal Mounted

  • Kilmeny

    Kilmeny

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • What Price Crime

    What Price Crime

  • Western Frontier

    Western Frontier

  • The Village Blacksmith

    The Village Blacksmith

  • Kid Auto Races at Venice

    Kid Auto Races at Venice

  • The Chicken Chaser

    The Chicken Chaser

  • The Fatal Mallet

    The Fatal Mallet

  • The Romance of Tarzan

    The Romance of Tarzan

  • The Solitary Sin

    The Solitary Sin

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

  • Those Country Kids

    Those Country Kids

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Under the Top

    Under the Top

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • Speed Limited

    Speed Limited

  • Gun Play

    Gun Play

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • Ben Blair

    Ben Blair

  • The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

  • Twenty Minutes of Love

    Twenty Minutes of Love

  • A Bath House Beauty

    A Bath House Beauty

  • The Riot

    The Riot

  • The Branded Man

    The Branded Man

  • Tarzan of the Apes

    Tarzan of the Apes

  • His Sister's Kids

    His Sister's Kids

  • The Cat's Pajamas

    The Cat's Pajamas

  • The Adventures of Tarzan

    The Adventures of Tarzan

  • Catch My Smoke

    Catch My Smoke

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • A Race for Life

    A Race for Life

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • Penrod

    Penrod

  • Blazing Justice

    Blazing Justice

  • The Son of Tarzan

    The Son of Tarzan

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • A Rural Romance

    A Rural Romance

  • The Broken Doll

    The Broken Doll

  • A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

  • The Price of Silence

    The Price of Silence

  • A Wild Ride

    A Wild Ride

  • Naked Hearts

    Naked Hearts

  • Outlaws of the Range

    Outlaws of the Range

  • Gloriana

    Gloriana