Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Acting

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]

Filmography

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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman ★ 6.7 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951 The Jolson Story ★ 6.8 The Jolson Story 1946 Adam Had Four Sons ★ 5.9 Adam Had Four Sons 1941 The Courageous Dr. Christian ★ 6.2 The Courageous Dr. Christian 1940 Meet Dr. Christian ★ 7.0 Meet Dr. Christian 1939 Exile Express ★ 7.0 Exile Express 1939 Renfrew of the Royal Mounted ★ 4.6 Renfrew of the Royal Mounted 1937 Jungle Menace ★ 7.0 Jungle Menace 1937 Outlaws of the Range ★ 6.5 Outlaws of the Range 1936 Blazing Justice ★ 6.5 Blazing Justice 1936 Gun Play ★ 6.0 Gun Play 1935 Bars of Hate ★ 7.0 Bars of Hate 1935 Western Frontier ★ 9.0 Western Frontier 1935 Captured in Chinatown ★ 4.8 Captured in Chinatown 1935 What Price Crime ★ 4.0 What Price Crime 1935 Speed Limited ★ 8.0 Speed Limited 1935 The Nevada Buckaroo ★ 8.0 The Nevada Buckaroo 1931 The Branded Man ★ 4.0 The Branded Man 1928 The Cat's Pajamas ★ 9.0 The Cat's Pajamas 1926 Little Annie Rooney ★ 7.1 Little Annie Rooney 1925 The Street of Tears ★ 8.0 The Street of Tears 1924 Main Street ★ 6.0 Main Street 1923 Catch My Smoke ★ 7.0 Catch My Smoke 1922 The Village Blacksmith ★ 5.3 The Village Blacksmith 1922 More to Be Pitied Than Scorned ★ 9.0 More to Be Pitied Than Scorned 1922 Penrod ★ 10.0 Penrod 1922 Cameron of the Royal Mounted ★ 9.0 Cameron of the Royal Mounted 1921 The Adventures of Tarzan ★ 6.6 The Adventures of Tarzan 1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy ★ 7.0 Little Lord Fauntleroy 1921 A Daughter of the Law ★ 7.5 A Daughter of the Law 1921 The Kentucky Colonel ★ 8.0 The Kentucky Colonel 1920 The Son of Tarzan ★ 5.8 The Son of Tarzan 1920 Huckleberry Finn ★ 6.8 Huckleberry Finn 1920 The Solitary Sin ★ 8.0 The Solitary Sin 1919 Under the Top ★ 10.0 Under the Top 1919 The Romance of Tarzan ★ 6.0 The Romance of Tarzan 1918 Tarzan of the Apes ★ 5.3 Tarzan of the Apes 1918 The Little American ★ 6.3 The Little American 1917 The Price of Silence The Price of Silence 1917 Gloriana Gloriana 1916 Naked Hearts Naked Hearts 1916 The Code of Marcia Gray The Code of Marcia Gray 1916 Ben Blair Ben Blair 1916 Kilmeny Kilmeny 1915 Tillie's Punctured Romance ★ 6.2 Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914 The Broken Doll ★ 9.0 The Broken Doll 1914 A Rural Romance ★ 7.0 A Rural Romance 1914 Those Country Kids ★ 4.1 Those Country Kids 1914 A Race for Life ★ 10.0 A Race for Life 1914 A Wild Ride ★ 7.0 A Wild Ride 1914 The Fatal Mallet ★ 5.4 The Fatal Mallet 1914 Caught in a Cabaret ★ 5.7 Caught in a Cabaret 1914 Twenty Minutes of Love ★ 5.6 Twenty Minutes of Love 1914 A Bath House Beauty ★ 9.0 A Bath House Beauty 1914 The Star Boarder ★ 5.2 The Star Boarder 1914 The Chicken Chaser The Chicken Chaser 1914 Kid Auto Races at Venice ★ 5.6 Kid Auto Races at Venice 1914 Little Billy's Triumph ★ 6.0 Little Billy's Triumph 1914 His Sister's Kids ★ 10.0 His Sister's Kids 1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career ★ 5.5 Mabel's Dramatic Career 1913 The Riot The Riot 1913